This 1968-1971 Hofner 500/1 (Violin Bass) is such a joy to play. Strung with flat wound strings, with nice low action, the noise produced by these powerful H513B blade pickups is brilliant.
Originally issued/sold in Europe the bass does not have Selmer sticker or serial number stamp. This bass has certainly seem some play over the years and the finish is showing signs of it 55+ years - the lacquer is beginning to craze slightly, in a very cool way, and this is most noticeable over the darker areas of the body finish - tried to capture this in last 2 pictures. This bass does lack some original hardware with both the tuners, floating bridge and the control panel being modern re-issue parts and the scratch plate missing. It does however comes complete with a vintage fibreboard Selmer hard case.
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