Ongaku Senka

 
 

Ongaku Senka Magazine

 

  • Article Title

  • Magazine

  • Country

  • Issue

  • Date

  • Pages

  • Cheap Trick

  • Ongaku Senka Magazine

  • Japan

  • Super Idol Vol. 2

  • March, 1978

  • 27-30, 67-70

The Hamer prototype 10-string bass is shown on the front cover.

Ongaku Senka, translated as “specialized course in music”, was in operation from 1967 to 1987. It specialized in publishing photos of American and British rock bands. This issue includes several photos of the Hamer prototype 10-string bass.

 
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Ongaku SenkA - June 1978

This issue includes several photos of the Hamer Quad 12-string bass. In a sidebar Tom Petersson explains how he plays three strings at once. There is also an ad for the Cheap Trick fan magazine Cheap Sweets that includes a drawing of the Hamer Quad 12-string bass on the front cover.

Instructions include how to tune the strings and to play three strings at once.

An advertisement for Cheap Sweets magazine shows the Hamer Quad 12-string bass on the front cover.

Ongaku Senka - May 1979

Several photos of the Hamer B12A 12-string bass are included, as well as a humorous cartoon.

Ongaku Senka - Volume 2 - 1978

Over 50 pages of this issue are devoted to Cheap Trick. Several photos of Tom Petersson and the Hamer Quad 12-string bass are included, plus the prototype Hamer 10-string bass is also shown.