Univox `Lectra, circa 1967 – Beatles/Hofner bass copy, shortscale, (30.5”) made in Japan. One of the very rare earlier two pickup versions of the highly sought Univox `Lectra bass, in good original condition. Widely recognized as being the best sounding of all the Hofner style hollow body violin-basses, the `Lectra delivers a genuinely woody thump that you’d swear comes from an authentic Hofner Cavern bass. It is strung up with Rotosound Nylon Tapewounds and this thing thumps like a stand-up. All original and in excellent condition for it's age. Has some finish checking and cracking, but nothing into the wood and really nothing that even shows up in pictures. Finished in a very nice three-tone sunburst (even the neck has a burst finish), as well as being the rare two pickup model, this stunner also has the earlier trapeze tailpiece. The bass is fully bound, front and back, as well as the full length of the neck and the headstock. The laminated maple neck is narrow and fast, with an great rosewood fretboard. The 22 frets, (there’s a zero fret), are in great shape.
When I got this bass, the electronics were not wired together. I wired the 2 pups directly to the output, because I always play it both on, fully dimed, but the control plate is fully wired and works fine. It would be a fairly easy fix to simply wire the pups to the selector switch. Comes with a nice padded gig bag
225.00 USPS MO (no paypal) shipped CONUS. I also would accept a 225.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com if you wanted to use a credit card. I believe this bass is worth considerably more than this, but times are tough and this needs to be in someone's hands that will get some use from it.
Trade wise - something with 5 strings or a 4 string fretless. Would also consider J type 4 stringers fretted.
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