Hofner violin with P Bass pickup

[JD Supernatural]

Just wondering what you guys think, I have this idea to put a P pickup on my spare Hofner Icon Bass, has anyone ever done this or can anyone visualise how it may sound ?

I have a German one I use a lot, I would do this to my spare bass just to get a variance in sound from my German one.

 

[FreeBassJunky]

I could see doing this to a Rogue or a Douglas. To each his own. But why butcher a Hofner?!

 

[Batmensch]

Why not? what's so precious about a Hofner?

 

[j5eugene]

Why not? what's so precious about a Hofner?

German one? Price at least.. I guess )

 

[mcarp555]

The Icon is made in Indonesia, I believe, so what the heck.

 

[Martin Beer]

Isn't the string spacing narrow on a Hofner? You might run into problems getting the pickup aligned so that it looks neat, though it may work OK without the poles lined up. If your Hofner is fully hollow, you'll struggle to find anything to screw the P-pickup into, as they're designed to mount into a solid body.

 

[JD Supernatural]

I could see doing this to a Rogue or a Douglas. To each his own. But why butcher a Hofner?!

as I said in my op its an Icon, cheap Asian model, made in China, cost me $200

 

[JD Supernatural]

Isn't the string spacing narrow on a Hofner? You might run into problems getting the pickup aligned so that it looks neat, though it may work OK without the poles lined up. If your Hofner is fully hollow, you'll struggle to find anything to screw the P-pickup into, as they're designed to mount into a solid body.

Im not worried about it looking neat

Im thinking I could make a small block of wood to seat the pickup on, like a saddle arrangment

 

[gary m]

If you're concerned about polepiece alignment, try the DiMarzio Split P which has blade magnets in it.

To echo the sentiment above, what will you fasten the pickup to if the body is indeed hollow? Maybe just float it on the top and construct a custom surround for it?