# The Best Dick Dale & the Del-Tones Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Dick Dale & the Del-Tones guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Misirlou (1962), then Let's Go Trippin' and Surf Beat. Every video starts at the solo.

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Dick Dale invented surf guitar, pushing his upside-down, left-handed Stratocaster through custom Fender amplifiers built to survive his volume. His staccato tremolo picking and Middle Eastern scales changed rock guitar, and heavy metal owes him a lot.

Informed by: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale)

1. [Misirlou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-the-del-tones-misirlou/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
2. [Let's Go Trippin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-lets-go-trippin/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1961
3. [Surf Beat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-surf-beat/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
4. [The Wedge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-the-wedge/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1963
5. [King of the Surf Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-king-of-the-surf-guitar/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1963
6. [Jungle Fever](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-jungle-fever/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
7. [Hava Nagila](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-hava-nagila/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1993
8. [Mr. Eliminator](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-mr-eliminator/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1964
9. [Shake 'n' Stomp](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-shake-n-stomp/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
10. [Pipeline](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-stevie-ray-vaughan-pipeline/) — Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1987
11. [Night Owl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-night-owl/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962
12. [Calling Up Spirits](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-calling-up-spirits/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1996

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