NEW HOFNER CLUB HCT-500/2-TB CONTEMPORARY BASS - TRANSPARENT BLACK

NEW HOFNER CLUB HCT-500/2-TB CONTEMPORARY BASS - TRANSPARENT BLACK The Club Bass

The 500/2 Club Bass was introduced in 1964 as an alternative to the increasingly popular 500/1 Violin Bass. It was aimed at players who wanted the unique Höfner bass sound but who didn't want to look like Paul McCartney! The body had been in production since 1954 but only as a guitar. It was a fairly simple production decision to put the Violin Bass neck into a Club body and create a new product. The 500/2 Club bass today is still built in exactly the same way as in 1964 and uses the same components.

Sound and Style

Many prefer the 500/2 Club Bass to the 500/1 Violin Bass as it offers a bigger body but produces almost identical tones - the legendary Höfner bottom end thump. With a fully hollow body and short scale (30") neck it is a light and easy bass to play. It remains a popular bass for those wanting that distinctive vintage sound.

The Contemporary (CT) version of the Hofner Club Bass offers the famous Hofner bass-sound in an alternative cutaway design. Inspired by the orginal Hofner Club Bass from the 1960s this electric bass guitar offers you the chance to own a piece of history with vintage looks and sound. Light in weight and easy to play with the 30" short scale neck. The Contemporary version is fitted with a centre block to help improve sustain and eleminate feedback. This model is fitted with original Hofner 'Staple-Top' pick-ups.

SPECIFICATION SHEET     Instrument: HCT Club Bass    Model: HCT-500/2-TB   Category Term Beschreibung Body Shape Club 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 Club Bass Logo and Artwork Script Neck Joint Hofner Club 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