Anyone know about these Hohner "Steinburger" B2A V Basses?

[Skybone]

They were solid and reliable. Built to a budget, but also "built under licence" from Steinberger. A friend of mine had a black 4 string version, couldn't tell what it was made of, but it seemed solid at the time (late 80's/early 90's). Available with and without the active pre-amp circuit.

"The Jack" was another Hohner headless bass, but with a double cut body (kind of like a Status). Again, available with or without the Active pre-amp.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

I have an 86' XP-2, kinda half way between an L2 and a Hohner, wood body, carbon neck. The double ball micrometer tuning system is among the best features of the Steinberger. Combined with a sold-state Carbon neck that doesn't move, you get incredibly stable tuning and no dead spots. You'll lose some of that with a wood neck. I played a few of the Hohners back in the day, wasn't impressed, but that may have been snobbery on my part. If nothing else, that would be great travel bass.

 

[Julie Austad]

Cool thanks!

Anyone else?

 

[Julie Austad]

I originally had a white 4-string Hohner B2A bass that I bought in the 1980s. I took it everywhere with me when my band played. I loved the active electronics. In later years, I came upon hard times and pawned it and when it came time to get it out of pawn, I did not have the money to get it back. It was lost and sold to someone else in my area Since then, I purchased a black one that is in beautiful shape, in an original Hohner Professional hardshell case and bought it. I will never part with it again. These were fine instruments that beat the drawers off the Steinberger Spirit series basses. A 5-string with the walnut finish would probably go between $650-$700 depending on the condition of the instrument.

 

[kesslari]

I have a black one, passive. It plays great. The pickups are kind of low output but it sounds really good. It makes the perfect travel bass. I pulled the frets out of mine.

 

[Gunga Din]

I have an older variation- 4-string, was originally black lacquered and has a detuner on the E string. HORRIBLE active preamp, otherwise well-made and solid. I defretted it badly(functional but ugly), then started a major rebuild, stripping and adding body wings. Cost me $600+, 20+ years ago.

The active circuit in the older versions of these was really harsh.

 

[Roland GR 88]

Production of B2A's was from 1986 to 1993.

 

[Shlabotnik]

I had a passive Hohner Jack headless back in the late 80s and it was kind of terrible. I've seen others post on here that they love theirs so there's that. My 2 cents.

 

[Julie Austad]

These Hohners have always come with 2 end strap pins, simply for standing/leaning n for different strap positions plus I've never seen one without the fold out leg rest. Only the original steinbergers back in the early 80's had the pull out curved ones. I've got a lefty 5er as a back up bass just like yours, plays n sounds fine, well made, no probs with it. These 5's were mostly made in the mid-late 2000's so it's likely around 5-10 yrs old I'd say. I bought mine in '08 new from an eBay dealer in the US, paid around $600 then so check on eBay for current used prices.

These B2As did come standard with 2 strap buttons: one by the neck and one at the bottom. I owned two of the 4-string variety and neither of them had two end pins. If you had one with more than that, you most likely had one that was modded or was a newer model. Mine is an early model.

 

[Antonuzzo]

Got a Hohner B2A Bass, no idea when it was made. The active electronics are not working, any suggestions? And yes I cleaned the terminals and installed a fresh battery. Also, what the heck is the silver thing in the battery compartment? L-H, OUT- what does that mean, what does it do? Is there an owners manual available for this instrument. No info is available on Hohner website : (
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Reviving an old thread here, but I had the same problem myself. What can happen is if the pot is turned too far into the H position, the circuit cuts out. back it off a little and it might just work again. Squirting a bit of DeOxit in helps too!