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HOFNER PRESIDENT BASS

Description

The Hofner Contemporary version of the 500/5 President Bass, inspired by the Hofner models of the 1950's and 60's as played by Stuart Sutcliffe in the early days of The Beatles. With a fully hollow 16.5" wide body and fitted with close spaced original Hofner 'Toaster' pick-ups. The President Bass is fitted with the famous Hofner control panel to ensure a great sixties style sound. A vintage style electric bass guitar that allows you to capture the tones of the 50s and 60s at a very affordable price. Comes with case.

Instrument: HCT President Bass
Model:: HCT-500/5-SB
Category: Term Description
Body Shape: President Bass
Wood Top Spruce
Soundhole : Traditional F-Hole (2)
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black / White / Black
Binding Back: Black / White / Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None
Neck Wood: Maple / Beech / Maple
Construction: Three Piece
Headstock Shape: President Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Hofner Archtop 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: Rosewood
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
Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Black and Silver
Strings: Hofner HCT Roundwound
Approximate Weight Kg: 2,4
Setup: Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 3mm
Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 2mm