While the band is busy honing it's live sound, feel free to enjoy some of Tom's previously-recorded surf tunes. He created a "two-sided single" to showcase his vision of his future surf/rock combo. These two songs should really come alive with the creative contributions of an actual band!

The A-side of this "single" is called "Shim Jambs (Before Cutting Bands)." It's an up-tune with an attitude. The lead guitar is Tom's Silvertone Jupiter and his Magnatone Artist Mark VII keeps the rhythm going. The Hagstrom-I bass nails the bottom. Amps used include an Ampeg Gemini II, and a Pignose. Click HERE to play the mp3.

The B-side is called "Bongo-Shmongo" and features - you guessed it - bongos. There are several guitar sounds, including the Silvertone Jupiter again on lead, and Tom's Electra X-140 on the reverb-drenched rhythm as well as the vibrato-ized answering counter-melodies. The Ampeg Gemini II provides tube-toned crunch and reverb. Click HERE to play the mp3.

All music and art copyright 2006/2008 Thomas J. Bittel. All rights reserved. Music samples are provided for listening only and may not be used for any commercial purposes without expressed written permission from the author. Contact Tom by e-mail at: bittelworks@sbcglobal.net