SOLD - Hofner Ignition violin Bass with German upgrades - PRICE DROP £270 posted £300

[Rabbie]

Hi
PRICE DROP £270 posted to UK,
here for sale is my little Hofner Ignition Beatle bass. These are the far-east made ones, truly hollow-body, like the German made variety. I prefer these to the Contemporary HCT series that have a wooden block in the middle (which arguably defeats the purpose of a Hofner).
The bass is in excellent condition: a few years old now so I think the white binding is starting to turn a little vintage white, which looks cool. Only little baby scratches that you can see if turning around against the light, but nothing goes even through the finish. I have 2 original German made and vintage Hofner and I bought this in case I needed to fly, but frankly I can't see that happening this or next year (hoping I just ignited a reverse-curse on myself and now I get booked for an overseas tour!).
This particular bass has over £100 spent on mods to make it look like a German on, but also to make it sound much better:
- Pyramid golds flatwound strings: the factory standard for a proper Hofner;
- A "Made in Germany" Hofner tailpiece;
- Genuine Hofner 500/1 bridge assembly;
- a pair of vintage style "teacup" volume dials a-la Macca' (the switches have also be enameled to look more the part);
- black truss rod cover;
- A custom 3-ply Hofner old style nut.
If you have vintage Hofners like myself, you will feel the difference in sound and playability, just like a custom shop Fender feels more accomplished in the player's hands than a Mexican made.
However, if you are not a Hofner connoisseur, this bass will fool you good and proper: the playability is easy and the pickups sounds very much the part. Plus, I think, it looks incredible and it's so light and enjoyable to play for hours with no back pain.

It's done only 3 very civilised gigs and for the rest it's been kept at home. I'm probably gonna use the money towards another German made Hofner as I have the bug now!
Anyway, here's a very lovely and cheap upgraded Hofner Igition. It's a cracker, please contact me for any query.
PS - I will post anywhere, but it does not have a case, so it will be in a Gibson padded guitar gig bag, which means that half of the headstock will kick out at the top, but I will pad up an "extension" to protect it. I have got a lovely box for it, so it should be ok.
TRADES - if you have a German made Hofner you are thinking of selling, talk to me.
Also, I'm needing a good 15 cab, tweeter not essential at all. Always keen to hear about a nice amp which can do vintage sound.

Edited August 15, 2017 by Rabbie

[Rabbie]

Bump for the awesome wee Beatle bass...

[Rabbie]

Bump for trades