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02-29-2012, 09:27 AM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | | Hofner Factory-making a beatle bass
i found this to be really cool! for those of you that wonder why the German ones are so expensive, this should answer that question.  Building the Hofner Violin Beatles Bass - YouTube |
02-29-2012, 09:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London | | | That was pretty awesome, thanks for posting it.
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02-29-2012, 09:59 AM
| | | | Makes them seem so fragile, the craftsmanship is so precise. Cool video. |
02-29-2012, 10:17 AM
|  | Come at me, bro! | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Downstate CA | | | That guy working on the fretboard was nuttz.
Freehand slotting and drilling for inlays.
Crazy! |
02-29-2012, 10:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fairfield,Ohio | | | That was very cool. Yes the guy doing the fretboard off the hook. |
02-29-2012, 10:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mountain South | | | Surprised how much cutting, drilling and hammering is done after the finish is sprayed and buffed.
I sure would like to see the Asian counterpart being built.
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02-29-2012, 11:02 AM
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02-29-2012, 11:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London | | | im gathering hofner pays them well cause some of those guys and fantastic and should be considering making custom basses.
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02-29-2012, 11:05 AM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Soverntear  im gathering hofner pays them well cause some of those guys and fantastic and should be considering making custom basses. | IMO, they already are. |
02-29-2012, 12:14 PM
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It was quite satisfying when they clamped the neck block and that even bead of glue oozed out, and I was all 'look out!' when they were filing the nut on the finished head.
I like my Icon, but I bet the factory tour would not be quite the same.
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02-29-2012, 12:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico | | | Fascinating to watch!
Yeah, I love my Icon, but I suspect watching my Icon be born might be like watching sausage being made!
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02-29-2012, 12:38 PM
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Those basses are famous for their ****tacular intonation. I should hope they've improved since the sixties but still. |
02-29-2012, 12:47 PM
| | | | Great video, makes me want to buy one just for the German craftsmanship. |
02-29-2012, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by colcifer RE: Fretboard guy
Those basses are famous for their ****tacular intonation. I should hope they've improved since the sixties but still. | 
However, if you play in a Beatles tribute band, the dissonance of the notes in the middle of the Hofner Beatle's bass' neck is part of Sir Paul's sound, IMO.
Last edited by deepdown : 02-29-2012 at 01:16 PM.
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02-29-2012, 02:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Sutton, Massachusetts | | Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDog52 Great video, makes me want to buy one just for the German craftsmanship. | +1
I've always wanted one but can't get used to the skinny neck.
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02-29-2012, 04:29 PM
|  | Groove farmer | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: the 5th dimension | | | Good stuff. Watching that was relaxing.
It's nice to know some things remain the same.
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02-29-2012, 06:58 PM
| | | | Cool video. Thanks for sharing. |
02-29-2012, 07:20 PM
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02-29-2012, 07:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boise ID | | | That was really enjoyable, Thanks John
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02-29-2012, 07:34 PM
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