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Hofner Icon Series Beatle Bass Guitar - Sunburst
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Manufacturer: Hofner
Brand: Hofner
List Price: $499.00
Our Price: $379.00
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Average Customer Ratings:
With authentic details inspired by the original, the Hofner Icon Series Vintage Bass makes the legendary violin bass available to the rest of us. Don't get the idea that this a just a 'nowhere man' look-alike. This quality instrument features a real spruce top and beautiful flamed maple back and sides. The semi-hollow body and set neck will give you the warm, round tone you expect from the violin bass. Rosewood fretboard, sunburst finish.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Brand: Hofner
Feature: Spruce Top with Flamed Maple Back and Sides
Label: Hofner
Manufacturer: Hofner
Publisher: Hofner
Special Features: With authentic details inspired by the original, the Hofner Icon Series Vintage Bass makes the legendary violin bass available to the rest of us. Don't get the idea that this a just a 'nowhere man' look-alike. This quality instrument features a real spruce top and beautiful flamed maple back and sides. The semi-hollow body and set neck will give you the warm, round tone you expect from the violin bass. Rosewood fretboard, sunburst finish.
Studio: Hofner
FEATURES:
• Spruce Top with Flamed Maple Back and Sides
• Set Neck and Rosewood Fretboard
• 30-inch Scale with 22 Frets and Dot Inlays
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Nice Bass - 
As a professional musician and university music professor, I have pretty high standards. Of course, I'm primarily a woodwind performer, and although I've fooled around with guitar since high school, this was my first electric bass guitar. Hofner's Icon model has cheaper wood and generally some cheaper parts than their professional level basses, but I love this instrument. The short scale is perfect for moving seamlessly between guitar and bass and makes technically demanding passages easier than on a standard scale bass. I've gotten to the point where I've taken the bass to parties and played a couple of paying gigs with it. The intonation is pretty good, although it is not up to the level of professional instruments. The main issue is that 1st fret notes are very sharp. The movable bridge is a little tricky to work with, too. I found that I just had to find a spot where there was a fairly decent blend of string height, string angle, and scale for the intonation. Generally, the switches and pickups seem to work pretty well, although the switches get just a little flaky when the temperature and humidity conditions change rapidly. I find that the strings that come with it work ok, but that flat wound strings really improve it, making it useful for rock and jazz playing. I did have to do some minor work on the frets, since two of them were set a little lower than the rest, but just a little adjustment eliminated fret buzz. It's no pre-CBS Fender, to be sure, but for less than $400, it looks good, sounds good, and is lightweight and easy to play.
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Great sound and feel. -
This product is extremely light-weight and compact. If you play progressive/experimental rock like myself, and/or you don't play simple three-note bass lines, then you know that your fingers can become rather sore and cramp up if you play for a long time. With this bass this is no longer an issue, as the frets are closer together, and the strings themselves are spaced closer together. This bass has three toggle switches (Solo/rhythm, bass on/off, and treble on/off) which will dramatically change the tone; this also saves time by simply turning the switch(es), rather than having to turn knobs, as I had to do with my Fender Squier P-Bass. I highly recommend this bass guitar to any musician, as it can sound great with all genre's of music.
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