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Because of the interest and our discussion, I remade the FBI track having had a close look at the original and what everyone was playing, except the drums which I tapped out on keys. We can add those later. Bear in mind that these are quick 'takes' and by no means intended as a full production - yet. We are experimenting here. I left in the count and outdo where we would have faded or finished it properly, just to let people hear what's being played.

https://soundcloud.com/dave-robinson-856744616/fbi

As I said on Facebook. That's the sound there and the backing is coming together really nicely, which really creates the atmosphere of the original which to me is the difference between good and great. Top stuff

Yes that’s the ball park all right. Good effort. You could refine it until the cows come home but you’re in the zone. And that is very pleasing indeed.

Thanks lads it means a lot to know that others can identify that we're in the ball park here. I had a listen to the way The Shadows tackled it on Crackerjack and watched their hands and the positions on the fretboard. It's odd that I never heard FBI played quite like that when I finally saw them live at Sheffield City Hall in 1963, but one obvious factor has to be that it was two years later and Jet & Tony had gone.
As for the lead guitar, it's most certainly the use of heavy strings on the Strat that I used for the verses, my Sunburst with maple neck fitted with 11//54 with the wound third.
I played the middle solo on the same settings but on my rosewood fingerboard , humble SX Strat fitted with Mojo Vintage Pickups and 9/46 strings.
The TVS3 provided the echo through my Fender DeLuxe Reverb Tone Master which in order to achieve the AC30 tone had no bass & treble added & was DI into the Logic system on my Mac. I used the Neve (Abbey Road) Desk software with a little EQ but nothing major, along with a tiny bit of Abbey Road reverb.
I'm spending my lockdown re-visiting my recording methods with fresh ears having been given my hearing back by the NHS.