Hofner HCT-500/1C-BK Contemporary Violin Bass, Jatoba Fretboard, Black
Manufacturer's Description
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
- Instrument: HCT Violin Bass
- Model: HCT-500/1-BK
- Body Shape: Violin Bass
- Body Wood Top: Spruce
- Body Wood Back: Flame Maple
- Body Wood Sides: Flame Maple
- Binding Top: Black / White / Black
- Binding Back: Black / White / Black
- Binding Sides: White
- Centerblock: Spruce
- Neck Wood: Maple / Beech / Maple
- Neck 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
- Strings: Hofner HCT Roundwound
- Setup Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 3mm
- Setup Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 2mm
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Hofner. This HCT-500/1C-BK is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.
note: The photos above may not be of the exact bass you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.
