Hank Marvin Miniature Guitar Replica By Axman

Hank Brian Marvin (Brian Robson Rankin) born October 28th 1941 in Newcastle Upon Tyne is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as lead guitarist for The Shadows who were originally the backing band for Cliff Richard.

Marvin was inspired to take up playing the guitar in the 50s after hearing Buddy Holly on the radio. It would prove to be a very good decision as nearly 60 years later he is still recording and touring the world's stages with his guitar.

The Marvin guitar is quite an impressive and visually striking instrument and it came fitted with a trio of Rez-O-Matic pickups, which give the guitar a very round and clear sounding response, ideal for Marvin's distinctive clean and echo laden melody lines. The pickups also responded well to a mild touch of overdrive and this can be heard to great effect on some of the later more 'Rock' tinged Shadows tracks.

Burns made the neck profile and scale length very close to that of a guitar, which suited a long time guitar user like Hank perfectly. The trio of tortoise shell pickguards are very effective, especially with the finish of the white model. Marvin used the vibrato system quite extensively and the Rez-O-Tube unit on the Marvin guitar is quite a substantial unit and performed very well, giving outstanding sustain, with each string anchored in it's own individual tube.

The Marvin Signature model proved to be a very popular selling guitar for the company and they continue to produce them today.
 

Each Order Includes:
Handmade Mini Guitar
Mini Guitar Stand
Display Box
Artist Name Plate with 2 Acrylic Stands


Guitar Specification:
Body and Neck: Wood
Detail and finish: Plastic and Metal
Strings: Nylon
Height: 10 inches/25cm approx
Scale: 1:4

This is an unlicensed, handmade miniature replica guitar. It is for display purposes only and cannot be played.

Artist names are used for illustrative purposes only. Some well-known names are used to indicate the style of each guitar. None of the guitars are exact replicas in terms of proportions, sizes, or design.