No, Larry, the 59 Strat is one of the "keepers". Don't believe Dick Dale even knew the Ventures. Some think he did because they recorded each others songs on their albums.

The Ventures were not in California in the early 60's. I never ran into them, although, like the Dick Dale songs, I learned every note of Walk Don't Run and the other Ventures hits. In fact, in the early 60's there were lots of instrumental bands with no vocals at all playing Duane Eddy, The Ventures, and others. I played in several of them.

R.