Fantastic Hofner Bass on ebay

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:54 pm

This may be the coolest Hofner Violin Bass I have ever seen...what a find, and only ONE pickup!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-57-VINTAGE-HOFNER-VIOLIN-BASS-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ170006068712QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:22 pm

Absolutely stunning instrument. It'll be interesting to see what it goes for.

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:52 pm

Amazing! Never saw a one-pickup 500/1 either. And that funky cord??? The neck looks T-H-I-C-K!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:31 pm

It has that nice '50s art-deco look about it.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:20 am

It looks very much like one that appears in a classic Fellini film, La Dolce Vita I beleive it is.

There is a scene with a rock band and the bassist has a very early Hofner violin bass, earlier than Macca's first.

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:41 am

It needs a neck reset.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:14 am

Chris wrote It needs a neck reset.

Nah, I doubt it.. The angle is good IMO, and the action looks normal for a bass of this vintage. It's about the same as mine(a '57) and mine plays and intonates great.