New Hofner 1961 LTD Cavern Beatle Bass, H500/1-61-O, Handmade in Germany, with Hard Case and Free Shipping
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Handmade in Germany, this bass is a replica of the `61 model that Paul McCartney once bought in Hamburg. It has a dark sunburst finish, two close-spaced Hofner Diamond Nickel pickups, and features a a spruce top and flame maple back and sides, a 3-piece maple/beech/maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, and the classic Hofner control panel. It is one of the most iconic bass guitars ever made! It comes with a vintage-style tweed Hofner case, a Certificate of Authenticity, the H65/50 leather strap, and loads of case candy.
Here are some specs from the Hofner website:
Instrument: Violin Bass ‘Cavern’
Model: H500/1-61-0
Body
Shape – violin bass
Top Wood – Spruce
Back Wood – Flame Maple
Woodsides – Flame Maple
Binding top – Black / White / Black
Binding Back – Black / White / Black
Binding Sides – White
Center Block – 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
Joins at 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 24mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 28mm
Heel cap – White Pearl
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 Freted
Hardware
Tuners – Single Nickel “Rugby Ball”
Tuner buttons – Plastic
Tail piece – Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Groove material – Plastic
Pickguard – White Pearl
Pickup neck – Hofner Diamond Nickel
Pickup middle – Hofner Diamond Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs – gold top
Electrics – Hofner Pearl Panel
Strings – Hofner Flat Wound
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