2023 Hofner Vintage Series 500/1 '62 Violin Beatle Bass Sunburst
NEW - The Hofner 500/1 violin bass was designed by Walter Hofner and launched at the Frankfurt Music Messe in 1956. It has since gone on to become one of the most recognisable electric bass guitars in the music world in terms of both looks and sound. The 'Mersey' bass is inspired by a bass made in August 1963 for Paul McCartney. Two piece neck, two-on-a-strip tuners and unbound neck. Fully hollow body. Original '63 Hofner neck profile. Fitted with flatwound strings. For the fully authentic look and sound of the early 1960s this is the bass.
You are looking at serial number: X0526H016
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Specs
Body
Wood Top: Spruce
Soundhole: None
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None
Neck
Wood: Flame Maple
Construction: Two Piece
Headstock Shape: Höfner Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB at 1st Fret: 22mm
Thickness Neck + FB at 12th Fret: 26mm
Heel Cap: White Pearl
Fretboard
Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30”/76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width at 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: None
Side Dots: Nonw
Number of Frets: 22
Bridge
Material: Ebony
Type: Höfner Fretted
Hardware
Tuners: Strip Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Plastic
Tailpiece: Höfner Trapere Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl
Pickup Neck: Höfner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Höfner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Gold Top
Electrics: Höfner Pearl Panel
Strings: Höfner Flat Wound
Includes Hardshell case.
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