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Re: The Fentones

Postby abstamaria » Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:59 pm

GoldenStreet wrote:This gentleman recreates the sound pretty impressively...



Bill


Yes, he’s very good, isn’t he. I’ve Been studying that video. I’m finding The Mexican is not easy to learn.

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Re: The Fentones

Postby GoldenStreet » Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:21 pm

RUSSET wrote:I remember two singles way back then. The Mexican & The Breeze & I. Both were quite 'frantic' sounding but great tunes

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There are two different takes of The Breeze & I, the version released as the original single featuring the overdubbed acoustic guitar solo in the middle section, and subsequently issued one without the acoustic solo and a different ending.

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Re: The Fentones

Postby nivramarvin » Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:46 am

GoldenStreet wrote:This gentleman recreates the sound pretty impressively...

Did he wire the pickup selector differently? In my ears it sounds like a bridge pickup.
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Re: The Fentones

Postby Moderne » Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:25 am

The Fentones were a great group! You can see them (with Shane Fenton aka Alvin Stardust aka Bernard Jewry) in the Billy Fury film Play It Cool. Jerry Wilcock was one of the best HM-style guitarists around at the time and bassist Bill Bonney was always at Shadowmania (I believe he lives in Canada; did he make the journey especially every year?). The Mexican is an epic piece of music! I learnt it once and I remember being very pleased when I worked out how Jerry did those E and D string slides just before the fade-out...
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Re: The Fentones

Postby abstamaria » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:17 pm

nivramarvin wrote:
GoldenStreet wrote:This gentleman recreates the sound pretty impressively...

Did he wire the pickup selector differently? In my ears it sounds like a bridge pickup.


I didn’t notice until you pointed it out, Wolfgang. He seems to be using his neck pickup, but sounds like he’s using the bridge. He’s a very energetic player.

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Re: The Fentones

Postby RayL » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:25 am

Just a reminder to those who attended the Pipeline Convention in 1995, that three of the original Fentones (Jerry Wilcock, Bill Bonney and Tony Hinchcliffe) came 'out of retirement' to play a very fine set. They reproduced The Mexican note-for-note as their closing number. Of note for Shadows fans is that they included Just For Jerry, their tribute to Jerry Lordan.
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Re: The Fentones

Postby abstamaria » Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:14 am

That must have been quite a treat, Ray. I would have loved to watch them. There are no videos on their instrumental pieces that I could find.

When I wrote the Fentones were known here in Manila in the early 60s, I should have clarified that it was their instrumentals, like The Mexican, that were popular. We didn’t know anything about the band then, and it was only recently that I learned their story and the names of the band members. Wilcox was very good with his own style.

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Re: The Fentones

Postby SJB » Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:32 am

abstamaria wrote:
nivramarvin wrote:
GoldenStreet wrote:This gentleman recreates the sound pretty impressively...

Did he wire the pickup selector differently? In my ears it sounds like a bridge pickup.


I didn’t notice until you pointed it out, Wolfgang. He seems to be using his neck pickup, but sounds like he’s using the bridge. He’s a very energetic player.

Andy



I think I have found the gentleman.

suaragitar

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjc0K ... TrEtO5-Skg

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Re: The Fentones

Postby Tone » Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:08 pm

Robby Januarsa is a member on here. He's got the Hank sound pretty well nailed and has posted quite a few sound files, all attracting favourable comment. Looking at the member list, he still seems to visit the site but he hasn't posted for some time.
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Re: The Fentones

Postby scouserjoe2 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 9:53 am

Hi,

I would concur with what Tony has just said. Robby is a member here and also posts regularly on YouTube and Facebook. He is a very talented guitarist and, if one listens to his covers of Shadows' numbers, has certainly got the 'sound' and Hank's early style of playing nailed. I have exchanged emails with him several times and he has very kindly and generously given of his time to advise me on how to achieve a better sound. Definitely worth a visit to his Youtube channel.

Cheers,

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