Höfner H500/1 Artist Violin Bass BK

Electric Bass

Artist Series Beatles Model
Top: selected spruce wood
Back and sides: flamed maple
2-Piece neck: Maple/beech
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale: 760 mm (30")
Nut width: 42 mm
22 Frets
Pickups: 2 Staple humbuckers
Höfner HA2-B electronics: control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches and rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
Finish: Poly lacquer
Colour: Black, high-gloss
Incl. Höfner case
Made in Germany

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Available since April 2023
Item number 564619
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Black
Top Spruce
Back and Sides Maple
Neck Maple, Beech
Fretboard Rosewood
Frets 22
Scale Shortscale
Pickup System HH
Including Case Yes
Incl. Gigbag No
Body Maple
Fingerboard Rosewood
Neck Width 42,0 mm
Electronics Passive
Mechanics Höfner

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A dream come true for the vintage fans

BenRsound 01.08.2023

I bought this a while ago but the first one I received had some manufacturing issues. Thomann was very helpful and replaced it with a new one which is perfect!
I have an early inexpensive 'Ignition' version of this bass, made in Indonesia. I upgraded the control panel and added flatwound strings on the cheap one which improved it a great deal. It's been amazing but it has started to get rather worn out.
I decided to save up and buy the German made version (It took a while!). The sound of the German bass is very different to the Ingnition. Much fuller and smoother but it's not a 'night and day' difference. The Ignition is a still great bass with the upgrade.
The setup is good out of the box but it needed a little intonation adjustment.
The finish on this instrument is flawless. I opted for the black paint.
I love how light-weight this bass is and the short scale is great for me. I can get a wide range of tones from this but it does the vintage/ Beat/ Motown 'thump' better than any other bass I've played.
It is a vintage design and therefore there are some limitations with it. It appears pretty fragile.
If you are looking for a replacement for a P bass etc. it's probably not for you.
A fantastic dream-come-true bass for the Beatles fans.

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claude74 12.08.2024

Une superbe guitare aux finitions impeccables. La qualité du son se situe bien au delà de celle de mon Höfner Ignition Beatles Bass SB qui était déjà très bien pour cette gamme de produit.
Je suis avec cette basse rentré dans un autre monde, celui de la qualité professionnelle.
Le rapport qualité prix de ce produit est imbattable.
Merci Thomann pour la qualité du service.

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