Hofner 185 Artist Bass 1963 Natural

Here we have a very special one Höfner 185 Bass. Still without the selector switch on the cutaway and totally in nature Wood look coated with nitro clearcoat. You will not find a bass like this anytime soon :)

The bass hast he famous Staple Bar Pickup. The same that are used in the 500/1 Violin Bass and the same type and year that Paul McCartney used in his violin bass!

The bass is from 1963! Accordingly he has signs of wear. The nature corpus stands especially out and shows a great grain. The pickguard has a tiny cracked spot on a screw hole, but is still stable. On the pictures a screw is missing on the pickguard, but it is included. The two Staple Bar pickups work as well as any pot.

The bass got a complete overhaul from the previous owner. Mechanics were cleaned and re-lubricated. The electronics could use some attention. The neck set for a very good flat string action. Cleaned fingerboard and frets,
treated, dressed, polished, oiled and grounded. Ready to roll - get it!

• Shortscale Mensur
• Pot dates: 1963
• 2x famous Staple Bar Tonabnehmer
• Solid double-cutaway body in two tone brown Finish
• Bolt on Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fretboard with binding and 21 frets
• Frets are in very good condition and string action is low
• Perloid dot inlays
• Black headstock with 3D Höfner Logo
• 4x tuner with perloid heads
• Controls: 2x Volume , 2x Tone
• 2 pots where
• 2x Plastic strap buttons
• New Hofner shortscale strings on it
• Weight: 3,45kg