A blast from the past!
Musicians love the Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar. In 1956, Walter Hofner had an idea for an amplified semi acoustic bass. When it was brought to life, it proved to be a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet sound and a playing ease that eludes most ordinary basses. Many players revere Hofner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double bass like amplified tone.
Named for the year the most familiar version of the Violin Bass was popularized by by a certain young bass player from Liverpool, the Vintage '63 captures its characteristic tone deep, warm and reminiscent of a full sized string bass. Built to be as durable as its legacy, the compact sized, easy to play, light in weight Vintage '63 is equally at home onstage or in the studio.
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar Features:
- Select German spruce top, back, and sides of flamed maple
- Maple beech maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard with 22 frets
- Mother of pearl dots
- Scale: 30" (76cm)
- Neck width at nut: 1 5/8" (42mm)
- Machine heads: Hofner 61/73B (4 individual)
- Hofner 72/20B ebony bridge with movable metal saddles for perfect intonation and string spacing
- Hofner 62/30 trapeze brass tailpiece
- Hofner 65/36 P floating pearl celluloid pickguard
- 2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbucking pickups
- Hofner A2 B control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches, and rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
- Nickel plated hardware
- Antique brown sunburst finish
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar Includes:
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