Is the Hofner Ignition worth it?

[RandomBox]

I play a fender precision bass, but have recently wanted to get a something different. I played a Hofner Ignition at the local guitar store, and it seems to play well. Is this bass worth the 470 dollar price tag, though?

 

[Gorn]

You can get a used one for about 300 generally. If you do buy new, make sure they give you a hard case with it. Some sell it with, some without. A friend of mine has been using one as his main player for years. It weights almost nothing and sounds great. Deep and clean.

 

[music fun]

Not sure where you're located, but at Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana, CA, they have a great price (lower than the one just mentioned), with hard case. They threw in a strap on mine, too, although it was the trap that goes with the 500/1 so it didn't work on mine. Great folks to deal with.

I am not affiliated with them, I just bought my Ignition from them last year. Check them out online, then call them.

I paid about fifty bucks to ship to Northern CA, and even with a new set of LaBella flats, I still came in under $400.

Get the Ignition. It's a blast to play.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Yes, they are worth the money. I've owned many German made Hofner bass over 40 years, and I like my Ignition best of all. Put on a set of Pyramid short scale flats and you have a great instrument.

 

[Scoly]

After playing the ignition I found the CT or contemporary model a much better sounding bass with better sustain due to an internal block. Once I installed labella flats the sound was amazing. The CT does cost more but well worth the coin.

 

[--Vissinger --]

there is no Hofner worth it.

 

[jbossolo]

^ Sir Paul would beg to disagree. After seeing him rock the crap out of one last week, so do I.