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Hofner players…that AREN’T Paul?
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The Grassroots were a studio get together, right?And never played a note on a recording and put his bass on tracks as soon as it was feasible
+1, and with a name, Tina Weymouth [Talking Head & Tom Tom Club] often used a Höfner Club.
It was pointed out in another thread that Doug Fieger, lead singer/guitarist of The Knack, had also been in an early 70’s band, Sky. He was vocalist in that band as well, but also the bass player. Guess what?
How about these 60’s nepo babies? Of course with the lip-synching, you’re actually hearing Osborn or Kaye or whoever, but the trio did gig…
Then there was this sunshine pop congregation, lip-synching here as well, but I don’t know if the bass player(Oz Bach?)did his own tracking)…
Then there was this sunshine pop congregation, lip-synching here as well, but I don’t know if the bass player(Oz Bach?)did his own tracking)…
Betcha didn’t see this one coming…
Where was Roger? Or would that be Glenn Hughes?
Where was Roger? Or would that be Glenn Hughes?
An earlier bassist(Robert Reynolds?) of The Mavericks was seen with a Violin bass occasionally…
I play in the roots country / americana circuit and I always wondered why Hofners aren’t seen very often. They’ve got that traditional look and sound that would seem to suit the genre.
I don’t play them personally because they just don’t feel right in my hands. But man I love the look. I guess they are similar to Rics in that regard.
I don’t play them personally because they just don’t feel right in my hands. But man I love the look. I guess they are similar to Rics in that regard.
At the third rock show I went to, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, this band opened up…
Cat Mother and the Allnight Newsboys.
While their bass player is depicted with Fenders in archival photos, I remember him distinctly playing a Hofner Violin, way up high, which I thought looked stupid. For some reason, Hendrix took a liking to them, producing one of their albums and taking them on tour, but I was not too impressed. But then, they were in the way of having Jimi on stage.
Cat Mother and the Allnight Newsboys.
While their bass player is depicted with Fenders in archival photos, I remember him distinctly playing a Hofner Violin, way up high, which I thought looked stupid. For some reason, Hendrix took a liking to them, producing one of their albums and taking them on tour, but I was not too impressed. But then, they were in the way of having Jimi on stage.
While he was better known for his Vox Phantom, Phil “Fang” Volk of Paul Revere and the Raiders was also seen rocking a Hofner Club…
Just remembered, in the movie Begin Again, the bass player CeeLo Green's character provided.
Carl Radle, during his time with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, used a Club…
He was born on the same day as Paul.
He was born on the same day as Paul.
Geddy Lee had a Hagstrom HB II prior to the '68 Fender Precision but purchased the Jetglo Rickenbacker after Rush's first advance from Mercury Records in '74. He never played a Hofner or was ever interested in one until he started collecting. In his opinion, the Hofner was too closely associated to pop music and lacked the twang he loved from players like Jack Cassidy, Chris Squire and John Entwistle. Geddy didn't start playing a red Hofner 182 until R40 tour in '15.
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