When it comes to surf guitar, few names come to mind quicker than the legendary Dick Dale. Born in Boston in 1937, Dale was a true innovator of the electric guitar in his heyday, taking advantage of now customary rock and roll techniques involving reverb and custom made amplifiers. His interest in music--as well as the surf culture he'd build his image upon--came in 1954, when his family moved to Southern California. A natural left-handed musician, Dale only had access to a right-handed guitar, which he taught himself to play upside down. This makeshift approach led to the unmistakable trademark style on tracks like "Miserlou" (famously used in the opening credits of Pulp Fiction), and helped breed the decades worth of success Dale has enjoyed as the undisputed "King of the Surf Guitar."
