modifying hofner icon

[morgansterne]

I'm quite sick of the control plate switches on my hofner. they tend to get scratchy sounding when switching on or off. Last week one pickup totally stopped working. A little contact cleaner sprayed into the control plate brought it back to life, but in short . . .
I'd really rather just have two volume knobs controlling my pickups. has anybody ever bypassed all the switches?

 

[Ric5]

It would be quite easy to make a new plate and wire it differently.

consider these options:

Vol. vol. tone

toggle, vol, tone

2 volumes and 2 tones

 

[Vintage P]

I wouldn't mess with what that bass is. The Icon is a great bang for the buck and sounds no different than the higher priced Hofners. It's just made a little more cheaply. (Keeping in mind, they were always somewhat cheap basses). Just get the wiring repaired well and be done with it.