Hohner B2A Fl
£150
Leeds

Pete1967 · Friday at 17:29

The cull continues with this Hohner B2A FL that my dad bought in the late 80's or early 90's. He was a professional double bass player (CBSO/RPO) and fancied a tinker on bass guitar - that lasted about a fortnight i think. He palmed it off on to me about 20 years ago to 'get it out of the house and it's been sitting in my bass cupboard ever since with the exception of a few months in Liverpool - see below for more on that! Only part of the serial number label still exists but fortunately its the first half so I can see that it's from 1986.

It's had a life. There are plenty of nicks and dings, some quite deep, but remarkably the finish is intact. There are some dings to the back of the neck, but none too deep. It actually plays quite well and the fretboard is in remarkable condition but I did refinish that a few years ago when my then 14yo nephew borrowed it to see if he wanted to play bass. Sadly it came back from him not working. I can't get any output from it and the active passive switch stalk has been broken off. It definitely was working when I lent it to him though so I suspect the active circuit has given up the ghost - I highly doubt that the pickups will be faulty, but I'll get the meter out when I get a bit of time and have a poke around.

So it's going to need work but it's a gloriously kitch piece of 80'sana, and restored would definitely be playable. I just don't have the time (or, frankly, the inclination) to do the work. I've seen a few go for a somewhere in around the 400 hundred quid mark, but since it's going to need work and is definitely a punt for someone I've priced it accordingly, I think.

There's no case with it but I can scrounge a bike box from my local shop, sling some bubble wrap around it and ship it. Usually around £25-30, or collection from north Leeds

Please feel free to fire away with any questions