Pretty screwed, but maybe some value there

[Happy Jack]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-hofner-very-thin-/121805828537?hash=item1c5c3171b9:g:~uMAAOSwAYtWN7rQ

[KiOgon]

It doesn't look too bad - in those days they didn't think anybody would ever need to go beyond the 12th fret

[TheGreek]

KiOgon, it's virtually on your doorstep...

[KiOgon]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1446809487' post='2902497']
KiOgon, it's virtually on your doorstep...
[/quote]I really need to go to spexavers - didn't notice that! Should I have a look at it

[Happy Jack]

Pooched?

I've owned a shedload of vintage Hofners over the years (27 at the last count) and I'm not familiar with the condition you describe.

I'd guess that those pickups are comprehensively f***ed but, luckily enough, there's still no shortage of original Hofner staples out there.

[TheGreek]

Sold for £255 - was this a good price??

[Happy Jack]

In excellent, all-original state, that bass would have been worth somewhere in the region of a grand, maybe £1500 if the vendor got seriously lucky, but also maybe £750 on a slow day.

For something as beat-up as that, and needing quite a lot of work, £255 was probably a pretty fair price.

In my vintage-Hofner-collecting days I had a large cardboard box filled with genuine, original parts for old Hofners that I'd accumulated. If I was still in that position, I would happily have paid £255 for this bass, knowing that I could pretty much restore it from my own parts bin.