Hofner 500/1 58 NA 1958 Violin Bass Custom Shop Reissue (Natural w/ Flame Maple Back)
NEW - In celebration of both the early days of the Höfner violin bass and the 50th anniversary of Master Luthier Dieter Fischer's joining Höfner, comes the 500/1 Vintage 58 Reissue Violin Bass. Each 500/1 Vintage 58 is a handmade limited edition version of the 1958 close pick-up space violin bass with oval control panel. Many players revere Höfner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone.
NEW - In celebration of both the early days of the Höfner violin bass and the 50th anniversary of Master Luthier Dieter Fischer's joining Höfner, comes the 500/1 Vintage 58 Reissue Violin Bass. Each 500/1 Vintage 58 is a handmade limited edition version of the 1958 close pick-up space violin bass with oval control panel. Many players revere Höfner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone.
NEW - In celebration of both the early days of the Höfner violin bass and the 50th anniversary of Master Luthier Dieter Fischer's joining Höfner, comes the 500/1 Vintage 58 Reissue Violin Bass. Each 500/1 Vintage 58 is a handmade limited edition version of the 1958 close pick-up space violin bass with oval control panel. Many players revere Höfner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone.
Specification
Instrument: Violin Bass 1958 Reissue
Model: H500/1-58-NA
Category Term Description
Body Shape Violin Bass
Wood Top Spruce
Soundhole None
Wood Back Flame Maple
Wood Sides Flame Maple
Binding Top Black
Binding Back 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
Neck Joint Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 24mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 28mm
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 22
Bridge Material Ebony
Type Hofner Fretted
Hardware Tuners Single Nickel "Rugby Ball"
Tuner Buttons Plastic
Tailpiece Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material Plastic
Pickguard White Pearl
Pickup Neck 58 Vintage
Pickup Middle 58 Vintage
Pickup Bridge
Potentiometer Knobs Black
Electrics Hofner Black Panel
Strings Hofner Flat Wound
Approximate Weight Kg 2,1