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Blasted Surf and Apache Rock videos

Blasted Surf – intense splashy surf instrumental, demanding stamina and speed. Lead guitar Conrad of Insanitizers, with bass guitar and percussion previously recorded. Just one guitar but often sounds like two. The guitar is a combination of two 1967 Japanese guitars, 24-3/4″ scale. Its two pickups have separate volume controls. Here bridge pickup is fully on, and neck pickup is just enough to smooth tonal edges. Original song, c. Conrad Swartz 2023 (BMI).

Apache Rock, extending the twangy percussive guitar approach of Jorgen Ingmann’s original recording by adding twangy percussive embellishments. Conrad performs with bass and percussion previously recorded. Here both bridge and neck pickups are fully on, for mellow yet chimey tone. Original arrangement by Insanitizers.

Live performance video

Here we perform live near Portland, Oregon. Tom plays bass guitar while Conrad plays guitar and controls percussion with a foot pedal. The song “Day in Tokyo” is from our Flying Guitars CD album. We sound like a full band although we are compact, and our volume is adjustable to the occasion.

Tom and Conrad perform in Vancouver WA.