Looks like a dealer SS number... Many Hof er dealers put a number on the Hofner guitars because they needed an inventory code. There were times when Hofner didn't put numbers on their guitars.
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Hofner-(not just Beatle Basses)-Group Part 2
- Thread starter Bryan R. Tyler
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Looks like a dealer SS number... Many Hof er dealers put a number on the Hofner guitars because they needed an inventory code. There were times when Hofner didn't put numbers on their guitars.
NBD: Hofner Ignition Club!
Might be blasphemous but... I am really enjoying this bass with roundwounds. Something magical with that bright growl combined with the hollow resonance. I might try a set of Pressurewounds, but for now I'm sticking with the rounds and see how they age over time.
Might be blasphemous but... I am really enjoying this bass with roundwounds. Something magical with that bright growl combined with the hollow resonance. I might try a set of Pressurewounds, but for now I'm sticking with the rounds and see how they age over time.
Very nice! I know what you mean. I have five Hofners and use rounds on four of them for the reasons you mention. I think they sound great with rounds, but folks look at you sideways when you tell them.
I love my Ignition Club.... But I did put Hofner Comtempary Flats on it ... I just don't like playing with round wounds! I like the sound of rounds but I just like the flats better
AND WELCOME TO THE HOFNER CLUB CLUB!
Thank you! It is a reissue. I’m not sure the year as I purchased it secondhand, but I think it’s early 2000s. Possibly 2003.
Here’s my 58 reissue. Love these hollow body basses.
It looks like it has a 64 neck profile, sue to the binding. I love the 64 neck profile! That finish is also amazing.
That is a beauty too! I'm sure it sounds similar, but different from the Club; especially due to those single coil pickups. I have blade pickups in my 68, and they are single coil too. I love the tone of the blades.
Do you have a favorite between the Club and the 58?
Here is my 68.
Thanks so much! It does have the more narrow neck profile, which I find more comfortable.
I like the tone of both for different reasons, though I think I lean more towards the staples than the singles. That could be due to the positioning or it could be that I had the club for several years and got used to the staple sound. I do prefer the control layout on the 58 over the switches.
Your 68 is gorgeous! I’ll have to find a YouTube demo of the blade pickups as I have not heard them before.
Thanks! Sharp looking bass, I haven’t seen a white one before.
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@Doctor Intrepid, I have a circa 1970-73 500/1 with blades, and I really like the sound! I also have other German Hofners with staples, and I like them fine, but the blades seem to just really sing out.
