Cat Burrito Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 It's Rob Grill from The Grass Roots miming along to a session bass players excellent bassline but what is the Hofner but bigger-esque bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'd say [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/eko/index/995.html"]Eko 995[/url]. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 That'd be it. Cheers Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Looks like an eko Violin bass - last time I was at brandoni in wembley they had a bunch of new old stock 60s bodies & necks from these from the old eko factory [url="http://brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp"]http://brandoniguitars.co.uk/ekogtr.asp[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm tempted & there is a cheaper one on EBay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Violin-bassguitar-early-60s-possibly-early-Eko-bass-/290405987445?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item439d8bb475"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Violin-bassguitar-ea...=item439d8bb475[/url] but must resist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Guy reckons the Ebay one's an Egmond, made in Holland. It's rough & ready but I did wonder at the £225 BIN - the Eko ones can push 4 figures! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Back in the 60s, our bassist had one of these (all recorded about 1963/64): [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EKO-BASS-VINTAGE-MADE-ITALY-/390283193750?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5adeb0ed96"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EKO-BASS-VINTAGE-MAD...=item5adeb0ed96[/url] You can see it in some pics here: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_yOrMHQ0U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_yOrMHQ0U[/url] That's not the best one, but it is in the pic. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3JuUjvn5fw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3JuUjvn5fw...feature=related[/url] long shot [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_pt4FHdbzA&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_pt4FHdbzA&NR=1[/url] perfect shot here These were pretty much recorded on an old Grundig tape-to-tape with the one original mic in a garage - were we the original garage band? Behind John you can see his Fenton Weill bass amp with its featured 'Kick-Proof Grill' - 30 Watts, I think. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 [quote name='Bassassin' post='1106877' date='Jan 28 2011, 11:53 PM']Guy reckons the Ebay one's an Egmond, made in Holland. It's rough & ready but I did wonder at the £225 BIN - the Eko ones can push 4 figures! J.[/quote] Which is barking, but there you have it. If you really want Hofner-esque goodness, prices for real vintage Hofners now are about where they were in 2007 ... when the market finally starts to recover, you won't see that again for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1106882' date='Jan 28 2011, 11:59 PM']Behind John you can see his Fenton Weill bass amp with its featured 'Kick-Proof Grill' - 30 Watts, I think. G.[/quote] 30 watts was considered way OTT in 1964, wasn't it? The original WEM Dominator was intended to amplify the entire band, using its mighty 17 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 In 1966, at the Dam Park in Ayr, the Yardbird's Paul Samwell-Smith told me he'd never used an amp (up to that point) more than 15W. That was the day Eric Clapton told me to 'F**k Off!!!!' Ah, those were the days!!!! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' post='1106886' date='Jan 29 2011, 12:01 AM']30 watts was considered way OTT in 1964, wasn't it? The original WEM Dominator was intended to amplify the entire band, using its mighty 17 watts. [/quote] that was the idea of the Burns Orbit amps too - a mighty 60W they were!!! G. Edited January 29, 2011 by geoffbyrne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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