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01-HCT-500/1-SB, HOFNER CONTEMPORARY SERIES VIOLIN BASS, ANTIQUE BROWN SUNBURST, WITH CASE

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01-HCT-500/1-SB, HOFNER CONTEMPORARY SERIES VIOLIN BASS, ANTIQUE BROWN SUNBURST, WITH CASE

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01-HCT-500/1-SB, HOFNER CONTEMPORARY SERIES VIOLIN BASS, ANTIQUE BROWN SUNBURST, WITH CASE

  • Hofner’s best-selling Contemporary version of the Violin Bass.
  • The sustain block inside the body gives a modern, deep resonating bass sound, while still retaining the original Hofner bass character.
  • Original Hofner ‘Staple’ pick-ups.
  • Antique brown sunburst.

(Also available in Left-handed version)

 

A short guide to using the Hofner Control Panel:

Bass On: Turns the Bridge pickup off.

Treble On:  Turns the Neck pickup off

Solo – Rhythm: Solo makes the Bass louder; Rhythm makes the Treble brighter

Volume Controls: to blend the volume of each pickup, best with the volume turned towards up;
Bass On does indeed make it Bassier because it is just the neck pickup with a Treble cut capacitor.

Treble On: Yields a bright tone, because it is just the Bridge pickup with a Bass cut capacitor

Rhythm/Solo Switch: Rhythm cuts the volume by 30% or subtle treble cut; Solo makes the Bass louder.

Volume: – best with volume in the up

Paul McCartney prefers to use the neck pickup, it is said.

 

Hofner Specs

Brand

Model: H500/1-64-0
Category Term Description
Body Shape Violin Bass
Wood Top Spruce
Soundhole None
Wood Back Flame Maple
Wood Sides Flame Maple
Binding Top Black / White / Black
Binding Back Black / White / Black
Binding Sides White
Centerblock None
Neck Wood Flame Maple / Beech / Flame Maple
Construction Three Piece
Headstock Shape Hofner Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork Script
Neck Joint Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 24mm
Heel Cap White Pearl
Fingerboard Wood Rosewood
Scale 30″/76cm
Nut Width 42mm
Width At 12th Fret 48mm
Inlays Pearl Dots
Binding White
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
Pickup Neck Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Middle
Pickup Bridge Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs Gold top
Electrics Hofner Pearl Panel
Strings Hofner Flat Wound
Approximate Weight Kg 2,1
Setup Action Bass String at 12th Fret 3mm
Action Treble String at 12th Fret

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