Custom Hofner 500/1 Gold Label 2017 Beatle Bass Spruce Top Madrone Burl Sides & Back w/ Case - B-Stock

This bass is a B-Stock!

Known as "Berlin" this is a truly stunning bass.  This bass may be a one of a kind Gold Label work and it is featured on the Hofner website as well.  The natural clear gloss finished spruce top really pops with the contrasting bindings and beautifully figured madrone burl back and sides.  This bass plays and sounds as good as it looks!

What makes this bass a B-Stock?  There are three finish blemishes that we can find.  

On the top just under the G-string running between the two pickups to about two inches in front of the neck pickup is a hairline crack in the finish.  It is very difficult to see and also very difficult to feel even if you run your nail over it.  The finish crack is between the grain of the spruce and it not visible at all angles.   It is there so we must disclose it.  There is also a very small pin sized dimple where the binding meets the top and also where the binding comes together there is a slight gap.  Besides that this bass is a beauty and is ready to be played!

The case has a silver paint smudge to the side of the Hofner graphic. 


Information from the Hofner website:

500/1 Violin Bass with a natural top and Madrone-Burl back and sides. This very special wood looks absolutely stunning when lacquered and is perfect on the Violin Bass. Perfectly crafted, it will provide years of service while delivering the famous Höfner bass tone.

The "Berlin" version features twin standard spaced "Höfner Staple" pickups. It comes in a luxury Höfner case.

Gold Label instruments are small runs or even single pieces with special finishes, colours or components. They are specially prepared and finished by our master luthiers in the workshops of Höfner in Hagenau, Germany. Each piece comes with a Gold Label certificate of authenticity.

Product Specs

Condition:Brand New Make:Hofner Model:500/1 Gold Label Finish:Natural Categories:4-String Year:2017 Made In:Germany