Höfner CT Violin Bass

The best-selling 500/1 Contemporary version of the Hofner Violin Bass Guitar in black offers those wanting to own one of the World’s iconic guitars the chance to do so at a very attractive price.

Recreating the style of the 1964 version.

Featuring a sustain block inside the body to give modern, deep-resonating bass sounds while still retaining the original Hofner Beatles bass sound. With a short scale of 30″ and the small violin bass body it is one of greatest electric bass guitars ever made.

Specifications

Model: HCT-500/1-BL
Body Shape: Violin Bass
Wood Top: Spruce
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Back: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: Spruce
Neck Wood: Maple / Beech / Maple
Construction: Three Piece
Headstock Shape: Violin Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Hofner Violin Bass Set Neck Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 22mm
Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel: 24mm
Heel Cap: Pearl
Fingerboard Wood: Jatoba
Scale: 30″ / 76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width At 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Dots
Binding: White
Side Dots: Yes
Number Of Frets: 22
Bridge Material: Ebony
Type: Hofner Fretted
Hardware Tuners: Single Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Pearl
Tailpiece Trapeze: Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl
Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Black and Silver