{"product_id":"hofner-1984-500-1-20th-anniversary-violin-bass","title":"Hofner 1984 500\/1 20th Anniversary Violin Bass 1964-1984 20th Anniversary w\/case, Excellent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo sales tax for US customers outside California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Hofner 1984 500\/1 20th Anniversary Violin Bass in sunburst is in excellent condition.  The bass is on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagehofner.co.uk\/registration\/register\/5001.html\" title=\"Hofner 1984 500\/1 - Hofner Registry\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHofner Owner Registr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ey, which is a key authentication of the instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a spruce top with maple back and sides, a maple neck with a rounded C profile, and a rosewood fretboard with 22 frets. The finish, pickups, tuners, bridge and electronics are all original, and the body, neck and frets rate excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 30\" scale neck is 1-9\/16\" wide at the nut, with a vintage-style near-flat radius. The control cavity cover looks like it has been moved very slightly, perhaps due to a stripped mounting screw hole. The only other small detail to note: one tuner screw broke off in the head on the A string but is still solid. Please see the pics. It comes with its Hofner-issued case in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalter Hofner designed the 500\/1 Violin Bass in 1955, and it was first shown to the public at the Frankfurt Music Fair in 1956. It's a hollow-body bass with a short 30\" scale, and it was meant to appeal to upright bass players making the switch to electric. Paul McCartney bought one in Hamburg in 1961 because he couldn't afford a Fender, and that's how it picked up the nickname \"Beatle Bass.\" The Beatles arrived in the US in 1964, and twenty years later Hofner marked the anniversary with the 1964-1984 20th Anniversary 500\/1. Hofner has kept the 500\/1 in production since 1955, which is a pretty amazing run for a bass that started as a German alternative to the upright!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-spec-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eColor: sunburst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Material: spruce top, maple back and sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Binding: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Binding Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Finish Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Finish Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Length: 18-1\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eLower Bout: 11-3\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eWaist: 6-11\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eUpper Bout: 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Depth\/Thickness: 2-5\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eOverall Length: 42-11\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Color: Mother of Pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eStrap Buttons: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eScale Length: 30\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eHas Truss Rod: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTruss Rod Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Material: Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Profile: rounded C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 1st Fret: .795\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 12th Fret: .939\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 1st String At 12th Fret: 3\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 6th String At 12th Fret: 3\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Finish Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Material: rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Radius: vintage style near flat 20+\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Count: 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Material: bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Width: 1-9\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Brand: Hofner 2 piece floating ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eString Spacing At Bridge: 1-3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Model: Closed-back \/ nickel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuners Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eChanges To Headstock For Tuners?: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Screws Original?: yes, one broken off head A string. still solid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTruss Rod Cover: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickup Brand: Höfner blade style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickup Count: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickup Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickup Condition: excellent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickup Cover Color: nickel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Color: white \/ gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Count: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnobs Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eControl Cavity Cover Material: Mother of Pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eControl Cavity Cover Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eControl Cavity Condition: good. looks like it has been moved and redrilled - see pics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometer Count: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometers Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometer Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSolders Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli 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