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Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass Guitar Sunburst
Catalogue No: ighof-HCT5001SB
- Recreation of the 1964 version
- Sustain block inside the body to give modern bass tone
- Three piece maple/beech/maple body
- 42mm nut width
- 2x Hofner Staple nickel pickups
£649.00
-£100.00
£749.00
What they say
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.
Specs
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 | Jatoba |
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 | |
Setup | Action Bass String at 12th Fret | 3mm |
Action Treble String at 12th Fret | 2mm |