ベンチャーズ Caravan キャラヴァン The Ventures Nokie Edwards (cover) young guitarist Mina Pang #千齡 #棉花樂隊

“Dad, this is not a normal breed.” Not sure if you’d still remember the comment Mina made when she was trying to play The Ventures version of “El Bimbo”. This time, her comment was, “the song is for aliens.” (meaning human beings don’t play songs like this). We never really listened much to “Caravan” in the past, as the song sounded a bit jazzy (and Mina says blues too, and I think it’s a mixed of country music as well, especially in some of the guitar solo parts. But after “El Bimbo”, Mina said she was ready to take on another challenge. I remember I once read from the Squier Surf forum that I frequent , that very friendly members say “Caravan” is believed to be a more difficult surf songs. Some even said it is the most difficult one. I never paid much attention to it until recently, since Mina said she was ready for a new challenge. So ladies and gentlemen, here we present to you “Caravan” (cover)! Not only the song is challenging, this song grows on you. I could be wrong, and to me, I am not surprised because "Caravan" has surf, blues, country and jazz DNA in it. Oh, Mina says it has alien DNA in it too! 😝😝 Mina was hoping to use a guitar similar to the one Nokie Edwards used in 1984 in their live concerts. I suggested using our Les Paul, as it is similar to the one Nokie sometimes used in the 80s. Turned out the guitar he used was a Tony Hunt custom-made guitar for Nokie only, with a trem system similar to Bigsby and with humbucker pickups. It sort of looked like a DC Les Paul (later on I found out the shape of the guitar is called “Horseshoe”). But, Mina strongly refused to use the Les Paul as she thought it’s just not for surf tunes and the Ventures members never really used a Les Paul. Alright, my hat goes off for her as she seems persistence and serious enough when it comes to playing surf music and the Ventures songs. Again, our lead guitarist here was not trained at Juilliard, I’d say she did a Nokie Edwards inspired version of "Caravan" this time. McGee actually seems to have played more of this song but Mina thought this particular 1984 version is quite cool and we decided to make a cover of it based on their live performance. I was talking to our drummer long Tall Jennifer about representing us as I told her I met a person who wants to invite us to play at an iconic local tourist attraction like the pros. I hope we will be ready to play this song as I must say, it is pretty stunning. Sorry, we skipped the majority of the section where Mel Taylor played the awesome drums solo (7 minutes long), which his performance was at an unprecedented level, especially in his days. Once again, thank you for giving us continued support. We really appreciate it. We’d also like to show our gratitude to our new subscribers. We hope you like our channel here! Of course, please don't forget to check out the new super mini-series surf rock playlist Mina has prepared for you:    • 2022 Summer Super Mini Playlist   Let us know what you think by leaving comments below! Now, ride of the song: Bentley Bentayga V8 EWB *** Oh shoot...no space again. I will post the section here in our Ventures Medley (cover):    • ベンチャーズ メドレー Ventures Medley -Walk Don't Ru...   It's important to read the "ride of the song" this time. You might be able to make some good money selling cars we plan to send you! Let us know how many dozens and let us know what else sell fast in your country. #ベンチャーズ #キャラヴァン #venturescaravan #ノーキーエドワーズ #caravan #theventures #投機者樂團 #衝浪音樂 #minapang #surfrock #thecottonkids #千齡 #棉花樂隊 #youngguitarist #女吉他手 #兒童吉他手 #guitargirl #ギター少女 #jimihendrixstrat #jimihendrixfender #talman100 #ibanezbass #nokieedwards #nostalgicmusic #bentayga