lownote Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) This Hohner Professional B-Bass V 5-string active/passive bass is constructed in beautifully figured Maple (Natural matt lacquer finish) with a solid Rosewood fingerboard – a real stunner. These basses are very very rare. No, really. I have had an eye on the Hohner B Bass market for six years and in that time I have seen two come up for sale in the UK. It features neck through contoured body construction, has a slim fast neck and an easy-to-play low action. There are two high-quality J-style pick-ups (EMG branded Steinberger) and an active-passive switch with red LED indicator light. There are individual volume knobs for each pickup and a stacked bass/treble knob below the bridge. The active electronics are accessed through the rear, and take a standard 9v PP9 battery It is a lovely looking instrument with really deep tones from the solid wood through neck construction and has a great sound well suited to pop and similar. But, while remarkably unblemished, there's a short crack between one wing and the the body from the bridge to the back of the body, which looks to have started at one of the bridge screw holes. You can see this clearly in the pix. It doesn't affect the playing and hasn't spread in my ownership. Also, the truss rod cover has been lost at some point and replaced with trimmed piece of black plastic. Really not noticeable as its mostly hidden behind the strings. Almost new set of D'Addario XLs. Now £175 plus £25 insured cartage - although with my experience of couriers recently I'd rather you collected. Will consider trade with cash your way against nice Fender Precision MM. I don't want anything else so please don't offer me anything, pretty please. Edited June 16, 2018 by lownote12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 I had one of these. I should have kept it. GLWTS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 11/06/2018 at 00:45, alyctes said: I had one of these. I should have kept it. GLWTS! I had the 6 string version, I should have kept that. Great quality vfm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I have a 4-string version with Steinberger detuner bridge, it matches this one almost perfectly! Quality instruments 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 hours ago, oldslapper said: I had the 6 string version, I should have kept that. Great quality vfm. I've had two of the sixers and loved the second especially. It was immaculate with great sound. So I sold it. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 OK y'all persuaded me to keep it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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