Mark Hooten of Macon Georgia is a fraud

Ted

unread,

Aug 28, 2001, 10:05:58 PM8/28/01

to

Attention anyone doing business with or about to do business with this guy.
He has stolen over $700 worth of speakers from us and now has stolen an
amp from Fuchs Audio. He claims to be affiliated with the Allman Bros. Band
and other big names. They have all confirmed he is a fraud. We have been
in contact with the Sheriff's office in that locale and are preparing
the attempt to recover our speakers or the money owed us. We have been
told that he pawns his scams through a local pawn shop. He was from Atlanta
until last year and apparently had to move to Macon to avoid the heat.
We just caught up with him. If you call his phone number, (478-741-1070) you
find that he is involved in Orange Amps, Sleep Aids, and Insurance.
He also supposedly promotes blues fests in that area.
Please be careful in dealing with this guy, you'll lose.

WeberVST

RoccaforteAmps

unread,

Aug 28, 2001, 10:42:19 PM8/28/01

to

My number one rule:
NEVER give anyone anything
without getting the $$$ first!
I wont say who,
but an artist customer of
mine sent me 10.000
worth of vintage amps
for service,
and ended up in jail
before my fees were paid.
His record Co. wrote me
a bad check for the repairs,
not realizing they didnt have
the amps back!
Once I informed them I would
be more than happy to keep
these amps for my services,
they sent a very fine secretary
down with the cash.
True story.
Get the money first guys.
Doug

Scott Colborn

unread,

Aug 28, 2001, 11:58:28 AM8/28/01

to

Hello Ted,
Thanks for the heads up. You guys are decent folks who produce great
speakers - I hope things work out OK for your company in this matter.
Thanks for your contributions to the world of amps through your excellent
speaker line. The guy who is fraudulently acquiring goods is (I can only
hope) really going to get a big lesson soon.
For the players who may be interested, I put a Weber ceramic Blue Dog in
a 2 x 12 cab with a Celestion Vintage 30, and after the break-in period, the
Blue Dog has a noticeably bigger and tighter bottom end. You guys might
want to try some of these with your Vintage 30's and enjoy the mids of the
Celestion with the bottom end of the Weber Blue Dog.
Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott

teleplayer

unread,

Aug 28, 2001, 11:38:18 PM8/28/01

to

Too bad you couldn't keep the amps, huh.

"RoccaforteAmps" <roccafo...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010828224219...@mb-mj.aol.com...

D.G. Devin

unread,

Aug 29, 2001, 1:08:46 AM8/29/01

to

teleplayer wrote in message ...

>Too bad you couldn't keep the amps, huh.

Maybe that "very fine secretary" delivered more than cash. ;-)

Rich Koerner

unread,

Aug 30, 2001, 8:24:38 PM8/30/01

to

LOL, Right On Doug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sleaze Bags in the Music Game since day one still remain, with new one
crawling out of the woodwork all the time!!!!!!

No Ticky, No Shirty!!!!!!!

The WORST ARE THE *BIG* NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give me the local customer any day of the week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MONEY TALKS, BS WALKS!!!!!!!!

A little tip for Musicians and all you Tech out there!!

"Know Your Worth"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And,... CHARGE ACCORDINGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell, don't blame me if you want to play gig's for Nothing, or sell Club
tickets because the ASS HOLE doesn't know the first thing about the
Entertainment Business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You may want to work for NOTHING, I Don't!!!!!!

Why should I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why should YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,

Rich Koerner,
Time Electronics.
http://www.timeelect.com

Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering,
Music & Studio Production,
Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers

RoccaforteAmps

unread,

Aug 31, 2001, 12:22:11 AM8/31/01

to

<<Rich wrote: Sleaze Bags in the Music Game since day >one still remain, with

new one
>crawling out of the woodwork all the time!!!!!!
>No Ticky, No Shirty!!!!!!!

>The WORST ARE THE *BIG* NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>

A few of my "big" customers
never see the bills,
the accountants pay whatever
I submit.
BUT,
there are a few who can be
trouble and I have to stand
my ground.

<< Give me the local customer any day of the >week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely!!!!!

>MONEY TALKS, BS WALKS!!!!!!!!
>>

It does!
Artists bleed the same color blood
as the rest of the human race,
and until I see different they're
going to pay like everyone else!

<< And,... CHARGE ACCORDINGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>

Yes indeed!!!!!!
Im not BurgerKing,
you cant have it your way.
Doug

Ted

unread,

Sep 1, 2001, 11:24:22 AM9/1/01

to

Of course the worst thing you can do is pat yourself on the back and
declare you will never be "Hooten'ed". Those kind of
con artists are the best and you can never be ready enough.

The list of Hooten victims now includes Orange Amps, Engl Amps,
Deacon Roads, Guitars, Baker Guitars, Weber, Fuchs Audio, and perhaps
others. He reportedly came very close to taking Sovtek for a
ride, but they got tipped off just in time.

Beware....

and as a public service, please keep this thread alive.

WeberVST

RoccaforteAmps

unread,

Sep 1, 2001, 12:11:08 PM9/1/01

to

<<tweber wrote:
>Of course the worst thing you can do is pat yourself >on the back and
>declare you will never be "Hooten'ed". >>

Trust me Ted,
no one can talk me into anything.
Doug

hawkeye in exile

unread,

Oct 22, 2001, 12:31:11 PM10/22/01

to

> Beware....

> WeberVST

just keeping the thread alive...

best,
jeff
--E-mail:-- s a n d e r s @ i o . c o m -----------
'00 FLSTC - "QoMH"
R. J. "jeff" Sanders Santa Clara, CA
"Let everybody get together then and we'll try to make it." - Howling Wolf