Hohner the professional jack bass 2B

[Newbienew]

Hi,

I'm looking for a bit of advice really!
I have a Black Hohner the professional jack bass guitar which I have had since I was young and is now sitting in my wardrobe doing nothing as I never quite mastered the bass (teeny hands and life got in the way). I am thinking of selling but have no clue at all of its value and struggling to find anything on the internet. Also live in a very small town with no music shops at all! Don't want to get ripped off because really is a beautiful guitar.

Can anyone give me any help or advice?

Many thanks!!

[Newbienew]

Oooooooo just a picture of the back - how very helpful of me.

[SlapbassSteve]

Interesting, Hohner Jack Basses are normally headless Steinberger jobbies, yet that has an Encore Precision neck- it's unique, I'll give it that!

[Guest bassman7755]

Its a odd one alright. Jacks are through-neck headless I had one and they great budget basses. Its definitely been modded to change the neck which to be honest probably reduces its value. A "proper" jack would maybe fetch £250, this one a fair bit less most likely.

[geoffbyrne]

The Hohner 'B' Bass is essentially a Jack body with a bolt-on neck, so, B Bass body?

G.

[SlapbassSteve]

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Oooooooo just a picture of the back - how very helpful of me.
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Do you have any pictures of the bridge? In this shot it looks an awful lot like a Steinberger bridge with machine heads- meaning the bass has machine heads at both ends? Also it looks like a later model of the Jack as the Mk1's had EMG humbuckers, Mk2's had Jazz pickups, could it be possible Hohner made a bolt on Jack later on with PJ configuration?

[Newbienew]

I'll be honest - I have just read whats printed on the bass - I am soooooooo clueless. It's still at my mums as pretty hefty to move. I'll try and get over ad get some better photo's. Really appreciate all your help though!

[Newbienew]

I have zoomed in on the photo, don't know if this helps at all?

[SlapbassSteve]

Interesting, that's definitely a Steinberger bridge there... I can only assume it's a later bolt-on model as the neck plate and shape of the back of the body looks legit. Most likely a previous owner loved the tone of the bass but didn't want to look like Mark King so bolted on a different neck. Impossible to say what its worth as a whole... you'd almost get more money parting it out.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Mmm, looks very much like a diy job. (A hohner body &an encore neck). Encore are cheap(but good) basses on their own .
Maybe your best bet is to advertise as a swap for something on Basschat

[Newbienew]

Thanks for your help everyone! Told you I was clueless!

[BassTractor]

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Told you I was clueless!
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Just remember that old adage "There are no clueless people - - only people asking clueless questions".
No ... wait!

My guess is some buyers will like the idea of a regular neck, and may bite. But if the neck is not a perfect fit, I think most will be inclined to not take the risk - even if there may not even be a technically sound reason for being wary with this combination.

Like others, I have no idea what the best thing to do is, but I would start with trying to sell it as a complete item before taking the risk of only getting rid of one of the parts. Good luck!

best,
bert

Edited June 22, 2013 by BassTractor