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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:08 pm
by winston
Gary,
Jay Turser makes a few nice Hofner copies for less than $500.00 each.
http://www.jayturser.com/bass-guitars1.htm
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:26 pm
by j_gary
Thanks Brian, I'll check it out.
What caught my attention on the Cort was that it is a solid body. I also thought the bridge looks much more substantial than the Hofner.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:02 am
by apollo11
The Turser can be had for $200-$225 on ebay, new and without a case. I paid $275 with a case for mine. It is a really nice bass for the price. Boomy, hollow-body sound. Thinnest neck I've ever played. It really has a cool vibe.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:06 am
by webhead
MF has a cool looking Rogue copy on the cheap.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:17 am
by iamthebassman
My Hofner.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:37 am
by firstbassman
I also have a Jay Turser, the hollow body JTB-134. Am very happy with it. Also short-scale and thin neck just like my Ibanez.
BTW, Epiphone also makes a violin bass (they say viola):
http://www.music123.com/Epiphone-Viola-i63174.music
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:43 am
by iamthebassman
I had an Epi Viola Bass before I got the real thing, no comparison.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:34 am
by bassduke49
Here are a couple more of mine (three total, but no "regular" brown sunburst ones. The blue one is a limited edition, and the red one is a one-off, made for the former president of Boosey & Hawkes. If you want more detail, ask.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:00 am
by j_gary
Paul, very nice. Love the inlays on the red bass. I don't believe I've ever seen a Hofner in either of those colors. Great photo!
How old are they?
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:02 am
by bassduke49
They are around 1999-2000. The former president who had the red one, originally, asked Hofner to come up with different colors as a marketing scheme. They made at least three red prototypes that I've seen photos of, and this one was the fanciest. You can't tell from the photo, but the body top, back, and sides is fine birdseye maple. MOP inlays on the fingerboard and headstock, and modern gold-plated Schaller tuners. I've seen photos of a red-burst one with a neck like this one, and another solid red that had gold hardware and dot position markers. Anyway, Hofner and B&H decided to tone down the trim and produced either 50 or 100 (I'm not sure) each of blueburst and redburst. The blue one is one of the limited editions. The redburst ones have the same trim and features (standard neck, chrome hardware).
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:10 am
by j_gary
ME LIKEY!
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:46 am
by bassduke49
It's funny, the blue one in clouded sunlight (above) looks sky blue. In dim incandescent light it look really dark muddy blue. Reflections of the near ultraviolet, I presume.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:35 pm
by rickinroma
both are gorgeous, Paul!
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:08 pm
by shamustwin
Ronn, Paul, what kind of strings do you like to use on your Hofners? Thanks.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:19 am
by bassduke49
Jerry, I have factory stock "Höfner" brand flats on the two deluxes, and Höfner rounds on the Blue. I haven't played it in a gig situation, but the rounds do add a bit of growl.