Jet Harris MBE (born Terence Harris, 6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011) was an English musician. He was the bass guitarist of The Shadows until April 1962, and had subsequent success as a soloist and as a duo with the drummer Tony Meehan. Jet Harris, born in Kingsbury, north London, was one of the first electric bass players in England, making his own four string double bass.