Custom Hofner Contemporary Semi-Hollow Body Violin Bass Guitar Dark Brown Burst + Case

The best-selling 500/1 Contemporary version of the Hofner Violin Bass Guitar in sunburst offers those wanting to own one of the World's iconic guitars the chance to do so at a very attractive price. 

Recreating the style of the 1964 version.

Featuring a sustain block inside the body to give modern, deep-resonating bass sounds while still retaining the original Hofner Beatles bass sound. With a short scale of 30" and the small violin bass body it is one of greatest electric bass guitars ever made.

SPECIFICATION SHEET

Instrument: HCT Violin Bass
Model: HCT-500/1-SB
Category Term Description
Body Shape Violin Bass
Wood Top Spruce
Soundhole
Wood Back Flame Maple
Wood Sides Flame Maple
Binding Top Black / White / Black
Binding Back Black / White / Black
Binding Sides White
Centerblock Spruce
Neck Wood Maple / Beech / Maple
Construction Three Piece
Headstock Shape Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork Script
Neck Joint Hofner Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 22mm
Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel 24mm
Heel Cap Pearl
Fingerboard Wood Rosewood
Scale 30" / 76cm
Nut Width 42mm
Width At 12th Fret 48mm
Inlays Dots
Binding White
Side Dots Yes
Number Of Frets 22
Bridge Material Ebony
Type Hofner Fretted
Hardware Tuners Single Nickel
Tuner Buttons Pearl
Tailpiece Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material Plastic
Pickguard White Pearl
Pickup Neck Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Middle
Pickup Bridge Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs Black and Silver
Strings Hofner HCT Roundwound
Approximate Weight Kg 2,7
Setup Action Bass String at 12th Fret 3mm
Action Treble String at 12th Fret 2mm