What Bass Guitar is this?

[paulmcnamara]

Watching Paul Weller and his band on TV at The Festival Hall I noticed his  bassplayer playing a great looking bass,

I wonder if it's a Hofner Verithin but in a custom colour. Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Regards, JS.

Edited February 6, 2019 by paulmcnamara

[Machines]

I looked at the picture before I saw your guess of a Hofner, that's mine too.

[pineweasel]

Looks like this one:

 

[Jono Bolton]

The colour looks like this Ltd Edition Power Blue:

https://rguitars.co.uk/products/hofner-verythin-ltd-edition-bigsby-power-blue

Are these Hofners any good? I quite like the look of the Verythin Bass

Edited February 6, 2019 by Jono Bolton

[Cat Burrito]

21 minutes ago, Jono Bolton said:

Are these Hofners any good? I quite like the look of the Verythin Bass

Definitely. I had the Hofner Verythin bass and always regretted selling it on. I re-bought the long scale version almost 3years ago and it's a keeper. In fact of all my basses it's the one I am taking on tour this month.

[Jono Bolton]

1 hour ago, Cat Burrito said:

Definitely. I had the Hofner Verythin bass and always regretted selling it on. I re-bought the long scale version almost 3years ago and it's a keeper. In fact of all my basses it's the one I am taking on tour this month.

Good to know there's a long-scale version; I thought they only had short-scale. Is there much neck dive? It's always a concern for me with these types of bass.

Edited February 6, 2019 by Jono Bolton

[Cat Burrito]

I thought it had been discontinued but some shops still advertise it. It's here https://www.thomann.de/gb/hoefner_verythin_bass_hct_500_8_dc.htm?sid=229eb2e131eb9e87d589e9bcbc651e34

I don't notice any issue with neck dive but I have a wider strap that tends to grip my shoulder nicely. It really is a wonderful bass. Check out Dan's review here;