Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Andy Young and The Silver Strings (image). Audie (right) is with his original Fender bass from the 60s.Image: Veronica Young Collection.
Showing posts with label Fender Guitars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fender Guitars. Show all posts
The Silver Strings Family At Orchid Country
Andy Young and The Silver Strings (image). Audie (right) is with his original Fender bass from the 60s.Image: Veronica Young Collection.
JET HARRIS 'BESAME MUCHO' FENDER BASS!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
It's a Decca worth keeping, Jet Harris' Besame Mucho! There are not many of these singles lying around. The flip side is Chills And Fever (Thompson/Gray). Wow! And on Fender Bass too! On April 29th 1962 with Charles Blackwell directing and Jack Good producing, his debut 45 vinyl Besame Mucho (45F 11466) was taped at Decca studios. It was a radically different sound experience to his earlier work with The Shadows.
Jet Harris was using a Fender VI Bass, tuned down an octave from the norm and gave the vinyl a deep and distinctive sound. Tony Meehan was on drums with his ex-colleague coupled with its female chorus backing and unique sound. Really special, heavy and hot!
The song written by Consuelo Velásquez from Mexico and based on, Quejas O La Maja Y El Ruisenor (The Girl And The Nightingale, 1941), a piano piece from 1911 by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados.
Harris and Meehan topped the UK Singles Chart in 1963 with Diamonds. Harris used the 6 string bass.
Reference/Article: You Tube by Pomesu/June, 10th, 2008.
Image: Andy Lim Collection.
The Shadows Versatility - Hawaiian Guitar Too
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
He plays bass for this group and also the hawaiian guitar for another band. He enjoys what he is doing and spends much time jamming with his friends when he is free. He has a large collection of guitars. Shadows' versatility too.
The Shadows Versatility - Leads 60s Music
Quiet, unassuming but friendly, George Chew only lets his fingers do the walking and talking when he leads the band with his versatility on the Fender frets playing, Apache, FBI, Kon-Tiki and other Shadows hits.George is able to communicate well with his bassist, rhythmist and drummer and harmonise as a whole. What band is George with and who are his guitar mates? Check him out soon enough.
Image/Article: Andy Lim
The Shadows + Fender Stratocaster = Apache
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Released in July, 1960, Apache by The Shadows is the melody that inspired so many guitarists in Singapore and the world. It also helped to make the trademark Fender Stratocaster so popular and such a key element in 60s music.Although expert guitarist Bert Weedon had already recorded and promoted it, The Shadows had the advantage of releasing it in the shops as a single, so when fans asked for it, they were offered The Shads' version. It triggered another two dozen hits by the famous four. Incidentally, Cliff Richard played the Chinese drums in the recording.
The rest is history and fellow followers, Clapton (Tears In Heaven) and Knopfler (Sultans Of Swing) turned to a Fender Strat.
(Original article. Information from: Music edited by Sean Egan. Image: http://www.iansamwell.com/)
The rest is history and fellow followers, Clapton (Tears In Heaven) and Knopfler (Sultans Of Swing) turned to a Fender Strat.
(Original article. Information from: Music edited by Sean Egan. Image: http://www.iansamwell.com/)
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