Hofner HCT5007 Verythin Electric Bass (with Case)

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Hofner HCT5007 Verythin Electric Bass (with Case), Cherry
Hofner HCT5007 Verythin Electric Bass (with Case), Cherry Back
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Hofner HCT5007 Verythin Electric Bass (with Case), Black Left Side
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Taking from the Verythin bass of the '60s, this short-scale bass features a spruce centerblock and a pair of vintage-inspired Hofner Staple pickups.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Flamed maple back and sides Beautiful grain, crisp and responsive tone
Hofner Staple nickel pickups Focused Hofner low end; warm and defined tone
Rosewood fretboard Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Solid spruce top Punchy, articulate and warm sound

Inspired by the original Hofner Verithin bass from the 1960s, the Hofner Contemporary version of the Verythin Bass offers you an arch top bass with vintage look and sound at an affordable price. The short scale of 30" makes this electric bass guitar easy to play and handle while the center block gives modern deep bass sounds and helps to eliminate feedback. Fitted with original Hofner 'Staple-Top' pick-ups, tone and volume controls.

Features:

- Spruce Top
- Flame Maple Back & Sides
- Flame Maple Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Hofner Staple Pickups

- Body Shape: Verythin
- Wood Top: Spruce
- Sound hole: Hofner Traditional F-Hole (2)
- Wood Back: Flame Maple
- Wood Sides: Flame Maple
- Binding Top: Black
- Binding Back: Black
- Binding Sides: Cream
- Center block: Spruce
- Neck Wood: Maple/Beech/Maple
- Construction: Three Piece
- Headstock Shape: Hofner Traditional
- Logo & Artwork: Script & Lily
- Neck Joint: Hofner Traditional Set Neck
- Joint At: 16th Fret
- Thickness Neck and Fingerboard at 1st Fret: 22mm
- Thickness, Neck and Fingerboard Near Heel: 24mm
- Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
- Scale: 30"/76 cm
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Inlays: Dot
- Binding: White
- Side Dots: Yes
- Frets: 22
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Hardware Tuners: Single Nickel
- Tuner Buttons: Pearl
- Tailpiece: Stop
- Nut Material: Bone
- Pickguard: Cream
- Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple
- Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 973-335-7888

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (6 ratings)
Submitted July 23, 2015 by Joey Z in Irvine , CA

"A beautiful bass at a beautiful price. "

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I have been using a fender aerodyne jazz bass for a while and recently got involved in a ska project that, while it works for some of the more upbeat stuff, the j bass just didn't have the ability to tweak it's sound enough to suit all of my needs. This thing has a beautiful round, warm tone that fits seamlessly into the more trad/reggae heavy stuff. This thing is also light as a feather. The only issues i could see are 1) floating bridge. Out of the box it did take some setup to get the action right and I had to lower the pickups to keep the strings from making contact with the pickups. 2) the tailpiece has those metal attachments that run loose through a crossbar, so there is a buzzing you get, but it doesn't affect the sound when you have it plugged in. And 3) a minor cosmetic detail. I got it in cherry and the pickguard isn't black like it's shown in the picture, it's a white tortoise shell. Not a major issue, but definitely not what I was expecting.

Musical Background:

15 years on bass, mostly garage bands. Some recording.

Musical Style:

Rock, ska, reggae.
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