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1968 Hofner 500/1 Electric Violin Bass - Sunburst w/ Case
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Description Brand: Hofner Type: Electric Bass Dexterity: Right-Handed Color: Sunburst String Configuration: 4 String Hand: Right Exact Year: 1968 Series: 500/1 Model: 500/1 Violin Bass Style: Violin Bass Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany Era: 1968 UPC: Does Not Apply
Powered by Frooition Pro 1968 Hofner 500/1 Electric Violin Bass - Sunburst w/ Case Item Description 1968 Hofner 500/1 Violin Electric Bass in good condition with light playwear, some dents, dings and finish checking. Nice sunburst finish on the spruce top and flame maple sides and back with white binding. The pickguard has been removed and is not included. The bass has a nice action and the maple neck with a bound rosewood fretboard has a great feel. The frets are in very good condition with only mild fretwear. The pickups are the higher output bar blade style. They have a great tone with good output. The neck heel is rounded and does not have a cap. The bass is equipped with an ebony bridge and enclosed gear covered tuners. Currently the bass is strung with flatwound strings. This bass plays nice and has a great tone (just like the tone you've heard on a lot of Beatles recordings) Includes a hard shell case. Made in Germany by Hofner. Weight: 4 lbs. 14 oz. Many players revere Höfner’s Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone. The Höfner Violin Bass is a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet sound and a playing ease that simply eludes most ordinary basses. In 1956, Walter Höfner had an idea for a violin shaped semi-acoustic bass. Launched at that years Frankfurt Music Show, his idea revolutionized popular music. And, with continuous production from 1956, this bass is one of the few guitars available today that can trace it's origins back to the very beginning of Rock 'n' Roll. Specifications:
Select German Spruce Top Flamed Maple Sides and Back Maple Neck Rosewood Fretboard with 22 Frets Mother-of-pearl Dots Scale: 30" (76cm) short Scale Neck Width at Nut: 1-5/8" (42mm) Machine Heads: Hofner enclosed (4 individual) Hofner Ebony Bridge Hofner Trapeze Tailpiece 2 Hofner "Bar Blade" Humbucking Pickups Hofner Control Panel with 2V Volume Controls, 2 On/Off Switches, and Rhythm/Solo Switch for Volume Boost Nickel-plated Hardware Antique Brown Sunburst Finish About UsWe offer a large selection of quality pre-owned musical instruments and equipment from the industries finest manufactures including Akai, Ampeg, Boss, Denon, Digidesign, DigiTech, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Guild, Ibanez, Korg, Lexicon, Line 6, Mackie, Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Martin, MusicMan, MXR, Neumann, Peavey, Pioneer, PRS, Roland, Shure, Tascam, Taylor, TC Electronic and Yamaha. New gear arrives daily so check our store often. Lighthouse Sound, Inc. is proud to be an authorized dealer of the following brands of guitar effects pedals, pedal boards, amplifiers and accessories:
Bearfoot FX, Bigsby, Cooper Stands, Dunlop, Earthquaker Devices, Ernie Ball, EVH, Fender Accessories, Keeley Electronics, Gretsch Accessories, Ken Smith Strings, Lava Cable, Martin Accessories, Mojo Hand FX, RotoSound, SnaKe Oil Strings, Snark Tuners, Suhr Guitars, Amps, Pedals and Pickups, Voodoo Lab and Wampler Pedals PaymentWe accept PayPal payments. All major Credit Cards are accepted through PayPal including Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover.
ShippingLighthouse Sound specializes in prompt, safe shipping. We take great care packaging every item to ensure safe shipment to you. We get your gear to you fast, most orders ship within 1 business day of payment clearance. Tracking information is uploaded to eBay and can be viewed from your eBay account. International customers are responsible for any duties, taxes, brokerage or other fees. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be. These fees vary from country to country and we have no way to calculate them.
Description
| Brand: | Hofner | Type: | Electric Bass |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Color: | Sunburst |
| String Configuration: | 4 String | Hand: | Right |
| Exact Year: | 1968 | Series: | 500/1 |
| Model: | 500/1 Violin Bass | Style: | Violin Bass |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Germany | Era: | 1968 |
| UPC: | Does Not Apply |
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1968 Hofner 500/1 Electric Violin Bass - Sunburst w/ Case
Item Description
1968 Hofner 500/1 Violin Electric Bass in good condition with light playwear, some dents, dings and finish checking. Nice sunburst finish on the spruce top and flame maple sides and back with white binding. The pickguard has been removed and is not included. The bass has a nice action and the maple neck with a bound rosewood fretboard has a great feel. The frets are in very good condition with only mild fretwear. The pickups are the higher output bar blade style. They have a great tone with good output. The neck heel is rounded and does not have a cap. The bass is equipped with an ebony bridge and enclosed gear covered tuners. Currently the bass is strung with flatwound strings. This bass plays nice and has a great tone (just like the tone you've heard on a lot of Beatles recordings) Includes a hard shell case. Made in Germany by Hofner. Weight: 4 lbs. 14 oz. Many players revere Höfner’s Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone. The Höfner Violin Bass is a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet sound and a playing ease that simply eludes most ordinary basses. In 1956, Walter Höfner had an idea for a violin shaped semi-acoustic bass. Launched at that years Frankfurt Music Show, his idea revolutionized popular music. And, with continuous production from 1956, this bass is one of the few guitars available today that can trace it's origins back to the very beginning of Rock 'n' Roll. Specifications:
Select German Spruce Top Flamed Maple Sides and Back Maple Neck Rosewood Fretboard with 22 Frets Mother-of-pearl Dots Scale: 30" (76cm) short Scale Neck Width at Nut: 1-5/8" (42mm) Machine Heads: Hofner enclosed (4 individual) Hofner Ebony Bridge Hofner Trapeze Tailpiece 2 Hofner "Bar Blade" Humbucking Pickups Hofner Control Panel with 2V Volume Controls, 2 On/Off Switches, and Rhythm/Solo Switch for Volume Boost Nickel-plated Hardware Antique Brown Sunburst Finish
Select German Spruce Top Flamed Maple Sides and Back Maple Neck Rosewood Fretboard with 22 Frets Mother-of-pearl Dots Scale: 30" (76cm) short Scale Neck Width at Nut: 1-5/8" (42mm) Machine Heads: Hofner enclosed (4 individual) Hofner Ebony Bridge Hofner Trapeze Tailpiece 2 Hofner "Bar Blade" Humbucking Pickups Hofner Control Panel with 2V Volume Controls, 2 On/Off Switches, and Rhythm/Solo Switch for Volume Boost Nickel-plated Hardware Antique Brown Sunburst Finish
About UsWe offer a large selection of quality pre-owned musical instruments and equipment from the industries finest manufactures including Akai, Ampeg, Boss, Denon, Digidesign, DigiTech, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Guild, Ibanez, Korg, Lexicon, Line 6, Mackie, Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Martin, MusicMan, MXR, Neumann, Peavey, Pioneer, PRS, Roland, Shure, Tascam, Taylor, TC Electronic and Yamaha. New gear arrives daily so check our store often. Lighthouse Sound, Inc. is proud to be an authorized dealer of the following brands of guitar effects pedals, pedal boards, amplifiers and accessories:
Bearfoot FX, Bigsby, Cooper Stands, Dunlop, Earthquaker Devices, Ernie Ball, EVH, Fender Accessories, Keeley Electronics, Gretsch Accessories, Ken Smith Strings, Lava Cable, Martin Accessories, Mojo Hand FX, RotoSound, SnaKe Oil Strings, Snark Tuners, Suhr Guitars, Amps, Pedals and Pickups, Voodoo Lab and Wampler Pedals
Bearfoot FX, Bigsby, Cooper Stands, Dunlop, Earthquaker Devices, Ernie Ball, EVH, Fender Accessories, Keeley Electronics, Gretsch Accessories, Ken Smith Strings, Lava Cable, Martin Accessories, Mojo Hand FX, RotoSound, SnaKe Oil Strings, Snark Tuners, Suhr Guitars, Amps, Pedals and Pickups, Voodoo Lab and Wampler Pedals
PaymentWe accept PayPal payments. All major Credit Cards are accepted through PayPal including Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover.
ShippingLighthouse Sound specializes in prompt, safe shipping. We take great care packaging every item to ensure safe shipment to you. We get your gear to you fast, most orders ship within 1 business day of payment clearance. Tracking information is uploaded to eBay and can be viewed from your eBay account. International customers are responsible for any duties, taxes, brokerage or other fees. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be. These fees vary from country to country and we have no way to calculate them.