Strings for Hofner basses, 3 brands

[Man about Tyne]

I don't think that they hire professional luthiers to string the factory-made instruments...

Hand built by Hubert Kaa (Google him). I think you could probably trust him to install a set of strings more than most.

 

[Pier_]

I know Hofner's history, red a few books and living in Europe, here we have lived the brand more than other countries.
however, they are not made by "one man", it's still a factory with lots of personnel, and considering how they come setupped (I've own and tried many), I don't think that there is so much QC...

bridges with octaves totally off, frets that needed a lot of work, screwed parts that are loose...

you can name one of many luthiers in there? but it's still a factory work.
"handmade" it's just because they don't work with CNC, and produce few pieces, but they have different production lines.
necks are made in a factory, bodies in another, electronics in a third, and they mount everything based on orders from shops around the world.

it's well explained in many books about Hofner instruments and Hofner Violin basses.

 

[Pimpernel Smith]

Pax.

 

[Iristone]

I've only used Thomastiks on other basses. On my Ignition I use La Bella 760FHBB, which I find is a vanilla flatwound: a good middle-of-the-road tone, without the brightness of Roto 77 or the midrange "vintage"-ness of Thomastik.