Hofner 500/1 Violin Beatle Bass '63 Limited Edition 60th Anniversary Edition (Dark Sunburst) (SN# 18)
Hollowbody construction made of beautifully flamed maple with a spruce top. Two-piece maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Nut width 41 mm, scale length 762 mm. Authentic '63 Style Sunburst Finish. The Violin Bass '63 - 60th Anniversary takes its inspiration from a bass made around July and August of 1963 and, as far as is possible, is a close reproduction of that instrument. Below is a list of some features that are incorporated into this bass. Featuring an individually numbered hand printed graphic designed art print signed by Klaus Voormann. Each bass is supplied with one copy to match the serial number of the instrument.
Hollowbody construction made of beautifully flamed maple with a spruce top. Two-piece maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Nut width 41 mm, scale length 762 mm. Authentic '63 Style Sunburst Finish. The Violin Bass '63 - 60th Anniversary takes its inspiration from a bass made around July and August of 1963 and, as far as is possible, is a close reproduction of that instrument. Below is a list of some features that are incorporated into this bass. Featuring an individually numbered hand printed graphic designed art print signed by Klaus Voormann. Each bass is supplied with one copy to match the serial number of the instrument.
Hollowbody construction made of beautifully flamed maple with a spruce top. Two-piece maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. Nut width 41 mm, scale length 762 mm. Authentic '63 Style Sunburst Finish. The Violin Bass '63 - 60th Anniversary takes its inspiration from a bass made around July and August of 1963 and, as far as is possible, is a close reproduction of that instrument. Below is a list of some features that are incorporated into this bass. Featuring an individually numbered hand printed graphic designed art print signed by Klaus Voormann. Each bass is supplied with one copy to match the serial number of the instrument.
Specs
Body
Wood Top: Spruce
Soundhole: None
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None
Neck
Wood: Flame Maple
Construction: Two Piece
Headstock Shape: Höfner Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB at 1st Fret: 22mm
Thickness Neck + FB at 12th Fret: 26mm
Heel Cap: White Pearl
Fretboard
Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30”/76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width at 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: None
Side Dots: Nonw
Number of Frets: 22
Bridge
Material: Ebony
Type: Höfner Fretted
Hardware
Tuners: Strip Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Plastic
Tailpiece: Höfner Trapere Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl
Pickup Neck: Höfner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Höfner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Gold Top
Electrics: Höfner Pearl Panel
Strings: Höfner Flat Wound
Includes Hardshell case.