What brand is this Beatle/Violin Bass

callmemclovin69 · #1 03-09-2013, 07:08 PM

I'm thinking about getting this bass off of craigslist, but I can't see which brand it is. The seller claims it to be a hofner, but I know it isn't.

Stick_Player · #2 03-09-2013, 07:10 PM

It's safe to say that it's not a Hofner.

Aussie Player · #3 03-09-2013, 07:43 PM

The seller is not honest. Run the other way.

FrednBass · #4 03-09-2013, 07:46 PM

I'd take a guess and say it's from Japan.

msb · #5 03-09-2013, 07:54 PM

I'd ask him if he has any of those drugs left ...

callmemclovin69 · #6 03-09-2013, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie Player

The seller is not honest. Run the other way.

For $175, it doesn't seem that bad

bassplayer8953 · #7 03-09-2013, 08:13 PM

That looks to be one of the multitude of brands of Hofner copies that made their way from Japan to the USA in the 70's. It could be ok, or it could be a piece of crap. Stop by your local GC and try a Hofner Icon/Ignition as a reference point before checking out this oldie.

Personally, regardless of how it plays/sounds, I wouldn't pay much for this knock-off. Considering that used Hofner branded Icons/Ignitions are available in the mid-200's used, a brand X copy should bring half of that, tops. IMO, of course...

Stick_Player · #8 03-09-2013, 08:19 PM

This is Paul's Höfner. Do they look similar?

Thornton Davis · #9 03-09-2013, 08:31 PM

It's a Greco

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Tvrtko · #10 03-09-2013, 08:55 PM

It's Greco/Aria bass.

callmemclovin69 · #11 03-10-2013, 10:03 PM

I found out it's an Ibanez bass.

http://www.greatguitars.com.au/1970s...iolin.bass.htm

ABravado · #12 03-10-2013, 10:14 PM

A buck seventy five for a 70's Ibanez isn't bad assuming everything is in working order. A lot of those Ibanez lawsuit basses are quite nice.