I quite fancy a Hofner Beatle bass (500/1), so decided to start looking at the Hofner website.  Blimey, I thought that Fender milked their Precision / Jazz range to death, but it seems that Hofner is just the same.   In my naivety, I was anticipating a cheap model, a midrange model, and an expensive model.  However, from my initial quick look, the range is as follows:   Ignition model - entry level, made in Indonesia(?) - based on the 70's 500/1, hollow. Contemporary model -