Höfner 01-HI-BB-SB-0 Ignition Violin Bass Sunburst

Please note: This bass guitar comes with a hardshell case.

Hofner’s best selling classic electric bass guitar, the ‘Beatle Bass’, Ignition Series, in Sunburst.

Taking a lead from their 1970’s Violin Bass models, the Ignition Violin Bass guitars from Hofner let you get your hands on one of the world’s iconic guitars. In contrast to the HCT model, this version has a fully hollow body and of course comes with the famous Hofner control panel, wooden bridge and Hofner style tailpiece. The Hofner Ignition Violin bass comes at the perfect price point for players requiring the classic Hofner sound on a budget. Comes with Hofner H64/VB case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body
Shape: Ignition Violin Bass
Wood Top: Spruce
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: White
Binding Back: White
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None

Neck
Wood: Maple
Construction: One Piece
Headstock Shape: Ignition Violin/Club Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Hofner Violin/Club Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel: 22mm

Fingerboard
Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30″/76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width At 12th Fret: 50mm
Inlays: Dots
Binding: White
Side Dots: Yes
Number Of Frets: 22

Bridge
Material: Rosewood
Type: Hofner Fretted

Hardware
Tuners: Single Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Pearl finish
Tailpiece: Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: Pearloid plastic
Pickup Neck: Hofner Ignition Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Hofner Ignition Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Black
Strings: Hofner Round Wound
Approximate Weight Kg: 2.3kg

Setup
Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 3mm
Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 2mm

A short guide to using the Hofner Control Panel:
Bass On: Turns the Bridge pickup off.
Treble On:  Turns the Neck pickup off
Solo – Rhythm: Solo makes the Bass louder; Rhythm makes the Treble brighter
Volume Controls: to blend the volume of each pickup, best with the volume turned towards up; Bass On does indeed make it Bassier because it is just the neck pickup with a Treble cut capacitor.
Treble On: Yields a bright tone, because it is just the Bridge pickup with a Bass cut capacitor
Rhythm/Solo Switch: Rhythm cuts the volume by 30% or subtle treble cut; Solo makes the Bass louder.
Volume: – best with volume in the up

Paul McCartney prefers to use the neck pickup, it is said.