Product Description
01-HCT-500/1-BK, HOFNER BLACK VIOLIN ELECTRIC BASS, CONTEMPORARY SERIES, WITH CASE
Semi-Hollow body with a sustain block for the modern, deep-resonating bass sound. Fitted with Höfner staple PUs. Available in transparent black (BK), sunburst (SB), and left handed (L-SB).
Contemporary version of the Violin Bass: the sustain block inside the body gives a modern, deep-resonatig bass sound while still retaining the original Höfner bass character. Original Höfner 'Staple' pick-ups. In transparent-black (BK) or antique brown sunburst (SB). Left handed available in antique brown sunburst (L-SB). The latest addition to the Contemporary series is the Cavern Bass 'HCT-500/1-CV', which has been designed with a flat back in addition to the characteristic vintage headstock and is fitted with 'Diamond' pick-ups in the classic Cavern spacing.
| SPECIFICATION SHEET | ||
| Instrument: | HCT Violin Bass | |
| Model: | HCT-500/1-BK | |
| Category | Term | Description |
| Body | Shape | Violin Bass |
| Wood Top | Spruce | |
| Soundhole | ||
| Wood Back | Flame Maple | |
| Wood Sides | Flame Maple | |
| Binding Top | Black / White / Black | |
| Binding Back | Black / White / Black | |
| Binding Sides | White | |
| Centerblock | Spruce | |
| Neck | Wood | Maple / Beech / Maple |
| Construction | Three Piece | |
| Headstock Shape | Violin Bass | |
| Logo and Artwork | Script | |
| Neck Joint | Hofner Violin Bass Set Neck | |
| Joint At | 16th Fret | |
| Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret | 22mm | |
| Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel | 24mm | |
| Heel Cap | Pearl | |
| Fingerboard | Wood | Jatoba |
| Scale | 30" / 76cm | |
| Nut Width | 42mm | |
| Width At 12th Fret | 48mm | |
| Inlays | Dots | |
| Binding | White | |
| Side Dots | Yes | |
| Number Of Frets | 22 | |
| Bridge | Material | Ebony |
| Type | Hofner Fretted | |
| Hardware | Tuners | Single Nickel |
| Tuner Buttons | Pearl | |
| Tailpiece | Trapeze Nickel | |
| Nut Material | Plastic | |
| Pickguard | White Pearl | |
| Pickup Neck | Hofner Staple Nickel | |
| Pickup Middle | ||
| Pickup Bridge | Hofner Staple Nickel | |
| Potentiometer Knobs | Black and Silver | |
| Strings | Hofner HCT Roundwound | |
| Approximate Weight Kg | 2,7 | |
| Setup | Action Bass String at 12th Fret | 3mm |
| Action Treble String at 12th Fret | 2mm |
