British guitarist reacts to Hank Marvin's MELODIC appreciation of a classic! 

I am not from the UK / Europe but have many friends that are. People that do not know it but, Hank Marvin is essentially a National Treasure and inspired people to play as much as the Beatles. Great choice.

It took me two years to learn Apache. I had to study Hanks technique very carefully. Each note has a beginning, middle and ending. The ‘Tremolo’ bar has to be adjusted so that it works just like Hanks. The echo has to be identical. When I play it, I play it note perfect as the original. And Hank did not get all the notes right but he is still the greatest instrumental melodic player ever and amazingly professional. When I play, people ask me to stop playing because they think I am miming to the original. Apache. All the other melodies Hank plays are deceptively incredibly difficult. That is why 99 percent of guitarists fail. There are a very few people who can play just like Hank. I learnt quite a few other pieces too like Wonderful Land, Geronimo and Atlantis for instance and I can tell you that Atlantis is even harder than Apache. So much so that even tribute bands seldom play it. To play these very difficult pieces takes great skill and practice. They sound simple but are not simple at all. Hank was a great guitarist even before he joined the Shadows.

I was 15 when Apache was released and within a year I was hooked on Hank B Marvin and The Shadows. Like many young guys at that time I dreamt of owning a fiesta red Strat. No such luck as they were absurdly expensive in those days in NZ. Hey but I own 2 now!!! Thanks Hank for the ride.

Many roads lead back to Hank...

As I've gotten older I find myself repeatedly drawn back to Hank. His musical honesty is possibly unique and his lack of ego keeps his playing musical. Extremely tasteful guitarist. Top quality.

FYI, Roy Clark just passed away today. R.I.P. to one of the greatest, most underrated pickers ever.

That tone is beautiful and I love spring reverb! Great attack on the bass strings near the end. Hank definitely has earned his reputation.

He looks like he's having fun. Not nearly enough musicians have fun when they're playing.

I love Hank Marvin's playing. It is always so clean. His work with The Shadows and Cliff Richard was amazing and groundbreaking. And John Lennon and George Harrison did write their instrumental tribute "Cry for a Shadow."

Hank is a very underated guitarist, as can be heard in his jazz band !!🎸🎸

REST IN PEACE to my former employer ROY CLARK... a wonderful man and even better guitar player, friend and boss...... Love ya Mr. Clark

Thank you for reviewing the older players, some people may not know just how good they are.

proud to say hes my second cousin,and the comments here are beautiful.

Mark Knopfler has said that he was influenced enormously by Hank Marvin. I love that clean Strat tone.

Hank is the man....thos song is timeless...love his style..professionalism coupled with humility......his awsome personality speaks volumes......

I've seen the Shadows live four times now, and Hank and Ben once, I've been playing Guitar and Shadows music for sixty one years now and still play in a 60s covers band, and still play Apache and Wonderful land, It was Hank that influenced me to take up Guitar, he is the absolute master.

Elegance and Brilliance....LEGEND!!!

R.I.P Maestro Roy Clark.

Hi Fil! Just came across this one, and was thrilled to hear one of the best ever! I have heard famous groups say how he influenced them! When Cliff Richard joined up with Hank, and Bruce it was pure magic! The Shadows were famous on their own! What I like is he is just a nice guy too! Cliff has said how their friendship was so special...no egos! Loved this! ✌️

Always chuckle when people say Hank's stuff is easy to play- well you can find the notes on the neck yes, but it won't sound like Hank, not even close. You'll need his timing and phrasing, which takes a lot of practise to get anywhere near. Such a clean, accurate player, and the ORIGINAL guitar hero. As a big fan I can tell you that if you want to try you'll need- Alnico V pickups Heavy gauge nickel strings Vox AC30 (or 15) Multi head tape echo ....and a George Dennis 1.30mm plectrum! Good luck! 👍🏼🎸

Gosh, this particular performance makes my blood rush with excitement. Hank's use of the whammy is what sets the original apart from the other versions out there. I love Jorgen Ingmann's and The Ventures' respective versions, but Hank just tears it up. And, his stage presence makes this one unique as well.

Apache was written by Jerry Louden. It was a few songs later when members of The Shadows began writing their own songs. Neil Young said it was Apache that made him want to play a guitar.

A good book to read on the history of Hank Marvin and The Shadows is: The Story of the Shadows , an autobiography with Mike Read, by Mike Read with foreword by Cliff Richard. [grabbed it off my shelf . [In my hand] ] It has a lot of photos of Hank and other band members, in the band and in normal life. A good book! Also, Wings of Pegasus saying that many future guitarists were influenced. Yes! There is a section with a lot of famous guitarists writing a signed paragraph where they pay tribute/acknowledge influence.

I know I have said this so many times but I will say it again, Hank responsible for creating 75% of all guitar heroes all over the world. Change my mind.

In the over 50 years I've known of Hank Marvin, I cannot remember a performance where he did not look like he had the Joy of the Moment.

Hank is the reason I play guitar. Had my first band at the age of 13 in 1962 playing mostly Shadows covers. Thank you Hank !!

Have you listend to Marvin Welsh and farah? The vocal harmony is amazing. Have a listen to skin deep.

I started on guitar after hearing the Shads "Frightened City". I was 10 and I was hooked. Over the years teaching guitar I include Apache as a performance piece. It's easy to blaze and dive bomb with loads of compression and overdrive that TBH can hide a multitude of sins for people. But with a clean instrumental like this, there is no where to hide, no safety net. Every note is loud, precise and in your face. Timing, tone and purity of note is what it;s all about. To play as naked as this and still play with feel and utter control is far harder than many players might think. If you play it wrong then it's spot lit and stands right out. People talk about technique and if you want to play with accuracy that's important of course, but it would be a huge mistake to think that how Hank plays is easy. No room for errors, no escape hatch to puil. You play abum note using a Hank sound and it sticks out like the Hollywood sign! Wanna sharpen your timing, control and ultimate clarity? Get playing some Hank :)

Another great video Fil. Love that tone! Just heard about Roy Clark as well. Very sad news. He was one of the original shredders.

As we listen to some Hank Marvin let's not forget the great Roy Clark who passed at age 85. Hee Haw Hee Haw

I was 13 when Apache was released in 1960, for a couple of years every record released by the Shadows went straight into the charts at No 1. For me melody and feel is everything to me, that's what you call music!

RIP Roy... your spirit lives on through the wonderful music you gave us😢. he was just featured here.... so sad:(

14/3/2022.there will never be another Hank Marvin, I am 100% sure.

Always enjoy Fil's in-depth viewpoint. Takes one guitarist to appreciate another's particular skill.

What nice words said about Cliff the Shadows and especially Hank Marvin. I live in The Netherlands and not many people pay attention to them. For me Hank Marvin is the reason why I learned to play the guitar and now I am an old man of 73 still listen to them and they give me great joy in my life. Playing the guitar is a bit difficult with my artritis of my left hand. It seems to me that Hank grew better and better with the years. Yes he can touch you with his guitar.

Hank is a lifelong fan of Django Reinhardt, and took time to study with the Reinhardt family in the unique way the master played It shows us how even when Hank is a world renowned guitar virtuoso with countless fans and players who site HIM as an inspiration…that he’s prepared to start again in a demanding yet rewarding style

Hank is to me the best Guitar players ever - I saw him and the rest of the Shadows play at one time I was back home and then also for a visit to London. That also included Cliff Richards Hank could make the phone book sound good on his Guitar. The best.

Brilliant! Still sounds fresh today! Hank Marvin is so original, so perfect. And I love Fil because he just loves music and he's very perceptive about it.

Glorious!!! Nice work, Fil !!! I was like 5 when family bought the Jorgen Ingmann single of Apache (ATCO records). I loved everything about this song. Years later i start reading Guitar Player Magazine. Seemed like every British player in the early '70s would mention Hank Marvin as an influence. man, wasn't until the early '80s (started playing after a 'break') i learned Apache was a Hank tune. Jerry Lordan?? guess i gotta look. Plus, i love the Fiesta Red Strat. I can see why these were sought after. This glows against a black suit !! reaching but was Trower's Bill Lordan related? worth investigating.

It's easy enough to put your fingers on the right fret and pick the right string with the right echo, but it's Hank's phrasing, laying back, vibrato, dynamics that makes his sound almost inimitable. Very hard to reproduce 😊

33rd! RIP Roy Clark. Roy was a huge influence on both George Lynch and Fil.

Mr. Phil, again I so respect and appreciate your in depth knowledge and intelligence in things tonal. I would greatly appreciate your analysis of the incredible 1960 music video where Hank plays a vintage Strat through what I believe is an AC30 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EzgbcyfJgfQ.html My dream is to be in a band where we just stand around the drummer and produce killer tone. It reminds of Cream turning to each other in a triangle and melodically jamming out with pristine tone and feeling. Keep on keeping on, Mr. Phil.

Great video. You make a very valid point about developing your own style rather than copy someone else, it's given me something to think about. BTW the 60s were great, not just to witness music development but so many chart hits were instrumentals.

Hank Marvin has serious chops - check out his solo on Moonlight Shadow, the playing is as quick as Knoplers Sultans of Swing , my jaw dropped when i first discovered it

At around 10. I must stop you. Kurt actually turned everything into somethng that could be described as, impossible.

I've just bought a Strat copy - which is far easier for me to play than the plethora of acoustic instruments I've had over the years - and I had a go at Apache. Needless to say, my version wasn't apache (sorry) on Hank's, but it was still an interesting point of reference. I think what you said about the note perfection was telling as well - I believe that's what sets Shakespearean actors, to veer slightly off-piste, apart from those who don't do The Bard, whose works will suffer ad-libbing on pain of severe derision only!

ther is a litlle error in 1.01 sec he missed a note..fist time I see him hhe fail in one note hahah good to see that he is a human beeing..and once in a while they act as we do as a musician

Love Hank Marvin. The man's pushing eighty... but he's still got it.

Raised in the twenty first century. My granddad got me onto the shadows, the first music I ever recall hearing was from a shadows dvd.. The shadows always will have a place in my heart as the band that in my opinion influenced more then the beatles to guitar today.

ps Fil have a look at Jeff Beck doing Sleepwalk, incredible vibrato arm control - maybe worth a video in itself?

When someone can still turn out top ten albums after nearly sixty years in the music business. You are talking about a national treasure!

Ever garage band of the early and mid 60's had to be able to play this and Wipeout.

When it comes to influence look at the Beatles. One of their first compositions recorded was written by John and George called Cry for a Shadow

I totally agree with your analysis. One of my pet peeves with amateur singers is when the singer tries to imitate the original artist instead of adding their own interpretation of the piece. This was amazing!

no problem fil, you must be the only person on youtube that never gets any dislikes, everyone loves your videos, your right about hank everyone knows these tunes so one bum note and the tune is ruined, but like you say hank wouldn't hit a bum note.

Fantastic performance. He definitely doesn't need that idiot Bruce.

So you finally worked your way back to a real guitar player ,well done Phil. Hank has never ever hit a wrong note ?

Can’t believe the comments regarding Roy Clark But isn’t this about Hank Marvin

Is there anything Bill Gates can't do?!?

They didn't have much choice but to use the whammy bar due to the thick string gauges back in the 50s/60s. Bending those strings must have been next to impossible. Not sure whether it was him who said that or someone else in the Strat Pack DVD interview section.

Hank's vibrato goes both beneath, as well as above the notes, which can't be done by the left hand alone.

I've met Hank a few times here in Perth, such a great Guy, and brilliant guitarist. 😎hi from Australia. 🎵🎶🎵

I’m at a convention and shook Hanks hand and his talking in mic right now seeing him again today lol Jehovah’s wittness

The most inspiring electric guitar est ever, gregmcleishgroup

I think apart from guitaring, you have a great talent for just talking naturally to camera. You probably have notes but I wish I could do it without umming and erring. Yes - I often think that if he played a bum note how awful it would sound. He never does though. Genius!

Hank Marvin can also sing very well . . . listen to his contribution to Marvin, Welch and Farrar.

I read your comments below....Roy died. Thanks for all the good times, Roy. Blessings

I doubt that Clapton was ever influenced by Hank and Harrison had a disdain for the Shads, even making a 'parody' in the form of 'Cry For A Shadow' with the Beatles. Those that have claimed Hank's influence are an impressive and diverse group of players though, inc. Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Brian May, Richie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Albert Lee, Pete Townshend and even Neil Young! Not to mention thousands of young unknowns, myself included!

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hi fil, the thing i like about this performance is how balletic mr marvin's physical moves are..........j.

Cliff Richard backed by Hank and the Shadows produced a lot of awesome music in the late fifties and sixties. Great.

I have been lucky enough to see Hank and the Shadows on a few occasions in the U.K., the last time being at the 02 in London, and they never disappoint, just fantastic, and of course the inspiration for many bands that came later.

I really appreciate your in-depth analyses not only of the artists' techniques but their histories - thank you! I would really like for you to take a look at Hank Marvin as part of The Shadows playing something like 'F.B.I.'.

Fil, you are responsible for elevating my understanding and appreciating of music, those who play musical instruments, who sing and the techniques applied to recordings, production and live performances. Thank you so very much for your postings.

I saw where you reacted to Roy Clark. I don't know if you know this, he passed away today at the age of 85. R.I.P Roy.

May seem corny by today's standards but anything that gives people joy is ok by me. Keep up the good work.

A magnificent tune...and Hank’s extremely influential playing.

I was fortunate to grow up in the era of all this wonderful music and amazing talent

Very true we can do what we do no point copying an stick to your own sound an hank is just true example of that but just think wouldn't it to be cool to see him plug that strat in to a big marshal an play clean no effects just amp settings on nice bluesy number

God rest Roy Clark superb player and by all accounts a really nice guy

you seem a nice fellah, well said. I am no great guitarist, but people like the way I play

I enjoy the hell out of all your reviews. Hank is stellar. Have you reviewed Conway Twitty?

lol, is he _dancing_ with his guitar?

Very good analysis …. I agree with everything you had to say.

Yes, this was a great performance by Hank Marvin, He nail it! always enjoy hearing great instrumentals pieces like "Apache" "Pipeline" "Wipeout" "theme from the Endless Summer" among others, a lot of great lyrics has been written over the Years Yet with an instrumental pieces if played well can let the mind interpret what the ears hear! thanks for another great Analysis video!

Best version of this song incredible bongo band Micheal Viner

Yes, Roy Clark is and always will be a true legend. He could play any string instrument in any genre. Today, we lost one of the greats.

How many guitars did he sell for Fender without reward?

One of my favorites thanks Fil,,,Hank is a pretty good gypsy jazz guitrist also and on a side note Jeff Beck does an awesome version of this on his Les Paul tribute dvd

He used the whammy bar to smooth out the echo

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Hate to think how much that guitar is worth now.

Present tense please . He ain't dead yet.

Fil, Great analysis and video. You made me have a craving for pudding, in fact I think my guitar playing would sound better if I used a huge bowl of pudding to play. I stay away from sugar so consuming it is out! Ha! Ha! In all seriosness I keep practicing every day. Rest in Peace, Roy Clark❤️💯💖

Textbook Hank Marvin, Apache was no 1 by The Shadows in 1960. The Shadows were very young when success came there way (many number 1's between The Shadows & backing Cliff Richard) but that was down to talent, electric guitars & electric guitar instrumentals were in their infancy ! Cliff Richard importing the first Fender Stratocaster for Hank to the U.K and the demand to be louder at gigs Vox upgraded the AC15 to the AC30 for The Shadows soon adopted by many other bands/artists of that era to present day (myself included) Also the 'echo chamber' I think gifted by Joe Brown. Using tape echo, the Fender Stratocaster, the tremolo arm, the Vox AC30 & of course The Shadows (original lineup Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch (as good on rhythm as Hank is on lead), Jet Harris & Tony Meehan) They invented a sound we soon all wanted to imitate ! & some of us still trying, There was a raw edge to early Shadows (pre-Beatles) alot of songs in the minor key, different tempos, (The Frightened City, Man of Mystery, Gonzalez, The Savage) The Shadows then dabbled with instrumental ballads e.g. Wonderful Land (with an orchestra backing) acoustic Spanish & European music, vocals, trying different projects, becoming 2nd in the Eurovision song contest in 1975, continuing to play & record albums with various lineups until 2009/20010 As wings of Pegasus mentioned, there is nowhere to hide with that clean sound ! To this day Hank is still playing releasing his latest album last year, Would love to see an early Shadows track (I'm sure there is some black & white footage out there haha) Thank you Hank, Thank you Shadows & thank you fil for the review/upload

The consummate guitarist. It goes without saying that he always appears to have total command of the instrument. Just a note to regard : he really hasn’t been an ‘ English ‘ musician for a great many years, now. He’s been a resident of the beautiful city of Perth, Western Australia for a very long time, now. And spends a great deal of time ( as George Benson does, and as Prince did, God rest his soul ) promoting his commitment to the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

I’ve seen the shadows twice here in Australia ,the first time with my dad as a 15 yr old in 1984 ,there guardian angel tour ,absolutely magnificent ,I was a huge fan from then on ,the second was there classic hits …your always drawn to Hank ,his stage presence is phenomenal as is his sound ….all the shads are likeable fellas ,clean and down to earth….what you said about Hank and his style is spot on …

I remember listening to the Shadows in the early 60s, Hanks guitar playing has stayed with me ever since, I still get goose bumps listening to Apache, there have been many bands who have covered this track but no one sounds as good as Hank Marvin. Thanks for a perfectly brilliant video…even though I am 5 years late in saying so 👌

Still the Best of Melody Ever by Hank the Great !!

Hi. I'm a bass player by trade, but I,ve started to learn lead guitar and boy what a differents that is to playing bass .It was very difficult at first but I think I,m getting the hang of it now. Hank Marvin what can you say in my eyes the best guitarist ever my idol, my hero. Alan.