~1965 Hoyer Bass Sunburst

Offered for sale;

Used ‘60s Hoyer Bass serial number 004732.

This bass is in very good condition, the neck and frets are fine. Cosmetically showing playing time and there is some binding deterioration.

The neck is enormously skinny, 1 ½” at the nut. 1 ¾” at the 12th fret. The pickup shows 8.89 K ohms.

What does the toggle do you ask?
In the middle it seems normal.
Toggle back and it seems exactly like the middle. Is that normal, since it sounds like normal? Or is it not normal to sound normal?
Toggle it forward and it’s like turning the volume control to 1.

We have not come across one of these basses prior to this so we have little information, just our observations. There is a Hoyer Facebook page that has a quite a following of Hoyer owners and players, showing a broad diversity of instruments. Archtops, solid bodies, various unique styles and in later years some very familiar looking designs. Overall quite an interesting lineage of instruments.

Hoyer string instruments are not well known in the USA however they are quite highly regarded in Europe and Germany in particular. The company was started in 1874 and stopped producing guitars in 1987. While the Hoyer name has been resurrected in the 2000s, the new guitars are not being constructed by the same family or company that has long been associated with the Hoyer name.

The model range is quite prolific, woods are beautiful, the woodworking is classic with many featuring the German Carve on the body’s perimeter, the f-holes are unique to Hoyer and included a lightning bolt style and a cat’s eye style reminiscent of Rickenbacker guitars. These guitars are works of art and craftsmanship.

Among the most notable users of the Hoyer guitar was English guitarist Eric Clapton, who received an acoustic Hoyer guitar for his thirteenth birthday.

Very cool and interesting bass, quite collectable!

Hard-shell case included.

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