Hofner Custom Shop 500/1 '62 Model Violin Bass (Euro-Burst)
NEW - Paul McCartney first picked up a Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass in 1961, and by 1962 the Fab Four’s bass player was fast on his way to turning this instrument into a staple of early rock. This Vintage ’62 Violin Bass gives you the same amazing experience McCartney enjoyed when he first received his favorite Hofner, providing you with timeless sound, style, and playing comfort. Between its breathtaking flame maple and spruce construction and its classic Hofner Staple humbuckers, this Vintage ’62 Violin Bass delivers the warm, woody, and vibrant sound that held down the back beat of the golden age of rock and roll.
You are looking at serial number: Y1124H066
IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!
Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!
NEW - Paul McCartney first picked up a Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass in 1961, and by 1962 the Fab Four’s bass player was fast on his way to turning this instrument into a staple of early rock. This Vintage ’62 Violin Bass gives you the same amazing experience McCartney enjoyed when he first received his favorite Hofner, providing you with timeless sound, style, and playing comfort. Between its breathtaking flame maple and spruce construction and its classic Hofner Staple humbuckers, this Vintage ’62 Violin Bass delivers the warm, woody, and vibrant sound that held down the back beat of the golden age of rock and roll.
You are looking at serial number: Y1124H066
IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!
Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!
NEW - Paul McCartney first picked up a Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass in 1961, and by 1962 the Fab Four’s bass player was fast on his way to turning this instrument into a staple of early rock. This Vintage ’62 Violin Bass gives you the same amazing experience McCartney enjoyed when he first received his favorite Hofner, providing you with timeless sound, style, and playing comfort. Between its breathtaking flame maple and spruce construction and its classic Hofner Staple humbuckers, this Vintage ’62 Violin Bass delivers the warm, woody, and vibrant sound that held down the back beat of the golden age of rock and roll.
You are looking at serial number: Y1124H066
IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!
Includes free shipping and free expert guitar setup!
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.