Paul_C Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 it's been hanging around in bits for years, finally back in one piece and not as bad as you might think Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 That's a very cool bass, but what is it? I've never heard of Contessa - were they an offshoot of Eko or Meazzi? Quote
Paul_C Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='139255' date='Feb 13 2008, 08:28 AM']That's a very cool bass, but what is it? I've never heard of Contessa - were they an offshoot of Eko or Meazzi?[/quote] Don't know much myself, but there might have been a Hofner connection. Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 [quote name='Paul_C' post='139313' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:57 AM']Don't know much myself, but there might have been a Hofner connection.[/quote] I'm guessing not - I collect vintage Hofners and there's very little common ground that I can see. Do all those switches work? If so, what on earth do they all do? Quote
Paul_C Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='139406' date='Feb 13 2008, 11:59 AM']I'm guessing not - I collect vintage Hofners and there's very little common ground that I can see. Do all those switches work? If so, what on earth do they all do?[/quote] Well I have seen mention of them being connected to Hofner as a subsidiary company, rather than a company that Hofner made instruments for - but TBH I haven't found much info at all. The bass was made in Italy, this I know from the "Made in Italy" bit on the neck plate The switches all work - the top four are pickup selection - marked Full/1/2/OFF - the bottom three feed the signal through some caps, and are marked Hi/Med/Lo Quote
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