Today we’re looking at a very nice 1965 Hofner 500 1 Beatle Bass. Originally introduced as the Hofner Violin Bass, this model gained an unshakeable association with Paul McCartney and the Beatles.
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The Hofner 500/1 ‘Beatle Bass’ is one of the most recognizable instruments ever. It’s appeared on countless recordings, many of them rather well known hits.
This is the 1964 Reissue model, special ordered in left-handed. It is in as-new condition and has never been played.
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The Hofner 500/1 was catapulted to fame with the rise of The Beatles; it was Paul McCartney’s bass of choice for many years, thousands of shows and hundreds of recordings. It’s a very comfortable instrument to play, given its light weight, short scale and narrow neck.
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We’ve just received a few new pieces from Hofner, including this Club Bass from the Contemporary series. We make two slight modifications – we restring them with LaBella flats for a more authentic ‘Beatley’ sound, and replace the stock knobs with the much classier ‘teacup’ style.
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Hofner made a lot of popular instruments in the late 50’s and early ’60’s. This is a rare example of their doubleneck 191 model. It’s recently been overhauled in our shop and looks great, plays well, and has that early ’60’s sound.
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The Hofner 500/1 ‘Beatle Bass’ was a very influentual instrument. Though it was outstripped by the Fender and Rickenbacker basses as stage volume levels rose exponentially and feedback became a very real problem, many popular recordings featured this instrument. This example is in good original shape and is fully playable.
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