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Hofner 500/1 Contemporary Violin Bass Left Hand
$1,749.00$1,899.00
Hofner 500/1 Contemporary Violin Bass Left Hand
A beautiful reproduction of the original Hofner 500/1 bass. The Contemporary series basses from Hofner are superb. Loaded with German pickups and electronics loom, they sound incredibly close to its German built cousin but at a way more affordable price.
The best-selling 500/1 Contemporary version of the Hofner Violin Bass Guitar in sunburst offers those wanting to own one of the World's iconic guitars the chance to do so at a very attractive price.
Recreating the style of the 1964 version.
Featuring a sustain block inside the body to give modern, deep-resonating bass sounds while still retaining the original Hofner Beatles bass sound. With a short scale of 30" and the small violin bass body it is one of greatest electric bass guitars ever made.
Includes Case
| Instrument: | HCT Violin Bass | |
| Model: | HCT-500/1-SB | |
| Category | Term | Description |
| Body | Shape | Violin Bass |
| Wood Top | Spruce | |
| Soundhole | ||
| Wood Back | Flame Maple | |
| Wood Sides | Flame Maple | |
| Binding Top | Black / White / Black | |
| Binding Back | Black / White / Black | |
| Binding Sides | White | |
| Centerblock | Spruce | |
| Neck | Wood | Maple / Beech / Maple |
| Construction | Three Piece | |
| Headstock Shape | Violin Bass | |
| Logo and Artwork | Script | |
| Neck Joint | Hofner Violin Bass Set Neck | |
| Joint At | 16th Fret | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret | 22mm | |
| Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel | 24mm | |
| Heel Cap | Pearl | |
| Fingerboard | Wood | Rosewood |
| Scale | 30" / 76cm | |
| Nut Width | 42mm | |
| Width At 12th Fret | 48mm | |
| Inlays | Dots | |
| Binding | White | |
| Side Dots | Yes | |
| Number Of Frets | 22 | |
| Bridge | Material | Ebony |
| Type | Hofner Fretted | |
| Hardware | Tuners | Single Nickel |
| Tuner Buttons | Pearl | |
| Tailpiece | Trapeze Nickel | |
| Nut Material | Plastic | |
| Pickguard | White Pearl | |
| Pickup Neck | Hofner Staple Nickel | |
| Pickup Middle | ||
| Pickup Bridge | Hofner Staple Nickel | |
| Potentiometer Knobs | Black and Silver | |
| Strings | Hofner HCT Roundwound | |
| Approximate Weight Kg | 2,7 |
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