Hofner 500/1 '63 Reissue 4-String Electric Bass Guitar w/ Aluminum Bullet Case - Coming!
500/1 Vintage '63 Electric Bass Guitar
In 1956, Walter Hofner had an idea for an amplified semi-acoustic bass. When it was brought to life, his idea revolutionized popular music. Many players revere Hofner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone. The Hofner Violin Bass is a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet sound and a playing ease that simply eludes most ordinary basses.
Named for the year the most familiar version of the Violin Bass was popularized, the Vintage '63 captures its characteristic tone - deep, warm and reminiscent of a full-size 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 on stage or in the studio.
Selected German spruce top, back and sides from flamed maple
Maple-beech-maple neck
Rosewood fretboard, 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 tailpiece, brass
Hofner 65/36-P floating celluloid pickguard, pearl
2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbucking pickups
Hofner A2-B: Control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches, rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
Nickel-plated hardware
Colours: antique-brown sunburst
Hofner 259B aluminium bullet case (surcharge)
