1965 Hofner 500/1 Beatle Bass

$2,100.00

  • Year: 1965
  • Manufacturer: Hofner
  • Model: 500/1 Beatle Bass
  • Case: <Unknown>
  • Color:
  • Condition: <Unknown>
  • Description: VGC, sunburst finish on body with some finish checking and one small chip in back, spruce top with maple back and sides (2 small screw holes in treble side), white-bound body and fretboard, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 22 frets, 2 staple-top pickups, missing pickguard, pearloid control plate, 3-tone switches and 2 volume controls, gold insert knobs, ebony bridge with 4 inserts (probably a replacement), nickel tailpiece, replacement jack, non-original tuners, gold script logo decal, replacement nut and tross rod cover, classic sound, 1-5/8'' nut width, ~30'' scale, with OHSC (hole cut in side, green lining) (SN:3048) Item ID 55U-4717. 16 photos at http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4717.htm