One of the appeals of rock n roll music is the DIY aspect, where any budding young 'Elvis Wannabe' can grow his hair, curl his lip and swivel his hips. The Shadows caused young men the world over to buy a Fender Strat and a copy of Bert Weedon's 'Play in a Day' and if they weren't Bert by days end they could consent themselves in being Hank Marvin by lunchtime.
The Shadows formula was simple, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and drums. Hank would pick a simple one note melody with ample use of echo and the tremelo arm, while Bruce Welch provided a steady rhythm guitar backing. After Jet Harris and Tony Meehan left, the Shadows lost their bite, but still managed to influence everyone from Lennon through to Neil Young and Jimi Hendrix.
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