Hofner Icon Club with hardcase and Pyramid strings £225 Brighton

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For Sale £225 collection only.

 

Hofner Club Bass, the Icon model, now fitted with Pyramid flatwound strings with the dark green silk, and a Hofner hard case. This bass is about five years old and has never left the house and rarely left its case.

 

The Icons are the cheapest of the Hofner range and are made in China. The bass is fully hollow like a proper German Hofner, unlike the Contemporary series which has a centre block. On my luggage scales that results in a weight of 2.2 kgs or 4.85 lbs … ecstasy.

 

At GAK the Icon Club Bass is £299 and the hard case is £117. The German made strings are £41 at Thomann. That’s a total of £457 and, except for the string upgrade, this is an as new bass.

 

So, it can all be yours for less than half of the new price at

£225

COLLECTION ONLY

from Brighton or nearby.

 

 

 

 

The scratch plate and its fittings are included.

 

When I bought the bass, I intended to do quite a few upgrades but, of course, I never got around to it and then I found myself losing my fine motor skills to Parkinsonism. So, I have never even set it up and the protector under the floating bridge is still in place.

 

However, despite being a low-priced bass it plays well – subject to the usual idiosyncrasies of a Hofner.

If you were thinking of upgrades, then I would start with the tuners which, although they do work, are quite stiff.

 

So, grab yourself a fun bass at a fun price.