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Recently returned to bass playing, having sold my leftie Ibanez long-scale active 10 years ago. I bought a Hofner Ignition Violin bass, recent...
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Hey guys, I am having trouble dating this Japanese Hofner 500/1 Bass. I believe the serial # is 06916 but I could not find any results with...
This bass came up in the classifieds and I'm struggling to find information online about it. Would anyone know how much they're worth, where...
Bajo Hofner 500/1 1967 - $ 130.000,00 hello, i`m about to buy this beauty. still i am not sure about it`s originality. does anyone can tell by...
Here in the US, there are three tiers of Hofners. Let's call one the "Ignition" level, very inexpensive, under $400, made in East Asia. The second...
Hello, this is Ron Fearon. I'm a semi-retired bass player in my sixties, veteran of over a dozen New England rock, top-40 and showbands through...
So this arrived about 8pm last night. Had to adjust action and intonate it, but wow great travel solution. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This has probably been asked before, but does anyone think it can be done? I have always loved they way violin basses look, but i play mostly rock...
Hi, I would like to buy a Hofner violin bass but Im not very sure because I play very differents styles of music like reggae, heavy metal, stoner...
I purchased this bass new in February of 2018. I've recorded with it a few times in a home studio which is smoke-free. It's been kept in that...
This is a 2017 Made In Germany limited run Gold Label 500/1 Violin bass with natural spruce top and madrone burl back and sides. This bass is one...
I recently replaced my strings on my Hofner Ignition Series Violin Bass with La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass strings. I'm not sure if it's the bridge...
I'm on a really big beatles kick lately, I'll start with that. I am in love with the violin bass look! That being said, talk me out of it lol Not...
Well, it finally got here (I hadda wait a whole TWO days...it was maddening I tell ya :smug:)...my beautiful Höfner Ignition Violin Bass! This...
A recent article on Reverb.com about vintage instruments on the rise made me think there has to be instruments declining in sales as well. Many...
**Sale Only, sorry no trades** I purchased this in 2011 from Rock'n'Roll Vintage in Chicago. It was a custom order item given the "Cavern" pickup...
I visited the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Scottsdale, Arizona today. It’s pretty incredible and legitimately takes several days visiting to...
Hi guys, I'm restringing my hofner ignition club icon with flats for the first time, and the machine heads (where I put the strings in at the...
From the Hofner website: For those seeking something special, out of the ordinary, different, beautiful then our Gold Label guitars and basses...
I'm interested in buying one. I saw a post of it on mercadolibre and was wondering why it had the serial number and a sticker that says designed...
I purchased a '68 Hofner with blade pups and one of the 4 wood screws for the bridge ring PU is missing and one of the PU height adjust machine...
Hi. I just took possession of this bass and can't decide if it's vintage early 60's or not. 1. When did Hofner start to issue basses in black? 2....
I like Hofners, and in an attempt to control my GAS I am restricting myself to them (for now). Nonetheless, I get jealous of Fender guys and gals,...
Fantastic bass, works and sounds just like the Hofner version at half the price. Just strung up last week with a brand new set of Labellas. In...
Hi Talk Bassers, this is my first time joining the group. I just purchased a Hofner 63 Reissue. But it does not have a label with serial inside...
Good morning. I've recently acquired 1990's Hofner Violin bass. It was fine for some time, but recently I started to notice some sort of...
Hello, I've been experimenting with tape wounds on my German-Made Vintage 63 Hofner. I've been using La Bella's "Beatle Bass" tapewound set. I...
Hey folks! Here we have a Hofner Ignition Series Violin Bass, sunburst, with original Hofner hardshell case, made in Indonesia. Price drop to...
Been doing some searching and reading about this bass, as I recently came across one for sale and dig the looks... There doesn't seem to be a...
Just wondering what the difference between a 500/1 vintage and a world premium edition is? I know that Japan ordered German made ones closer to...
Beautiful Höfner 500/6 hollowbody bass all the way from 1966! Good condition, finish has some checking and there's some cracking on the paint...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hey all, this was my fathers bass, from what I have gathered there were only 50 of these reissues...
This is a Hofner Ignition Club bass I bought new earlier this year. Tuners have been upgraded to Grovers (really nice) and the strings to La Bella...
