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SOLD 1964 Hofner 185 'Artist' bass for sale
£450

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I haven't bought or sold much on here so if there's anything else you'd like to know feel free to get in touch.
NOW £375
For sale is my Hofner 185 'Arti[size=4]st' bass in sunburst finish.[/size]
An old classic looking bass with a fair bit of history and a surprisingly versatile tone due to the 2 pickup config (controls re vol/vol/tone/tone + 2x on/off switches for each pickup)..
Everything visible is original, however when I bought it it played like ass and there were some electrical issues. I've had the pots changed - now everything works with no problems (although I feel obliged to mention the tone controls don't do a whole lot) and I will include the originals with the sale. Also a shim has been fitted under the foot of the neck to make it playable - it now has a much straighter neck and nice low action.
Fingerboard is short scale (30"), the finish is quite crazed as you'd expect for a 50 year old bass (likewise a few marks here and there) and you can see a nice bit of wood grain through sunburst now, it's currently strung with brand new Rotosound flats.
I'll include with the sale;
- an almost new set of D'Addario half rounds
- the knackered flats that it came with, they're the wrong scale and I'm not sure what brand (green wrapping) but might come in useful one day(?)
- the original pots
- certificate of origin from a previous German seller who it looks like was a specialist
- a short scale gig bag

I believe this price is reasonable bearing in mind the amount of work I've had done on it, and I can't find much around to gauge value from - if there's anyone on here that has more of an idea then I'll be happy to hear from them. The bass will be shipped in a big box full of padding.
I'm not looking for any trades at the moment thanks, I'm selling in order to fund a new double bass bow
Any questions please get in contact,
Cheers
Cameron

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Strung Out in Glasgow refurbed one we inherited after rewinding some pick ups.
It sold for £450 with us getting about £280 once commission and £100 of repairs.

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