The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass from 1963 features a short-scale hollow body, "Staple" humbucking pickups, and a distinct switch control panel

Body & Wood Specs

• Top wood: German spruce
• Back and sides: Flamed maple
• Body style: Fully hollow-body / semi-acoustic with no soundholes
• Binding: Multiple ply black/white/black on top and back edges

Neck Specs

• Neck wood: Maple (2-piece or 3-piece construction depending on exact batch)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with 22 frets
• Scale length: 30 inches / 76 cm (short-scale)
• Nut width: 1-5/8 inches / 42 mm
• Inlays: Mother-of-pearl dots

Hardware & Electronics

• Pickups: Two Höfner "Staple" humbucking pickups (introduced widely around 1963)
• Control panel: Small pearl-celluloid or plastic panel with 2 volume rotary knobs, 2 individual pickup on/off switches, and a rhythm/solo volume boost switch
• Bridge: Movable ebony bridge with individual metal saddles
• Tailpiece: Höfner brass/nickel trapeze style
• Tuners: Individual open-gear or strip tuners (varies by German vs. Selmer-distributed UK specs)
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