Richard Hawley plays his go-to vintage electrics, including Scott Walker's Telecaster

[@softnerdrocks]

To me, Richard Hawley is the definition of 100% coolness. Performed one of his songs recently at my wife's funeral ceremony. Of course - with sunglasses. What an absolute legend and gentle human being. Would love to meet him one day.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

My chick is a millennial and doesn’t understand the concept of “cool”. Hawley IS 😎 COOL.

[@TheHifiEnvelope]

So sorry for your loss.

[@michaelclark4175]

Could listen to Richard Hawley all day long, a wonderful singer, songwriter and storyteller - and what a soul...

[@ernestgrouns8710]

Discovered his music a few years ago and have been a massive fan ever since.

[@markgatland977]

Love this guy and his approach to old instruments...plus, his music is top notch as well. Brilliant songwriter 👌

[@eastendswede8501]

One of the greatest songwriters of my time.

[@susancuming1109]

The Scott story is very moving, Richard clearly cared for him. A fabulous interview Richard

[@TheHifiEnvelope]

Richard is spot on when he talks about sonic memory. There were certain guitars that made massive impressions on me when I was young and couldn’t afford them, and not particularly expensive guitars mind you. When I could afford them and came across them I eventually got some of them. It’s a deeply satisfying feeling. Like a reunion of sorts, like a reunion with part of yourself. Brilliant interview for nerds like myself to get to know the emotional connection between an artist of Richard’s caliber and his preferred tools.

[@misubi]

Such an amazing singer and songwriter. And he has great tasteful playing as well.

[@cgavin1]

Wonderful interview! Full credit to the interviewer for letting him just speak!

[@mikaso]

Yeah this!

[@markjames9487]

Richard Hawley is a true gent, love him and his music. Them guitars…..stunning instruments. Thanks for this great interview

[@watkinscopicat]

thanks for interviewing Richard, he is a true hero

[@viv5432]

I love the way he always enjoys playing and singing. I do listen to as much live gigs as I can (youtube) Listen to the one in AB in Brussels last september 2024 It is just AMANZINGLY DAMN GOOD

[@mikaso]

Never heard and seen such beautiful guitars before. But that fuzz wah pedal was almost even more jaw dropping! Thank you for a wonderful documentary, greetings from Sweden

[@pipLaw21]

"I'm not a musician. I collect sound." awesome quote.

[@johnberesford9906]

This is one of the best things Ive ever seen

[@digitalramyun]

I only discovered Richard Hawley’s work about a month ago… what a tasteful and gifted player, and a modest gent into the bargain. Some delicious guitars here too 🤩

[@Me-gs1mp]

Good to hear Scott's guitar ❤️

[@Hyanus]

Looks like the guitar Scott played live when he sang "Rosary".....Richard is a lovely artist and friend.

[@leewhite4887]

Loved this and the Scott Walker story is excellent

[@robertpeterson8640]

Love Hawley. Great soulful player. Wonderful writer.

[@michagonet3716]

I had no idea who this guy was but I’ve already watched this three times. Such a lovely material! Cheers!

[@cerijohn8990]

Absolute delight.

[@61stratman]

Great interview, great storytelling, throughly enjoyed it. 👍🎸🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@patrickflanagan8008]

A real British gem of a musician.....Richard Hawley.

[@Psychedelic-Peter]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you.

[@lynnedarby6702]

Wow goose bumpsI was so lucky to be there at Hammersmith Apollo to listen to Rock n Roll.. Loving listening to Richard talking about guitars so passionately Amazing sounds and vibes from your 1954 Gibson same vintage as me!

[@chickenlickin3820]

Very interesting thanks for sharing it with us x

[@mickgreenwood7158]

That Country Club sounded awesome. Richtone is a great shop.

[@Big.E]

Love that J200 Richard, awesome

[@Deliquescentinsight]

They respond to Luv, this man is the real deal, acoustic guitars truly do respond to love and the times we experience with them,

[@linjicakonikon7666]

I'm 70 and I can relate. I have an array of vintage cameras. They're special and they'll never be made like that again 📷🎶☕🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@MrMeadfoot]

Wish this was on longer, great stuff.

[@thomaszonkowski2115]

ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS!!!

[@tanjaslisuric7610]

Fantastic artist with powerful voice. Thank you for this a little part of his world.💕💕💕💕

[@ChrisMacdonald-z8x]

That Tele is perfection

[@MrFrampo56]

It is. Looks like my 8502 Honey Blonde Versatile guitars.

[@wonderfullife3108]

I only discovered Richard Hawley recently and great to see he's such a nice guy. Not surprised he was mates with Scott Walker, lot of similarities with music and personality.

[@digitalramyun]

Another new RH fan here (about a month!)… they say never meet your (musical) heroes, but I’d make an exception for Mr H 🙏🏻

[@astronautist4716]

​@@digitalramyuni met him on his 1st solo album tour. A lovely man

[@mtbmadman011]

I so enjoyed this, so inspirational!

[@piggycity]

Another great video! Love Richard and his story abouting blasting Scott Walker at pool😂. Love Scott Walker! Also really love that he grew up with Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey! Pulp❤

[@tbeau6663]

Outstanding video

[@iainrutherford184]

Saw Richard last night at RNRC Sheffield. My first time... what an amazing experience. I visited Park Hills on the way to the gig, after seeing Standing at the Sky's Edge last month. Such a passionate performer, off the scale talented, but grounded. One day, I'd like to shake Eddie's hand 😎

[@dejadejayoutube]

One of your best vids yet, keep it up folks👏👏👏👏👏

[@nicholasg923]

Really interesting and inspirational guy & guitarist. He seems to be friends with all the people I like, be it Will Sergeant or his guitar tech Gordon White. I think I might have seen him recently at the Brudenell bar prior to a Barry Adamson gig ..

[@guymansfield-smith1135]

My only complaint. No where near long enough! Fantastic!

[@bleeknoir]

National treasure.

[@LysanderLH]

What a lovely musician. I’d love to meet him.

[@iannicholls7476]

Great player and a great guy.

[@salvadormirandaguardiola7144]

Thanks, great video!

[@matthewcollis-long5233]

I’m not especially familiar with Richard Hawley, to my detriment. What a lovely player! What a collection!! Also, someone needs to make that wah fuzz thingy again.

[@NickRatnieks]

One of my friends did a package tour in Nov 1963 headlined by Little Richard and Duane Eddy-he was rehearsing in the Fairfield Halls and Duane Eddy was present and complimented him on his tone- that's a real accolade and the guitar he was playing was a green Country Club. He had worked in Sound City- Ivor Arbiter's guitar store selling Gretsch guitars and the guitar had been traded in by a dance band guitarist- he told me the man's name- he showed him chords etc and helped young players. Ivor Arbiter let him buy the guitar at the trade in price and he said it was a good one- and it was later stolen. Also, in 1963 Ivor Arbiter decided they should present George Harrison with a Gretsch and my friend did the presentation- he said it was also a good one- various other guitarists had tried it- Big Jim Sullivan was one and it was agreed to be a great guitar. Apparently, this was just before Beatlemania and Bruce Welch was coming in with a Rancher and that was what they were most excited about!

[@dennyking]

I wonder if this is the Tele Scott played on Later with Jools in '95 when he performed "Rosary". I'm glad Richard has it, that's perfect.

[@smujiodome]

Lovely guy. Great musician.

[@11000038]

No Regrets about watching this!

[@grizcuz]

I sort of imagined Scott Walker would be all: delicately sipping martinis whilst playing backgammon with models. I can't imagine him supping Guinness and playing darts with Richard Hawley, even if he was shit at pool.

[@Me-gs1mp]

I can

[@lorireeve4031]

Scott was nothing like many people thought he was, He never went for showy or flashy things. He was not the James Bond type.

[@crculver2068]

Scott Walker appears on the cover of the Walker Brothers "No Regrets" album shirtless and holding a can of Newcastle Brown Ale. He was an outright alcoholic for the whole 1970s, and a heavy pub drinker for the rest of his life.

[@michaelluning8818]

Great Interview. I'm 70 Years old and love Scott since the Sixties. And i'm also a great Fan of Richard Hawley. On which Record plays Scott the Bass ? There are a many...

[@youngandrew66]

Wow amazing pedal

[@paulromano8528]

Richard Hawley is a legend 👍👍👍

[@JuddLofthouse]

Richard is the greatest 👌👌👌

[@zulfikarfilandra]

incredible

[@matthewcollett4181]

Delicious, all the way through.

[@boddumblues]

I believe he is right about the sonic memory thing. I have very precise memory of guitars I've played from very young, confirmed later. FWIW

[@anthonysaia1027]

Great video !

[@johndaugherty4127]

You sound great. Remind me of Waylon. That is the highestcompliment I can give to anyone.

[@halfmettal]

What are the songs he plays for example ones at 7:00 and 14:00 . What a lovely musician richard is

[@FabianSalomonsson]

I never thought a pedal would have "genuine leather" written on it, what a cool piece haha.

[@MrOtters86]

Please tell me there is a second video on the way with those ES295s on the rack . Superb this!

[@stevem-h3562]

Saw him play with Pulp at the Albert Hall back in 2012/13 during the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. He was great.

[@Mooiedooi]

Where have I been on this planet so far? Where has this man been hiding so far? "A"-drone trick officially stolen by me.😅❤

[@patrickhopkinson1851]

The fuzz wah and 6120 hint at an alternative universe where Jimi played a Gretsch.

[@tidepoolbay]

Nice Work! WooF!!🐶🐶

[@noahbenson585]

Man, the things I would do with this j200 and a pint of guinness

[@boco1951]

Really nice J200! Many sound tubby and need some push.

[@Tomtoms-tomtoms]

An Epiphone ej200 was my first guitar.. I LOVE J200s, .. one day I hope to afford a Gibson one

[@edwardmulholland7912]

When one of your mates gives you a guitar that is always special. When that mate is Scott Walker that must mean a lot to Richard. I knew they were friends. Cool as f**k.

[@JN-North.Guitars]

Richtone music are great! 🤟

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . Just as long as you are prepared to pay ‘their’ price - only. The ‘Buy low - Sell high’ school of ‘doing business’.

[@harlanthejester]

The J-160E fabulous..

[@Chiller11]

I think British Rockabilly appears to be in good hands. I’m not an expert on British regional accents but his Yorkshire(?) twang drifts into something from northern Tennessee or southern Kentucky when he sings.

[@dreadydan]

That guy is a class act

[@danielbonnell5051]

what's being played at 7:43?

[@ryangunwitch-black]

The problem with the Gretsches is they sound so dang good you don’t wanna stop playing em! That and the rotten-arse binding. 😅

[@maxkinnings9441]

This is great. Does anyone know what the Bo Diddley tune is that he plays on Scott Walker's Telecaster?

[@MrFrampo56]

Yeah. It’s called Bo Diddley.

[@fabulousfreddyisready]

Scott Walker....he's one of those guys that people always reference, even David Bowie. It's natural that someone like Hawley would get on well with him. Here's Bowie speechless as Scott wishes him happy birthday... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGGUoISVd9iLZpI&pp=ygUbYm93aWUgc2Nvb3Qgd2Fsa2VyIGJyaXRoZGF5

[@Noisehead101]

I'd love to know If he ever used the Vox Big Ben Overdrive pedal he (or his wife) bought off me on eBay years ago

[@celadortraffic819]

Brilliant video. What was the song he played on the Gibson J-160E?

[@guitarist]

@@celadortraffic819 not sure - he said it was an improvisation

[@scottmoyle879]

What’s the song he plays at the start?

[@ST-xg3gy]

I want that Fuzz Pedal! Where? How?👍

[@nealpike6611]

The Justin chancellor cry baby wah is only one I can think off tbh

[@joestrummer32]

He's not the best guitarist around,but definitely in the top one...

[@edwardmarks4293]

I'd rather listen to Richard Hawley any day over Jimmy Page.

[@rubbadubdub6543]

I love them both.

[@caster3283]

100%

[@tonypearce8763]

Oh God, yes. R H all the time.

[@MrFrampo56]

JP all day. By a country mile. Richard seems like a nice guy. Good taste and knows his stuff Good Yorkshire lad.

[@jfbegley]

It's got that seventies neck pocket. Wide.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Guitars go to sleep This guy is one of the most Guitarded people I’ve seen! The most of them are electric players still

[@thebrysmith3]

So Richard is friends with Martin Simpson? Yeah, like I needed another reason to like him.

[@stevehowell231]

Put a lid on the ashtray. deffo 70s

[@rickyl9540]

It's disturbing me to see the pedal on top of the cables. Why wouldn't you move them!

[@martinobrien7110]

The Cowboy made in Sheffield .

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

"Vintage" in this context is the same as saying "we are stupid". OF course the guitars are ... It's only subjective as well.

[@brandonakins3745]

The marks on the pick guard are because of the old plastics degrading and they start to do that 😭

[@henrykrinkle2964]

That j200 pickguard is Off Gassing. It will only get worse and damage the guitar.

[@BillOdyssey]

Thatcher stole your family's J200

[@Kurjistaja]

6:12 🤣

[@neilburton6121]

Tried one at electro music donny £2750...it was awful,high action,i was gobsmacked,a j200....so yes they are all different.

[@MrFrampo56]

Shitty shop. Been closed ages. I lived straight opposite it , opposite the corner where the working girls would stand. Lovely area. 😂