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Did NOT know buttcheeks could grow ears! :D

It is interesting, because he isn't credited for vocals on any of the albums. You can see him doing it in other early videos too.

So now the inevitable question since I know nothing about Orange: Chris's and Banks's Orange rigs look identical; can anyone please tell me what they are?

Mr. Squire with Fender and Orange, Peter Banks also with Orange in background. From "The Lost Broadcasts."

Don't read, watch, or listen to the news, never heard of any of them except John Prine who I don't listen to and never have. You guys listen to Rabih Abou-Khalil? You really should, because otherwise you're living in a cave. :laugh:

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary" - H. L. Mencken "If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." - Mark Twain "For every expert...

Sanaʽa, Yemen. Click for full size. Rocinha favela, Rio de Janeiro.

That's an interesting bridge, with only 2 large saddles. Was that the norm for this model?

Thanks for this, I'd completely forgotten about Busta Jones's involvement in the tours!

Now the circle is complete! :D

@Doctor Intrepid, would you (or anyone else reading this) happen to know if the Club is the primary bass Tina used on Remain In Light? I was looking at some pics of her on Getty recently and they've all got dates, so the chronology looks right. It could have been a variety of basses of course...

Like this you mean? Yep, finally picked her up this morning. Peeled off the plastic films and did a wee bit of noodling and boy does it feel amazing! The LaBella flats are far and away the nicest strings I've ever had on any instrument. Thanks again Steve and Doc Intrepid for all your great...

Agreed, that was a major oversight. Still remember the day I unwrapped and played Relayer - "blown away" doesn't come close to how it felt. Put any concerns I had about losing Rick to bed in an instant.

Was thinking about this yesterday and wanted to drop it in here. Prog was a 1970s phenomenon. What Yes were doing between, let's say, The Yes Album and Going For the One inclusive was unique and without precedent, a synthesis of the talents and creativity of a small group of young guys. It might...

Another string and a lot more hair than the Beatles I remember.

Really cheerful uplifting color. :thumbsup:

Ah, that was fun and cathartic as hell. :D

Some of the genuine German control panels knock me out aesthetically, the stark white pearloid used on Ignitions not so much, but it'll do. Dunno why they don't use the - whaddyacallit, faintly yellowish white? - that seems to have been the standard. Anyway here at long last is a shot of my...

Abe Lincoln, a T. rex, and several tons of Vibranium. All the cool kids know this.

Maybe some of you guys are concerned I have nothing to talk about if I can't talk about "Game of Thrones" or I dunno, whatever vulture-choking putrid garbage is currently on radio. Not true! You'd be amazed at the possibilities for conversation - yes, even fun conversation - if you don't all...

Well, everyone I've ever met a party thinks so. I don't act like a 15-year old if that's what you mean - or post replies that a 15-year old would. Anyway it's flattering that people are still reacting to this 18 days later. :D

Dubya-tee-eff? Some guys have all the luck! :thumbsup:

I'll bet a lot of us have a similar story. Mine was a Raven copy of a Jazz bass, $150, bought with summer job (pizza chef) money when I was 15. :D

Yet another Jamaican Hofner bass, this time I think it's a 1962 Version 2 solid body bass: Band is The Cavaliers, bassist is Lloyd Spence, Lynn Taitt on guitar. Several other members went on to form the Skatalites! :cool:

I love the movie Backbeat - it's like a Hofner eye candy festival. :D

You can get a good idea of how important he was to the Jamaican recording industry here: Jackie Jackson (bassist) - Wikipedia

Yes, he always played a Jazz during this period.

Those Hofner guitars - models 173 and 176 - were just as iconic in Jamaica as the violin bass at one time. Besides Hux Brown, they were played by Alva Lewis of the Upsetters (you can see him in the B&W photo I posted earlier), Lynn Taitt, and Barry Collins (Tomorrow's Children). Andy Cox of The...

Yep, backing Toots and the Maytals. I think it's Hux Brown; bass is Jackie Jackson.

Well, its pop. And AFAIC they've been a pop band since Tormato. I became a fan with Fragile, went back and discovered the albums I'd missed, and gave up after Going For the One. Been listening to those same 8 albums ever since. I make no apology for that, Chris Squire was only one of several...

Great video of him here, but different Hofner:

First two gents are Flabba Holt and Aston Barrett. Yes, THE Aston Barrett, pre-locks and Rasta and Bob. :thumbsup: Ranchie McLean played one too, you can see it on the back cover of a Sly & the Revolutionaries album, but no decent pics on the web.

I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about. ;)

That day may come, no need as yet. I do have to get it over to a tech for the nut change/setup, but will just use the box it came in. Heck, by the time the upgrades are done, it'll deserve this! Hofner Ignition or Contemporary Beatle Bass Hard Shell Case | Reverb Any thoughts on that pesky...

Unboxing Day! :D The bass spent three days riding around in UPS trucks before it reached the redirected destination (a UPS pickup point), and I grabbed it just now. In spite of this, everything is just fine. Thomann sent it inside a much bigger well-packed box, so no crushing observed. Frets...

:roflmao: Amen!

Still no bass for me yet. Was supposed to come yesterday, went on the UPS truck at 8:40 am, and seven hours later there was still no sign (and it's COLD), so I called them to delay till today. When I saw it wasn't out for delivery by 11 am I called again and had them redirect to a UPS pickup...

Hi Zam, honestly I couldn't tell you - I'm waiting for my first-ever Hofner now (hopefully tomorrow) and am new to all this. Pretty sure I saw them recommended in another thread, and that's how I found them. @Doctor Intrepid, are these ones on Reverb drop-in replacements or is some fiddling...

Here are the ones I was talking about: Project Guitar Parts - For Hofner guitar parts, Hofner bass guitar parts, Vintage replacement scratch plates, Eko, Watkins, Colorama You have to scroll waaaaay down to near the bottom, and there's a set called "Hofner contemporary bass tuners Full...