dogbiscuit Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Hi folks, I've received my Ignition bass which I bought on ebay. However, on close inspection I can see that the lettering is a bit odd (no obvious sign of damage or repair though). There's also no writing on the back of the headstock (which most seem to have). Everything else seems fine and it's nice to play. It's not a fake, is it? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Real. if you were faking a hofner violin, you wouldn’t fake the budget model... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Here's mine. There are some differences, notably the shape of the headstock and the control panel placement. Yours seems to have a slimmer body too but that might be camera angle. Mine is a few years old and a quick Google suggests there is some variation in the headstock and control panel. However the logo on yours does strike me as a bit odd. The most worrying thing has to be the strings though - these basses love flats! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Could be b-stock sold from the factory back door because of that broken logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Could be b-stock sold from the factory back door because of that broken logo. Yeah, Friday afternoon job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 There’s no umlaut over the “o”. If the Ignition is made for Hofner (sorry my iPad doesn’t have one either) even in China I think they’d spell their name correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 33 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said: There’s no umlaut over the “o”. If the Ignition is made for Hofner (sorry my iPad doesn’t have one either) even in China I think they’d spell their name correctly. Theres no umlaut on the bass in these pics either..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 They’re neat basses, but the QC on the cheaper ones is very iffy and I’ve certainly seen variances in individual basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbiscuit Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks for the replies folks. It's a good point that it would be silly to fake a budget version of a bass, so it's likely genuine but with a factory flaw. It's not that the 'o' is missing the umlaut, it's that it's somehow rotated clockwise, so it's sinking into the 'f'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbiscuit Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 I paid £240 in total and that includes a hard case (with a missing fastener). I have complained to the seller as he didn't show anything about this flaw in the listing and he has offered to refund me £50. However I'm pushing for £80 because I imagine this defect will de-value the bass if I want to sell it on, which I may well do because it's bugging me. Am I asking too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Grahambythesea said: There’s no umlaut over the “o”. If the Ignition is made for Hofner (sorry my iPad doesn’t have one either) even in China I think they’d spell their name correctly. It's the 'Playboy' version... (think about it). Actually the umlaut appears to be an optional extra... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Mad. You get a misprint on a bass, and it devalues. Get a misprint on a 20p coin and it’s worth as much as a bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think £50 is very fair, it's already cheap to start with. (Note to self, don't sell this guy anything ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 If you are on Facebook there are a couple of Hofner pages on there , you will need to join them but they will tell you in no uncertain terms if it is fake or not although it seems unlikely that it is, at any rate given the low price point the most important thing is whether you think it is worth the money, whether you like it or not https://www.facebook.com/groups/329769803775341/?ref=br_rs https://www.facebook.com/groups/2260582823/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I remember there being a thing about Hofner logos differing on budget models a few years back. £50 is very reasonable as compensation and as said, who would fake a budget model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 30/05/2019 at 10:58, Cat Burrito said: I remember there being a thing about Hofner logos differing on budget models a few years back. £50 is very reasonable as compensation and as said, who would fake a budget model? Agreed, although there are fake Epiphone Les Pauls emerging now apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 3 hours ago, casapete said: Agreed, although there are fake Epiphone Les Pauls emerging now apparently. That's news to me. You could call it my moment of Epiphony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 5 hours ago, casapete said: Agreed, although there are fake Epiphone Les Pauls emerging now apparently. And there are thieves who operate in Poundland! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbiscuit Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 29/05/2019 at 15:13, tom1946 said: I think £50 is very fair, it's already cheap to start with. (Note to self, don't sell this guy anything ) Well, don't sell me anything defective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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