Beatle bass?

[RonChase]

I have 2 Icon's 1 Epi viola and owned 2 Tursers 1 black and 1 the regular viola color and also owned a stadium violin and univox,1 Turser was better than the other and 1 Icon was better than the other and I liked the stadium,Go to a bigger store and go for the best you can find

 

[Bernie P.]

Sorry about the "Beatle bass" reference but back then that or McCartney bass is what everybody called them.The German Hoff's are nice but to steep for me.I will give the CT version a try along with the Epi,Turser,etc.I'm a little surprised no one here mentioned having one of the Sekova's.They were very popular back then.Thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[Mr. Mig]

I also have a Brownsville UB800VS. I was thinking of getting rid of it when I got my Hofner CT's. But, the Brownsville has such a nice metalic sound to it that I decided to keep it. The frets are a little buzzy, even after a proper setup, But still a nice little alternative if you can't afford a Hofner.

 

[rcarraher]

I started playing on a Sekova "Beatle Bass" about 40yrs ago.It was a hollowbody red burst with two pups,3 pup switches,vol and tone control.I really liked the sound.Can anyone familiar with this bass suggest something available today that sounds about the same?

I have two Honers, a 1969 500/1. This is the same more or less as the 63. I also bought a Delux a few years ago. The Delux I got for what I though was a steal at $2200. Of course, these are what the "sound' is measured by. I am told the I haven't played an Icon or a Contemorary, but I'm told its pretty good. A few years ago I bought a Jay Turser for like $249 to hang on the wall where the 69 goes. It needed to go into a more protected atmosphere, and I was amazed at how close it got to the Hofner sound. Of course, the setup was all wrong when it got here, but a quick intonation job and all was well. It does tend to feed back when you get the volume up there, but so does the Hofner, just not as soon. I think Epiphone or Guild made one for awhile, but don't know if they are still available, and of Course Rogue makes one, which truth be known is probably made in the same factory as the Turser.

 

[Stempelloos]

I've checked out two Chinese made Clubman Hofners to get an idea what
they are like compared with my German made Cavern.
(I tend to refer to them as violin basses)
The Chinese ones look and feel pretty good. Different electronics,
slightly different sound characteristics, another quality of wood,
also another type of finish. They sound like Hofners and play pretty well.

I'd say the German one has better dynamics, deeper sound, better wood,
and more of a 'feel' to it. The Chinese ones are well worth a try if you
want to keep your cash and play with a Hofner sound.