| Message | I grew up listening to the Shadows ,my father is the closest thing you would ever hear to the great man himself.his touch and tone are amazingly the same,hence my guitar sound is similar too,with a touch of Mark Knopfler,as he is my hero. Saw my first Shads show in I think 1977 at the apollo in Manchester with Hank playing his black strat,what a sound he got out of that live,with that humbucker.In total seen the Shads at least 25 times over the years ,including Knebworth in 1990,leaning on the stage. Hank is a true guitar hero,and should go down in the record books as the greatest strat player ever,bar none.never mind Clapton,Hendrix,Stevie ray,or any other greats.Hank is the Greatest. thanks for reading.Shaun in California  |