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The Deluxe would have a different headstock face & logo with an extra inlay, also double pearl dots on the fretboard, different body binding and neck binding, gold hardware too. Still thinking this was a V62 before the brown burst was applied. All the other features are pure V62.

Add an ebony fretboard to that deluxe list too!

Deluxe features listed on MF:

Selected German spruce top, back and sides of selected flamed maple
1-piece maple neck
Ebony fretboard, 22 frets
Abalone double dots
Machine heads: Hofner 61/73B (4 individual)
Hofner 72/20B ebony bridge with movable metal saddles for perfect intonation and string spacing
Hofner 62/30 trapeze tailpiece, brass
Hofner 65/36-B floating celluloid pickguard, black
2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbucking pickups
Hofner A2-B: Control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches, rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
Gold-plated hardware
Full body binding
Natural finish

It is probably just considered a one-off.

The Deluxe comes with brown pearloid binding as well. Due to this bass being intended for Paul to play, it is most likely a Deluxe body with the highest figure woods, bound as a standard model with white binding. The rest could well be '62 spec parts which would make sense, especially for Paul.

It is most definitely a unique look and it could not have been better timing for it to be played before the Queen.

Two Hofner officials have posted at the Hofner Hounds site identifying the bass as a V62 with the custom paint.

It is a very nice bass!!

Just got some pictures through from Barnes & Mullins of the shipment which has now arrived. They have done a strange thing with the serial numbers, so No 1 is 101 and No 60 is 160. Nevertheless they look great and should be with us early next week. I'll take some better pictures when they do, but in the meantime here is a taster:

http://www.facebook.com/soundaffectsmusic?ref=tn_tnmn

Cheers
Tim

Just got our basses in so got a few out of the boxes and took some nice piccies. Paint job is pretty good - I am delighted with the outcome.

http://www.facebook.com/soundaffectsmusic?ref=tn_tnmn

Cheers
Tim

They look great Tim! Congrats on a successful Hofner promotional idea coming to fruition...

Hope they come to the US!

Just been authorised to publish that there will be a German version exactly as Macca played including (wait for it) Lefties

They will be here at the end of October. 60 worldwide right handed of which there will be 10 for UK at the moment.Not sure how many lefties.

Cheers
Tim

Price?

£2999

Thank you, Tim. Good to know!