Bob Hardy (bassist)

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Bob Hardy
Hardy performing with Franz Ferdinand in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Robert Byron Hardy
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 44) Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Genres	Indie rock post-punk revival art rock
Occupation	Bassist
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Domino
Member of	Franz Ferdinand
Formerly of	FFS

Robert Byron Hardy (born 16 August 1980) is an English musician and the bassist in the band Franz Ferdinand.

Biography

Hardy grew up in the outskirts of Bradford and attended Bradford Grammar School. Hardy is an artist with an interest in music while friend and bandmate Alex Kapranos is a musician interested in art; this is one of the primary reasons for how their friendship was established.^{[citation needed]} Through Hardy's friends from the Glasgow School of Art, Kapranos developed an interest in the work of the Dadaists and the Russian Constructivists. Many of the earlier shows of the band would come about thanks to the band's art world contacts.^[1]^[2]

Hardy is a painter, vegan and safety campaigner.^[3]

Equipment

Hardy plays a 1974 and a 1978 Rickenbacker 4001s / Hagström / Fender Precision. He previously used an SWR Goliath bass cabinet but now uses an Ampeg SVT Pro head and Ampeg 8x10 cabs. He uses Ernie Ball strings – roundwounds, medium gauge. His plectrum is a custom .60 mm magnesium/teflon amalgam.

References

^ An A-Z of Franz Ferdinand (2007, Helen Chase)
^ Pages 80–81 from "Franz Ferdinand and the Pop Renaissance" – ISBN 1-905287-00-3
^ [1] Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine https://www.instagram.com/unotv_/p/DBIMmuZhXYQ/

v t e Franz Ferdinand
Alex Kapranos Bob Hardy Julian Corrie Dino Bardot Audrey Tait Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Always Ascending The Human Fear
Remix albums	Blood
Video albums	Franz Ferdinand
Compilation albums	Hits to the Head
Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers
Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl" "Police Encounters" "Always Ascending" "Feel the Love Go"
Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson Alexis Taylor Todd Terje Björn Yttling Philippe Zdar
Related articles	Discography Awards Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS (self-titled album)

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