10.10.2017
Violin Bass - Vintage Single Pickup
A limited edition of just 12 basses that are inspired by a bass made to special order back in 1957.
In 1957 a special order was placed at Höfner for a Violin Bass with only one pickup. This was produced and delivered and appears to be the only example of such a bass. We have now produced a limited run of 12 basses that replicate that original instrument from 1957. With a single black bar pickup, oval control panel and antique violin finish these basses are a must for all collectors and enthusiasts of the famous 500/1 Violin Bass series.
Category | Term | Description |
Body | Shape | Violin Bass |
Wood Top | Spruce laminate | |
Soundhole | None | |
Wood Back | Flame Maple lamintae | |
Wood Sides | Flame Maple laminate | |
Binding Top | Black / White / Black | |
Binding Back | Black / White / Black | |
Binding Sides | Black | |
Centerblock | None | |
Neck | Wood | Flame Maple / Beech /Flame Maple |
Construction | Three Piece | |
Headstock Shape | Hofner Violin Bass | |
Logo and Artwork | Vertical text | |
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 | Black | |
Fingerboard | Wood | Rosewood |
Scale | 30"/76cm | |
Nut Width | 42mm | |
Width At 12th Fret | 48mm | |
Inlays | Pearl Dots | |
Binding | None | |
Side Dots | None | |
Number Of Frets | 21 | |
Bridge | Material | Ebony |
Type | Hofner Fretted | |
Finish | Top | Vintage Sunburst |
Body | Vintage Sunburst | |
Neck | Vintage Sunburst | |
Hardware | Tuners | Single Nickel Rugby Ball |
Tuner Buttons | Plastic | |
Tailpiece | Hofner Trapeze Nickel with badge | |
Nut Material | Plastic | |
Pickguard | Tortoiseshell | |
Pickup Neck | Hofner Black Bar | |
Pickup Middle | None | |
Pickup Bridge | None | |
Potentiometer Knobs | Gold top | |
Electrics | Hofner Tortoiseshell Oval Panel special | |
Strings | Hofner Flat Wound | |
Setup | Action Bass String at 12th Fret | 3mm |
Action Treble String at 12th Fret | 2mm | |
All Specifications subject to change |