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Title: Benny's bass?
Post by: Stjofön Big on August 21, 2020, 06:49:17 AM
Anyone in the know of what bass there is at 2:35? Most spectacular tune, by the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRW3rfKa6I
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Dave W on August 21, 2020, 07:53:07 AM
Framus?

No bass in this video, but my favorite Benny Hill number.

https://youtu.be/ef6edDwphhk
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Rob on August 21, 2020, 12:29:33 PM
Looks like Framus at 2:47
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Stjofön Big on August 21, 2020, 02:16:24 PM
Guess you guys are just about right! Benny's playing a Framus, but what Ernie is playing, now that is anyone's guess... (Eeeerniiiieeee!)
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Dave W on August 21, 2020, 10:32:18 PM
Interesting aside: the lines "Ernie was only 68, he didn't want to die" and his rival was "Two-ton Ted from Teddington." In real life, Benny Hill died of a heart attack at age 68 in his flat in Teddington.

This was the original performance from the show in 1970. The studio recording a year later became a hit single, and Ernie's age was changed to 52 in that version.
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Chris P. on August 22, 2020, 11:43:47 AM
Framus would be my guess too.
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Thornton Davis on August 23, 2020, 10:05:46 AM
It's a Klira 561 "Arkansas".

TD
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Basvarken on August 23, 2020, 10:16:46 AM
I'd swear I saw a scripted F logo on the headstock.
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Rob on August 23, 2020, 12:42:34 PM
Quote from: Basvarken on August 23, 2020, 10:16:46 AM
I'd swear I saw a scripted F logo on the headstock.

Same here.
Title: Re: Benny's bass?
Post by: Dave W on August 23, 2020, 10:20:14 PM
I don't think it's a Klira. Headstock looks different from the one Klira Arkansas imgae I found.
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