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Old March 24th, 2008, 07:00 AM   #21 (permalink)
Agarn
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: travelers rest, sc
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Originally Posted by pengipete View Post
Hank Marvin uses whammy in the same way that many use reverb - it's almost a natural part of the sound. For that I'd rate him high.
Ah, yes! the wonderful player from the great UK group The Shadows. not a household name here in the US, but i understand that lots of our favorite British rock guitarists tip their caps to him as inspiring them to take up guitar.

here's a clip of him demonstrating his technique with the whammy bar:



very smooth, great tone.
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