deksawyer Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) I bought this a while ago from an old boy who had owned it from new in the 60's. Apart from cleaning it up a bit & restringing it, it's exactly as he had it. As far as I know, all original and in not bad nick either. Neck has never been broken at the body join. Electrics are stamped 383, which denotes a 1963 year of manufacture. The Solo/Rhythm switch [s]isn't working[/s] actually [b]is working[/b] - I just couldn't hear the difference through the small amp I tried it with and the action is on the high side (but not stupidly so). The bridge can be lowered if you're prepared to remove a small amount of material from the rosewood bridge. The truss rod could do with adjusting as well, but I didn't have a tool to fit (it's a small nut, smaller than a Gibson). Case is original as well and even though it's covered in all sorts of tape, it still works. Bass is strung with new D'addario Chromes. Looking for offers over £1200 please. More pics here: [url="http://www.pbase.com/deksawyer/hofner"]http://www.pbase.com/deksawyer/hofner[/url] cheers D. Edited July 9, 2012 by deksawyer
Happy Jack Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 And for an all-original 1963 (the serial number also gives that year) that's a very realistic price.
evilLordJuju Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Are you accepting trades at all, or is this money only please?
Rick's Fine '52 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Nice, if I didnt already have my eye on something, I would take this. Had a '63 a few years ago, and always regret selling it, would love another, and this is a fine one. Good luck with the sale fella, lovely, lovely bass, at a very reasonable price.
deksawyer Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='evilLordJuju' timestamp='1340743522' post='1709115'] Are you accepting trades at all, or is this money only please? [/quote] Should have said, my fault. No trades thanks. D.
Dad3353 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Good evening, Derek... I've taken the liberty of linking this thread to the 'For Sale' page on the Hofner forum which I frequent; please inform if this is a 'faux pas', my apologies and I'll withdraw it. Here's a link to my post there... [url="http://www.hofner.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3049"]http://www.hofner.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3049[/url] Nice bass; good luck with the sale...
deksawyer Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1340746846' post='1709188'] Good evening, Derek... I've taken the liberty of linking this thread to the 'For Sale' page on the Hofner forum which I frequent; please inform if this is a 'faux pas', my apologies and I'll withdraw it. Here's a link to my post there... [url="http://www.hofner.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3049"]http://www.hofner.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3049[/url] Nice bass; good luck with the sale... [/quote] No problem, many thanks. The link seems to go nowhere though - do you need to be a member in order to see it? D. Edited June 26, 2012 by deksawyer
Dad3353 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Perhaps, I don't know. (...but then again, I'm a member, so I wouldn't, would I..? ) I'll check, anyway, at least for future's sake...
noelk27 Posted July 2, 2012 Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='deksawyer' timestamp='1340734116' post='1708912']Looking for offers over £1200 please.[/quote] Sure a mod will correct me if I'm wrong, but stating offers over is technically a blind auction, and against the rules of the forum.
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