Höfner Violin Bass Artist Violin Sunburst
Walter Höfner had developed the 500/ 1 bass in 1955 as the company's first bass model. The classical violin was the inspiration for the design, as this made the construction of the new basses easier for the luthiers working in the company. The body is made of a spruce top and flamed maple sides and back, just like a violin, and is glued to a maple neck. Both the body and the neck are adorned with a multi-layer binding, which, together with the black finish, visually enhances the bass significantly. Soundwise the bass is a typical 500/ 1, warm, round, with a proper shot of double bass and thanks to the short scale length of about 76 cm also very fat. The bass is a unique piece, which was designed and built especially for Just Music.
- Body: maple
- Top: spruce
- Neck: maple; glued in
- Fingerboard: rosewood
- Inlays: white pearloid inlays
- Front: 22x
- Scale: 762 mm
- Pickup: 2x Höfner Staple Nickel
- Controls: 2x Volume
- Switches: Treble on/ off (switches the bridge pickup solo); Bass on/ off (switches the neck pickup solo); Rhythm/ Solo (adds a little boost to the signal)
- Hardware colour: Nickel
- Bridge: Höfner Fretted
- Mechanics: Höfner Single Nickel
- Finish: Violin Sunburst
- incl. case
Body
Maple
No
Neck & Fretboard
Rosewood
Bundiert
Maple
Glued In
30'' (Shortscale Bass)
Electronics
Passive
H/H
Hardware
No
Colour & Finish
Black
Scope of Delivery
No
Yes
Construction
4
Semi-Hollowbody
