A continuation of Video 2 in the discussion of the early sound of The Shadows that made the sound(THAT SOUND) of The Shadows unique and sought after by many.
Hi Spike, I have really enjoyed this series of videos so far and have learned a lot. It is clear that you, Paul and Gary put in a huge amount of work. Paul's attention to detail is amazing. Many thanks and all the best! James
You mention that Hank didn't use neck pickup on final tour. If he was using a K7 or K9 wiring harness with the Kinman Pickups he would be blending bridge & neck pickups to achieve the result.
Hi I am a lucky man because I own a TVS3. And from each of your videos I find valuable information that I can implement in my guitar playing and recording sessions. And it is very inspiring! I of course hope for many more interesting videos from you. I must also cite James' Paul's attention to detail is amazing. "Which I think is spot on ... Commitment to detail has clearly resulted in a fantastic product. Not least, the A / B tests confirm this. Thanks Regards from Stockholm, Sweden / / Rolf
@voxnfender Paul Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated. I will give it a try. Thanks for all the effort in developing the TVS3 and these videos. Peter
you can bet those sounds didnt come out hanks guitar back then! the echos would have been down to norrie paramor and the recording engineers, hanks proved that fact hes never been able duplicate it since, and not on any of the hits in fact
Hi Spiro, The TVS team has done a superb job and given a definitive answer to that sound by reproducing it live for us and with panache. Bravo and congratulations. I still play in front of my small video camera with my PA and my amp live behind me, hence my mediocre sound. I would like to know where does the microphone cable goes to and how do Gary or Paul hear the BT? (I assume it is played back from the PC and amplified). Blessings,. Abel
@MrPeteheer Hi Peter I'll await Paul's comments but for home recording we always add the EQ or compression after just as they did at the Abbey Road mixing desk. For live recording, it may be more appropriate but I'll let Paul comment on that! Cheers Spike
One of the PITA things about buying pickup sets these days is that they make 'balanced' sets. The bridge pickups are always wound 'hotter' than the rest, so even your CS54s (yeah, I had a set a while ago) are not vintage accurate. 'Back in the day' Fender just churned out one Strat pickup, they pulled three from a bucket and soldered them 'where they landed'. It's that 'lucky dip' approach that gives many of the fabled guitars their unique characters, and why there have been no 'holy grails' made in the last 50 years.
Again an excellent and very informative video. I don't wish to pre-empt any further videos on live performances but would you/Paul care to comment on the effect of putting an equaliser and/or compressor between the TVS3 and the amp? I know it won't be the same but would be interested in your comments. Thanks Peter
@shadoogie555 Hiya Shadoogie The Fender in the background is Gary's Hank Marvin Strat with the Ian St John tremelo system. Glad you noticed :) Cheers Mate Spike
richard coburn RCAA curve of the vinyl could make it warmer. Also recorded media is always different due to post processing. It's comparing apples and pears here!
Hi Spike,
I have really enjoyed this series of videos so far and have learned a lot. It is clear that you, Paul and Gary put in a huge amount of work. Paul's attention to detail is amazing. Many thanks and all the best!
James
I keep watching it, and amazed each time , this is perfect 💖👍
Well people, you just cannot get better than this.great video, great sounds, thank you and well done.
You mention that Hank didn't use neck pickup on final tour. If he was using a K7 or K9 wiring harness with the Kinman Pickups he would be blending bridge & neck pickups to achieve the result.
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Hi
I am a lucky man because I own a TVS3. And from each of your videos I find valuable information that I can implement in my guitar playing and recording sessions. And it is very inspiring! I of course hope for many more interesting videos from you.
I must also cite James' Paul's attention to detail is amazing. "Which I think is spot on ...
Commitment to detail has clearly resulted in a fantastic product. Not least, the A / B tests confirm this.
Thanks
Regards from Stockholm, Sweden
/ / Rolf
a very good job Spike and the whole team,cheers, tonio
@blueslab
Hi Rolf
Thanks so much for your kind comments...much appreciated!
Cheers
Spike
Blimey, what a palaver. Just playing the tunes without wrong notes satisfies me!
@voxnfender
Paul
Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated. I will give it a try.
Thanks for all the effort in developing the TVS3 and these videos.
Peter
you can bet those sounds didnt come out hanks guitar back then! the echos would have been down to norrie paramor and the recording engineers, hanks proved that fact hes never been able duplicate it since, and not on any of the hits in fact
fantastic, and that wine really improves the echo too
Cover versions around 98% to the originals being 100%
So brilliant
Hi Spiro,
The TVS team has done a superb job and given a definitive answer to that sound by reproducing it live for us and with panache.
Bravo and congratulations.
I still play in front of my small video camera with my PA and my amp live behind me, hence my mediocre sound.
I would like to know where does the microphone cable goes to and how
do Gary or Paul hear the BT? (I assume it is played back from the PC and amplified).
Blessings,.
Abel
@bazzaramaa
Hi Barry
Thanks for your kind comments. Its really appreciated!
Cheers
Spike
@alainlafrance1
Hi Alain
Thanks for yur comments my friend...glad you enjoyed the video!
Cheers
Spike
@MrPeteheer
Hi Peter
I'll await Paul's comments but for home recording we always add the EQ or compression after just as they did at the Abbey Road mixing desk.
For live recording, it may be more appropriate but I'll let Paul comment on that!
Cheers
Spike
One of the PITA things about buying pickup sets these days is that they make 'balanced' sets. The bridge pickups are always wound 'hotter' than the rest, so even your CS54s (yeah, I had a set a while ago) are not vintage accurate.
'Back in the day' Fender just churned out one Strat pickup, they pulled three from a bucket and soldered them 'where they landed'. It's that 'lucky dip' approach that gives many of the fabled guitars their unique characters, and why there have been no 'holy grails' made in the last 50 years.
Gary makes it look so easy :')
Again an excellent and very informative video.
I don't wish to pre-empt any further videos on live performances but would you/Paul care to comment on the effect of putting an equaliser and/or compressor between the TVS3 and the amp? I know it won't be the same but would be interested in your comments.
Thanks
Peter
@shadoogie555
Hiya Shadoogie
The Fender in the background is Gary's Hank Marvin Strat with the Ian St John tremelo system.
Glad you noticed :)
Cheers Mate
Spike
again thanks,thanks,thanks !!!
Amazing.
The Backing tracks are remarkably close as well. How were they done?
hiya Spike2812 i also saw the Fender Stratocaster in the background, lol is that on a Hank Marvin 40th Anniversary custom Shop model?
All The Best
SUPERB GUYS. How will you top these demos?
@jastreet0123
Thanks James...yep...a lot of work on the team :)
Cheers
Spike
hiya spike2812 if you dont mind me asking i was wondering if yiu could do some video clips with your Fender Hank Marvin Strat as a request ?
Does Gary really care about this? He just wants to play the music lol
the sound is 99% to 100%correct you can hear the difference that the original sounds like a fatter sound
richard coburn RCAA curve of the vinyl could make it warmer. Also recorded media is always different due to post processing. It's comparing apples and pears here!
@s4wgb
Hi Stuart
Maybe if we throw in a few sexy girls that would top it off?? :) :)
Cheers
Spike