cookieman15061 Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Well my wife decided to make my 49th birthday special so she got me something I've always wanted a Hofner Violin Bass just like Sir Pauls. She's awesome and the bass ain't half bad either!!
charlie brown Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Man, that looks great! Congratulations! My best friend has a vintage Hofner "Beatle" bass...'65, I think it is. He bought it decades ago, and it still looks, plays, and sounds awesome! CB
Gashole Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Always nice when its the wife getting the guitar for you! Nice one :)
JefferySmith Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Woo hoo! Now you only have to buy about $15,000 more for the complete Beatles set. Let us know how you like it. It always looked neck-heavy to me.
snookelputz Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 I would say pretty guitar, but... RIGHTEOUS BASS DUDE!
flyingfrets Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 You'll love that bass! I've had one since '99 and I always go for her when I need to lay down some bass tracks (got a '76 4001 too, but as nice as it is, it's got nothing on the Hofner!). If you're recording, compress the $hit out of your signal...instant "Revolver"!
jcwillow777 Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Congrats - that is a sweet bass. My brother had one years ago. He said one of the stupidest things he did was trade it off. Enjoy it.
taxman Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Excellent! Looks like you have flats on it. Smart move. I have the Hofner Icon and it delivers such a perfect sound. Try recording demos with your Hofner and you'll see it can do no wrong. Enjoy it.
duane v Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Nice bass..... Thats one guitar I've always wanted
cookieman15061 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 This thing is a great little bass I love it. The weight of the Hofner takes a little getting used to after playing a fender for years. It really is light but the neck is so easy to play and with some minor amp adjustments you can go from the early beatle thud bass sound to the more polished Rubber Soul era sound. Pretty sweet!
epinder Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 As a lefty, I need to say it: You received a defective guitar, it's backwards HNGD and enjoy
Bender 4 Life Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Wow, Great looking (and no doubt sounding) bass....... and tell your Mrs. that she rocks! I've got a good one like her myself......ain't it grand?
Notes_Norton Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 HNBD - I've always liked the looks of that model. I hope it gives you many years of joy. Notes
cookieman15061 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 Wow' date=' Great looking (and no doubt sounding) bass.......and tell your Mrs. that she rocks! I've got a good one like her myself......ain't it grand?[/quote'] Yeah she's good lookin and she buys me things too. I'm a kept man!!
cookieman15061 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 As a lefty' date=' I need to say it: You received a defective guitar, it's backwards HNGD and enjoy[/quote'] Yeah my son keeps tellin me pickguards are for sissys so if I take it off I guess I could flip it over.
RSDx Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Cool !!!! HNBGD !!!! My wife bought me my Epi acoustic about 10 years ago to get me back into playing after laying out for several years......and she strongly encouraged me to buy my LP a lil over a year ago for my b-day, even though I didn't think we could afford it - we could, I did, and am a happy camper (although I'd still love to add a semi-hollow with single coils to my small guitar family at some point......) Wives can be great at times, eh ??? Congrats on the bass .... hope it plays as sharp as it looks
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