The Hollowneck Report Part 6, our final installment, features National ResoPhonic guitars played by Burke Carroll in contemporary Bluegrass tuning, with Chris Bennett on rhythm.
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Based on Paul McCartney’s 1962 Violin Bass, the Hofner 500/1 62 Reissue bass has delighted Hofner aficionados by replicating details of the original.
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MORE →Walter Hofner conceived of the idea of a short scale violin shaped hollow electric bass guitar in 1955 and introduced the finished product at the Frankfurt trade show in 1956. Little did Hofner know that as the ‘Beatle Bass’ this new instrument was to become the flagship of the company for decades to come!
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MORE →Here is a lovely Farrell 2010 Classical 2-Piece Top, built at Gerald Farrell’s classical guitar workshop in Hamilton, Ontario. This unique instrument features a two piece top – Spruce and Cedar – with Indian Rosewood for the sides and back, Central American Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge. Serial Number 71 circa 2010 Neck Mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, 650mm scale, 52mm nut width. Frets Pristine Body Cedar and spruce two piece top, three piece back,
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MORE →Based on the legendary C.F. Martin Guitar Company D-35 model, the Martin HD-35 features a three-piece back, a bound fingerboard, all wrapped together in Martin’s classic herringbone inlay.