Hofner Club Bass 500/2 1965 Reissue Limited Edition Model #1 (Fab Gear Burst)
The Hofner Fab Gear Burst Club Bass 500/2 1965 Reissue Limited Edition Model is built by the Hofner Custom Shop, exclusively for Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear and is inspired by the original Hofner 500/2 model from 1965 when it was first introduced. With its cutaway body design, short scale 30" neck and light weight, it provides ease of playability. The 500/2 delivers a true vintage sound with full deep bass tones from its fully hollow body and Höfner "Staple" pickups.
The Hofner Fab Gear Burst Club Bass 500/2 1965 Reissue Limited Edition Model is built by the Hofner Custom Shop, exclusively for Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear and is inspired by the original Hofner 500/2 model from 1965 when it was first introduced. With its cutaway body design, short scale 30" neck and light weight, it provides ease of playability. The 500/2 delivers a true vintage sound with full deep bass tones from its fully hollow body and Höfner "Staple" pickups.
The Hofner Fab Gear Burst Club Bass 500/2 1965 Reissue Limited Edition Model is built by the Hofner Custom Shop, exclusively for Andy Babiuk’s Fab Gear and is inspired by the original Hofner 500/2 model from 1965 when it was first introduced. With its cutaway body design, short scale 30" neck and light weight, it provides ease of playability. The 500/2 delivers a true vintage sound with full deep bass tones from its fully hollow body and Höfner "Staple" pickups.
More Info
Our limited edition Fab Gear Burst 500/1 Beatle Bass has been so popular that we decided to have a set of Hofner 1965 Reissue Club Basses built with our special “Fab Gear Bust” finish with the correct sunburst color on the body, and sunburst on the sides and back of the neck to be most similar to Paul McCartney’s famous Hofner Beatle bass. Each Hofner Fab Gear Burst Club Bass 500/2 1965 Reissue Limited Edition Model is hand numbered and comes with a Hofner deluxe hardshell case, certificate of authenticity, Hofner warranty / paperwork and an autographed copy of Andy's book “Beatles Gear: All The Fab Four’s Instruments From Stage to Studio – The Ultimate Edition”!
ALSO AVAILABLE LEFT HANDED AS A SPECIAL ORDER. CONTACT US AT FAB GEAR FOR MORE DETAILS.
SPECS
Instrument: Club Bass
Model: H500/2
Body Shape: Club Bass
Wood Top: Select German spruce top
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black or Black / Cream / Black (CV)
Binding Back: Black / White / Black or Black / Cream / Black (CV)
Binding Sides: White or Cream (CV)
Centerblock: None
Neck
Wood: Flame Maple / Beech / Flame Maple
Construction: Three Piece
Headstock Shape: Hofner Club Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Club Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret: 24mm
Heel Cap: White or Cream Pearl (CV)
Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30" / 76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width At 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: White or Cream (CV)
Side Dots: Yes
Number Of Frets: 22
Bridge
Material: Ebony
Type: Hofner Fretted
Hardware
Tuners: Single Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Plastic
Tailpiece: Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl or Cream Pearl (CV)
Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Gold top. Black (W Version)
Electrics: Hofner Pearl Panel
Strings: Hofner Flat Wound