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Post by kidcrewbob on Jun 12, 2023 15:28:51 GMT
2 bass Gods
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Post by marylandstoke on Jun 16, 2023 14:14:59 GMT
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Post by marylandstoke on Jul 26, 2023 22:55:56 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 29, 2023 21:47:35 GMT
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Post by iancransonsknees on Oct 29, 2023 23:02:04 GMT
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Post by marylandstoke on Oct 31, 2023 17:26:08 GMT
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Post by marylandstoke on Oct 31, 2023 17:28:34 GMT
Maryland Band
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Post by iancransonsknees on Nov 3, 2023 17:12:34 GMT
Listening to Maxi Jazz this wouldn't be out of place on the Israel thread either.
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 3, 2023 18:24:55 GMT
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Post by marylandstoke on Dec 14, 2023 22:48:25 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 14, 2023 23:10:45 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 14, 2023 23:22:33 GMT
Reminds me a bit of Jazz Club from the fast show but I love this song, especially the bass demonstrated here
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 23, 2024 19:28:17 GMT
Here’s the great man again. Once again performing with Paul Young on his cover of Love Will Tear Is Apart.👌🏻
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Post by pretzel on Jan 23, 2024 19:44:52 GMT
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 23, 2024 19:45:07 GMT
How I imagine Badger on karaoke. Fine bass though. Strangely popped up on YouTube after Humble Pie and black coffee! Not far wrong there mate, just not blond. Yet….. Looks scarily like someone heres 6th form school photo but not saying who
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 23, 2024 19:50:38 GMT
Played bass since 15
Remember learning to play along to this and my Mum yelling to turn that there shouting music down
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 23, 2024 20:07:28 GMT
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Post by iancransonsknees on Feb 2, 2024 22:43:19 GMT
Can't believe I forgot this one.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Feb 2, 2024 23:04:06 GMT
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Post by mrrine on Feb 3, 2024 0:06:01 GMT
Never rated these at all but this is very good fun!
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Post by mrrine on Feb 3, 2024 0:10:49 GMT
Deffo one of my favourites
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 6, 2024 22:16:28 GMT
Brilliant stuff from the great man
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Post by iancransonsknees on Feb 6, 2024 22:21:47 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 6, 2024 22:29:18 GMT
That reminds me, I must dust off that white, chest exposing jumpsuit I wore in the good old days
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Post by pretzel on Feb 12, 2024 20:39:39 GMT
Demo video from our show last night.
The bass player is a guy called JP (John Parker) who was one half of the duo Nizlopi (2005 number 1 hit with The JCB Song)
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Post by marylandstoke on Feb 15, 2024 21:58:01 GMT
Long-lost bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney after 54 years Violin-shaped Höfner vanished around the time the Beatles split up but has now resurfaced after a global search.
A guitar bought by Paul McCartney for £30 in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the distinctively shaped Höfner bass.
The instrument, bought by McCartney before his rise to stardom and reportedly his favourite, was last seen when the Beatles were recording their final album to be released, Let It Be, 54 years ago.
A search to find the missing violin-shaped bass, a German-made Höfner 500/1, was launched last year, and on Tuesday a student, Ruaidhri Guest, shared a picture on social media claiming to be in possession of the elusive instrument. Guest said he had inherited it, adding that it had since been returned to its original owner.
“To my friends and family I inherited this item which has been returned to Paul McCartney. Share the news,” he posted on X.
McCartney’s bass – which could now be worth as much as £10m – became synonymous with the versatile musician during the early days of the band. It was bought when the then unknown group were touring nightclubs in Hamburg, Germany, in the early 1960s.
A representative for McCartney said: “Following the launch of last year’s Lost Bass project, Paul’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar … has been returned.
“The guitar has been authenticated by Höfner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved.”
McCartney has previously said he “fell in love” with the instrument because, unlike many electric guitars, it had a symmetrical shape. “For about £30, I found this Höfner violin bass,” said McCartney, 81. “And to me, because I was left-handed, it looked less daft because it was symmetrical. I got into that. And once I bought it, I fell in love with it.”
It would go on to become a familiar sight, with McCartney using it for live performances between 1961 and 1963, before it finally went missing shortly before the Beatles split up in 1970.
Höfner helped out with McCartney’s unlikely search for the instrument by creating the hashtag #tracingthebass, encouraging people from all over the globe to help find it.
Höfner executive Nick Wass told the Sunday Telegraph: “I’ve worked closely with Paul McCartney’s team over the years, and when I’ve met Paul we’ve talked about his first Höfner bass and where it could be today.
“Paul said to me, ‘Hey, because you’re from Höfner, couldn’t you help find my bass?’ And that’s what sparked this great hunt.”
Paul McCartney onstage gesturing with both hands to an audience, with a violin-shaped bass guitar on a shoulder strap View image in fullscreen McCartney in concert in 2017, with another Höfner bass. He has owned four throughout his career. Photograph: Scott Legato/Getty Images The brand has been McCartney’s choice throughout his career and the company owes much of its success to the former Beatle’s endorsement. He has owned four Höfner basses since 1961, and still plays one given to him by the manufacturer.
Wass said that the bass could now be valued “more like a Van Gogh or a Picasso than just an instrument”, adding: “This is the bass Paul played in Hamburg, at the Cavern Club and at Abbey Road.”
There have been various theories over the years about what happened to the instrument, with rumours that a thief stole it from a closet at Abbey Road, as well as some believing it simply went missing in the basement of the band’s Savile Row offices.
It was last seen days before McCartney and his bandmates – John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – played their final live performance from the roof of their Savile Row base.
In 1963, the guitar John Lennon used to write I Want to Hold Your Hand disappeared during the band’s Christmas show at Finsbury Park, according to the project. It resurfaced 51 years later, selling for a colossal £1.9m ($2.4m) at auction.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Feb 16, 2024 18:01:53 GMT
Long-lost bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney after 54 years Violin-shaped Höfner vanished around the time the Beatles split up but has now resurfaced after a global search. A guitar bought by Paul McCartney for £30 in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the distinctively shaped Höfner bass. The instrument, bought by McCartney before his rise to stardom and reportedly his favourite, was last seen when the Beatles were recording their final album to be released, Let It Be, 54 years ago. A search to find the missing violin-shaped bass, a German-made Höfner 500/1, was launched last year, and on Tuesday a student, Ruaidhri Guest, shared a picture on social media claiming to be in possession of the elusive instrument. Guest said he had inherited it, adding that it had since been returned to its original owner. “To my friends and family I inherited this item which has been returned to Paul McCartney. Share the news,” he posted on X. McCartney’s bass – which could now be worth as much as £10m – became synonymous with the versatile musician during the early days of the band. It was bought when the then unknown group were touring nightclubs in Hamburg, Germany, in the early 1960s. A representative for McCartney said: “Following the launch of last year’s Lost Bass project, Paul’s 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar … has been returned. “The guitar has been authenticated by Höfner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved.” McCartney has previously said he “fell in love” with the instrument because, unlike many electric guitars, it had a symmetrical shape. “For about £30, I found this Höfner violin bass,” said McCartney, 81. “And to me, because I was left-handed, it looked less daft because it was symmetrical. I got into that. And once I bought it, I fell in love with it.” It would go on to become a familiar sight, with McCartney using it for live performances between 1961 and 1963, before it finally went missing shortly before the Beatles split up in 1970. Höfner helped out with McCartney’s unlikely search for the instrument by creating the hashtag #tracingthebass, encouraging people from all over the globe to help find it. Höfner executive Nick Wass told the Sunday Telegraph: “I’ve worked closely with Paul McCartney’s team over the years, and when I’ve met Paul we’ve talked about his first Höfner bass and where it could be today. “Paul said to me, ‘Hey, because you’re from Höfner, couldn’t you help find my bass?’ And that’s what sparked this great hunt.” Paul McCartney onstage gesturing with both hands to an audience, with a violin-shaped bass guitar on a shoulder strap View image in fullscreen McCartney in concert in 2017, with another Höfner bass. He has owned four throughout his career. Photograph: Scott Legato/Getty Images The brand has been McCartney’s choice throughout his career and the company owes much of its success to the former Beatle’s endorsement. He has owned four Höfner basses since 1961, and still plays one given to him by the manufacturer. Wass said that the bass could now be valued “more like a Van Gogh or a Picasso than just an instrument”, adding: “This is the bass Paul played in Hamburg, at the Cavern Club and at Abbey Road.” There have been various theories over the years about what happened to the instrument, with rumours that a thief stole it from a closet at Abbey Road, as well as some believing it simply went missing in the basement of the band’s Savile Row offices. It was last seen days before McCartney and his bandmates – John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – played their final live performance from the roof of their Savile Row base. In 1963, the guitar John Lennon used to write I Want to Hold Your Hand disappeared during the band’s Christmas show at Finsbury Park, according to the project. It resurfaced 51 years later, selling for a colossal £1.9m ($2.4m) at auction. I would buy someone a pint who stole the Beatles instruments
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 20, 2024 22:39:21 GMT
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Post by pretzel on Mar 8, 2024 16:12:17 GMT
This badly needs another outing
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Post by iancransonsknees on Mar 17, 2024 19:35:43 GMT
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