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Wonderful story, from a man who helped to shape and remodel contemporary music. Many great modern rock guitarists credit Hank Marvin and the Shadows as an important early influence. The iconic and timeless classic Apache changed guitar music in a fundamental manner. Few realize how young they were and how fantastic they were as musicians; Their songs, Apace, Wonderful Land, Kon Tiki etc etc sound so great even today. That sound will never fail to impress any enthusiast of guitar music. Bruce Welch later produced some big hits in settings other than the Shadows. Great man.

Always thought Bruce played (his own) Martin guitar for the Shadow sessions?

Thank you for getting me playing 40 years ago! Many greats: The Shadows, Santana, Eric, Ennio.. but The Shadows' songs were always closest to my heart!

Very interesting and enjoyable video. I've just come across what I was actually looking for was could Bruce Welsh play lead? and did he ever play lead call lead in the Shadows on his own bands? do you know please? For example, I had no idea how good a guitarist Joe Brown was. I just said it was great fun and sank and strummed a guitar all but I was wrong. he was brilliant

Great performance.

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Another great video! Thanks so much for sharing. What is the arrangement of variations on La Folia do you play in the background?

Thanks for your offering I so enjoy it.

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Thank you so much for these wonderful videos!

I have a question for Mr. Balmer - or if anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be eternally grateful.... In one Mr Balmer's Haynes Guitar books, he discusses producing BBC Radio sessions and having young musicians with no idea of intonating guitars, choosing a chord group or key for a song and/or tuning a guitar to the accompanying key of G, for wxample. I'm intrigued. Does anyone know more?

This is wonderful, as a hobby builder of guitars learning the history is enriching.Thanks.

Nice sound for it time

Is it true that Cliff Richard took this guitar back around 61 and had it resprayed to WHITE? Because he paid for it, and it was technically his.? I also have read that Cliff GAVE this guitar back (in white) as payment for recording contributions and Welch had it restored to Fiesta Red. Wonder if this is true.

Wonderful video

Hi Paul , great story and nice to see you again after all these years

Hope Bruce is keeping well

Where are those daughters now?

Should have fired Norrie and hired his daughters instead. Drop me a line if you want some Bill Haley stories.

I'd like to hear about Cliff Richard and the Shadows 1959 tour. Was it before Holly died and what happen when they hit Lubbock?

Ricky's guitarist, James Burton, briefly endorsed Rickenbacker with his band . . . The Shadows. I wonder the UK branch knew about that.

I love this video - really interesting words and beautifully played music - thank you for posting :)

Love this video! It's a great introduction to the early guitar

Dear Paul I came in the wrong way to this. Of course, first off all what I had to do was to complement you for youre excellent playing. Then I could have informed you ever so silent, that the instrument was out of tune.

Informative and enjoyable video, with fine performance and audio-visual production.

Dear Paul, no I do not have perfect pitch, but have played music more than fifty years and has a very trained ear. I know it is difficult to tune these old instruments. I've heard that back then they put the woodwinds in water to keep them in tune. Anyway I enjoyed the music and the playing very much.

The instrument is out of tune😢

Nice playing, sir! May I ask, what piece are you playing over the end titles?

Plans available from Royal College of Music. For about 100 quid.

Such an interesting story. You made mention of Buddy Holly and his Strat. Did Hank mention anything about the compatible group in the US called the Ventures? They also started out in the same time period using Fenders.

Well I’ll be, so that’s where EMI was located, Hayes, Middlesex, England where I was born. Oh, well. I just thought how neet. 😊

Lovely. I love the Shadows sound. I subscribed your channel. Cheers.

The story about getting first Strat for the Shadows often mentions hearing James Burton. Bruce has said that the story is bogus. What is interesting is that James Burton had started to endorse Rickenbackers after playing with Rick Nelson. He called his band . . . wait for it ! . . . The Shadows. Disappeared soon after.

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The roots of British rock =

I interviewed Hank many moons ago, during which he told me that Cliff imported his red Strat - apparently the first in England.

Oh yeah?...well explain this...why was there NEVER an original shadows reunion..answer that if you dare

Thank God for the longevity of the Shadows, they are great performers God made,or gave to us. We all thank God for all of these talents.

It was Jet Harris who came up with the shadows name.

Thanks so much for this music history lesson wow, what a story and great to see Bruce looking so well. Keep up the great sounds guys, love this!

I love the shadows massively but iv heard these story's so many times there is nothing new I have not heard before.

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The Fender Strats were good guitars but when The Shadows changed to Burns Marvins that was a different ball game. They looked good and sounded good I love the nasel sound its great, I play a Burns Marvin bass in the cabaret band I'm in the best bass guitar I've ever played. Alan Merseyside .

The Shadows stayed with Fenders for most of their career. Even after they switched for a short time to Burns guitars, they soon switched back to Fenders. The rhythm on many of their recordings is an acoustic but Bruce usually used an electric on stage. As far as I know, the only major hit the Shadows had with burns guitars was "The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt".

The Fender Strats were the guitars for The Shadows, when they got the matching set they started having tuning problems this went on until 1964 they changed over to Burns guitars. I've always thought that the Burns guitars were far superior than the Fender Strats they played well and they looked good, I play a Burns Marvin bass guitar it's the best bass guitar I've ever played .

la Fender stratocaster, ne serais pas ce quelle est sans les the shadows, et le rock ne serais pas ce qu'il est sans la stratocaster ,

All I wanted was a red electric guitar. It had to be red because of Hank and the fabulous sound he got from it. Mark knopfler.

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Apart from being a brilliant rhythm guitarist from the birth of rock n roll in this country, Bruce Welch is a lovely lovely guy, a true gentleman who always has time for everyone he meets.

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