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#290014 - 07/08/10 07:53 PM ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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#290015 - 07/09/10 09:13 AM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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That's pretty COOL!


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#290016 - 07/09/10 09:20 AM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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Love the Hofner bass

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#290017 - 07/09/10 12:27 PM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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That is the one thing I don't get. Little 30 inch scale basses never sounded very good to me. I have a Hofner (two, actually), as well as a 30' scale Guild hollow bass and the pretty good Epiphone Jack Cassidy bass-the best sounding "shorty" of them all, in my opinion.

Oh well, can't knock the product Paul created with the Hofner.


Russ

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#290018 - 07/09/10 02:03 PM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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Originally posted by captain Russ:
That is the one thing I don't get. Little 30 inch scale basses never sounded very good to me. I have a Hofner (two, actually), as well as a 30' scale Guild hollow bass and the pretty good Epiphone Jack Cassidy bass-the best sounding "shorty" of them all, in my opinion.

Oh well, can't knock the product Paul created with the Hofner.


Russ


I'd say Paul has done VERY well with that Hofner bass..it's his signature choice and probably enjoys playing it immensely....can't knock over whelming success that will NEER be duplicated.

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#290019 - 07/09/10 03:14 PM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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You're right, Donny, Paul has done well with it. I just think that particular bass sounds awful and I think it sounds just as bad when Paul plays it. Bass was never the strong part of Beatles music. That tone wouldn't fly today, for sure. i call it the "short scale runs".

At least, that's my opinion. Love Paul, The Beatles and lots of their music. Just don't like that bass or the sound that comes out of it, historic or not.


Russ

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#290020 - 07/09/10 06:57 PM Re: ot/ Birthday Present Surprise for 70 yr old Ringo Starr
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I'll bet it's very sentimental to him as he has been using it 50 years or so, sure sounded good on "Daytripper"..maybe it sounds better playing it lefty?...

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