Hofner Custom Shop Fab Gear Union Jack 500/1 LTD Bass
NEW - Built by the Hofner Custom Shop exclusively for Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear, all the specs are just like McCartney’s iconic Beatle bass that was built for him by Hofner in 1963, each bass is finished by paint artist Kevin Jennings exactly like the one he did for McCartney with the special Union Jack finish top, but with a transparent blue stain finish on the back and sides as originally intended for Sir Paul!
Painted in great detail, with deep red and blue transparent stain and finished in a nitrocellulose lacquer, each bass is literally a unique work of art! Each Hofner Fab Gear Union Jack 500/1 is hand numbered and comes with a Hofner deluxe tweed hardshell case, certificate of authenticity, Hofner warranty / paperwork and an autographed copy of Andy's book Beatles Gear: The Ultimate Edition!
For Sir Paul McCartney’s historic live performance at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, Hofner built Paul McCartney a one-of-a-kind replica of his famous Hofner Beatle bass, with a special Union Jack flag finish pained on the top of the body. Paint artist Kevin Jennings was hired by the Hofner Custom Shop to create this one-off work of art. It was originally Jennings’ intent to finish the back of the body, the sides and the back of the neck in a deep transparent blue, but he ran out of time as Hofner needed to get the bass to McCartney in time for the concert date.
Subsequently, the bass that McCartney was given had a clear natural wood nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the back and sides. Jennings had only ever created one other Hofner Union Jack (for Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick) until now. Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear has teamed up with the Hofner Custom Shop and paint artist Kevin Jennings to offer the Hofner Fab Gear Union Jack 500/1 Limited Edition Model.
You are looking at serial number: 008
ALSO AVAILABLE LEFT HANDED AS A SPECIAL ORDER. CONTACT US AT FAB GEAR FOR MORE DETAILS.
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Includes free shipping in the continental USA, and free expert guitar setup!
SPECS
Body
Shape: Violin Bass
Top: Spruce
Back: Flame Maple
Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Back: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None
Finish: Union Jack
Neck
Wood: Flame Maple
Construction: Two Piece
Headstock Shape: Hofner Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret: 24mm
Heel Cap: White Pearl
Fingerboard
Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30" / 76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width At 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: None
Side Dots: None
Number of Frets: 22
Bridge
Material: Ebony
Type: Hofner Fretted
Hardware
Tuners: Strip Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Plastic
Tailpiece: Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl
Neck Pickup : Hofner Staple Nickel
Bridge Pickup: Hofner Staple Nickel
Tone Knobs: Gold top
Electronics: Hofner Pearl Panel
Strings: Hofner Flat Wound
Approximate Weight Kg: 2,1
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