Hohner Jack bass

[oldslapper]

Hope this is the right thread.
Does anyone know where the Hohner Jack basses were manufactured? I have a 4 and 5 string identical natural finish, single coil, active eq jobbies. But can't find the country of origin anywhere. Just wanted to know really. Thanks

[benebass]

I think they're Korean (definitely not Japanese), but I'm not 100% sure.

Cheers,

B.

[Pete Academy]

More than likely would have been Korea, given the time they came out.

[Pete Academy]

During that time, Japanese instruments were considered the highest quality. I would bet on Korea.

[oldslapper]

Thanks, I've just found the hohner web site and emailed them.
I'm guessing Korea too, although I think they're pretty well made. Gigged one for yonks in the late 80's never went out of tune, great bridge pup funky honk...???.
Don't know why I'm remotely interested really, must be bored......oh well another turkey curry it is then....

[Pete Academy]

They were the poor man's Status and Steinberger but sold incredibly well. Bloody good basses!

[oldslapper]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='694230' date='Dec 27 2009, 12:56 PM']They were the poor man's Status and Steinberger but sold incredibly well. Bloody good basses![/quote]

That's me!!

[Bassassin]

Cort in Korea made the mid-80s Hohner Professional range so I'd assume they made the Jacks too. I've owned/played a good few 80s Hohners (including Jacks) and they are uniformly excellent.

Jon.

[phil.i.stein]

i still have mine, although it needs a good fretboard overhaul, and it's no longer active ! i think theres a short circuit somewhere. i still love it though, it's served me well, great for slapping ! the thing it lacks is sustain, so you just have to know it's limitations...
i did have a problem a few years ago when i lost one of the bridge saddle blocks (not sure that's the right term, but hope you know what i mean). i eventually tracked down a music shop in Wales that had some left. they turned out to be slightly slimmer in width than my originals though, so i've had to improvise with a couple of pieces of bicycle innertube as 'padding'. seems to work o.k. i'd be interested to know if anyone else had problems finding replacement blocks, and if you can still get them..
although it doesn't sound anything like my sterling, it still retains a place in my heart (sob!) and i would rue it's loss...

[MoonBassAlpha]

I wouldn't say they particularly lack in sustain, but the maple they're made of doesn't seem as dense or hard as the usual stuff necks are made of (Rock maple?) but this helps them have a more mellow tone than you'd expect from an all maple instrument, and not so weighty. In my opinion, they work really nicely defretted and yeild an organic, woody tone.
Lovely instruments, and an original shape that I dont think has really been improved on in headless bass terms.
I'm down to one now

[hillbilly deluxe]

I still have a Hohner L59 les paul,equally as good as any Gibson Les Paul i've ever had,and a better sound than most of them.