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Hammerhead - a Shadows original played by Al Young

This tune by Dick Plant was on the Shadows' brilliant 1981 album Guardian Angel, indeed one of their very best. It's hard to realise that this was released so very long ago! With a title like that it must surely have been about the shark! Geeks, Nerds and Anoraks Corner. I have treated this just as the Shads did with an octave harmony line throughout except for the opening verse and the freestyle middle eight section. The overall intention was to produce a sound with plenty of drive and drama. I used the Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat as it has 10 gauge strings for the bends in the freestyle section but for the octave harmony I played my American Series Strat fitted with CS54 pickups and 12 gauge Elixirs. Both on the bridge pickup using patch 3 (the Frightened City patch) on the Hall and Collins Echo unit with the feedback turned up to maximum. A small amount of stereo echoes were added on the Tascam DP24SD but this really only had the effect of extra reverb. The excellent backing track is from Pete Korving's 13th CD. I hope you enjoy this and all the very best for 2026.