Dad3353

Bad ears, you say..? That rings a bell that I can't hear (and you'll have to speak up, lad ...). I'll repeat my recommendation of Superlux; mine are HD 669; there are other models, but these suit me fine, and are not expensive. Hope this helps.

Good evening, SC, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Fternolad, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Fixed.

Not much, I'm afraid. A terse reply, maintaining that, in their view, it's 'spam'.

I have a bag with about one hundred or so plectrums in it. I can never find the bag. (Disclaimer : I play finger-style only; it's when I want to find a pick for a guitarist that I hunt ...)

No, that's an HCT-J17TR, the guitar offered by Hofner for our 'end of Bash' raffle, and very nice, too..! The bass to its right is a Hofner 190, looking very much like a Gibson SB400, and plays just as well. A great recording bass.

Ha..! It's a gite that I hired for a long week-end, especially for the occasion, to allow our guests to pass a reasonable time (four days...) together. Off-season, so low rates. Our pad..? Ha..! At that time, we didn't really have a roof..!

OK, I see your point. It certainly doesn't apply to my posts, which are sincere recommendations, but I can understand how it would be difficult, or even impossible, to sort the chaff from the wheat. I'm too naïve, I suppose; whatever happened to Good Old Honest Trust And Faith..?

Indeed. Too early for me; I got sucked in a few years later, and organised, for three consecutive years, the Hofner 'French Bash' (2012,13,14...). Folks came from the UK, Blegiup, France (of course...) and even a fellow from the US of A..! Here's a few pics of the First French Bash. Happy Daze... That's just some of the guitars brought; I still have a 'special' Verithin long-term lent to me by my Blegian friend..!

This seems to pose a problem to some, which intrigues me. What's the issue, as I'm at a loss to understand.

Hofner - The Complete Violin Bass Story ... ... and ... The Hofner Guitar: A History ... Yes.

I've been a Mod on another Forum for some decades, and posted a topic on TB in 2013 recommending in similar terms a splendid tome on the History of Hofner guitars and basses, including an Amazon link. That 'spam' post is still there. T'is a funny ol' world.

In all likelihood, yes.

And you'll get another, here, if you continue with this poor use of language..! ...

I've registered an appeal against the 'posting 'spam' warning I've been given, as I sincerely believe that Alfie's book deserves to be recommended, and all the more so on a Bass Forum. I'll see what comes of it...

And another ... TB Miscellaneous ...

Whatever; I'm just glad that if that what it takes to get millions of 'hits', I'm well pleased with the 6 hits on my You-tube stuff. Max Bygraves didn't need stuff like that to be popular. It's sick cr@p, and that's all.

Ignoramus, too, so I, too, looked up the lyrics. I wish I hadn't. There's some sick folks out there. I'll not be listening to that, nor any other stuff of similar ilk if I can avoid it. Beurck..!

A triple-bill at the Hammersmith Odeon, '73, I think. Billy Cobham, Shakti, Weather Report. Billy Cobham, on fine pugilistic form; an immense jazz fusion drummer, with musicians to match. Then Shakti: John McLaughlin (guitar; what else..?), Lakshminarayana Shankar (on violin...) and two percussionists, Zakir Hussain (on tabla...) and Vikku Vinayakram (on ghatam, an earthenware pot...). I gradually floated up out of my seat, transported by the ambience generated. What that bloke did with just his two hands and that simple pot made Billy Cobham look like a kindergarten child, an amateur. I was near the (very high...) ceiling when the percussionists had their 'solo' spot, with one playing a complex measure with the tabla, replied to by t'other with the pot, back and forth, faster and faster, with their rhythms and phrases becoming ever shorter until after a few minutes, they were playing in perfect unison a complex, long, polyrhythmic composition at hectic speed. There are two possibilities for achieving this. Either they rehearsed for decades, aided by witchcraft, or they are telepathic. Of these two choices, I believe that telepathy is the easier option..! Sorry to say I didn't return to my seat until after the end of the Weather Report set, good as it was; I was beyond saturation, and couldn't soak up any more. One can almost have too much of a Good Thing. Almost.

I'm afraid that this would test my medical expertise beyond my current limits, and could provoke a reappraisal of the conditions last laid down by the magistrature. Thanks for the tip, just the same.