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Vintage guitars for sale: Hofner bass

Hofner Beatle Bass Contemporary Series New in Box!

Saint Cloud, Florida, 347**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$695

Hofner Beatle Bass!Contemporary Series!New in Box See Pix!Excellent condition!
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Hofner Contemporary HCT Bass with OHSC

Florence, Arizona, 851**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$799

Offered here is mint, like-new Hofner Contemporary HCT Bass guitar with deluxe custom padded and fitted Hardshell Case. I purchased these brand new from Barry Clark Music in 2022. Serial Number is X0128Y124. While I cannot find a good source for Hofner serial number dating, per my experience this would indicate that it was manufactured in China in 2021. Again, it was brand new when I purchased it. I have gigged with it twice and it has had no other use
The bass has new D?? Addario ENR70 long... more

Hofner H500 / 1-61L Cavern Club '61 Violin Beatle Bass, Left-Handed w / Case & Tags

Seattle, Washington, 981**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4200

Up for sale, a left-handed Hofner H500 / 1-61L ??Cavern Club?? ?61 vintage reissue bass in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case, factory paperwork and hangtag. The H500 / 1-61 features all the hallmarks of Hofner's early violin bass design, as seen played by Paul McCartney in The Beatles?? formative days
A genuine German-made Hofner and the highest tiered example offered, this Cavern Club bass features a flat, ... more

1965 Hofner Club Bass 500 / 2 Sunburst with Case

Franklin, Ohio, 450**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$7498

1965 Hofner 500 / 2 ClubExcellent 100% Beautiful sunburst. With gorgeous flamed maple. First year. Very light weight. Excellent action and very easy to play. Guitar has been professionally cleaned and setup with new flat wound strings. We love the Club bass over the violin Beatle bass. If these would have been available in 1962 Sir Paul would have surely picked the Club bass Safely packed. World wide shipping
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Vintage 1966 Hofner Beatle Bass 500 / 1

Round Rock, Texas, 786**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4000


Here's a beautiful example of a well-aged 1966 Hofner Beatle Bass. All original with the vintage case, this one is unique in having a sleek, black finish on the neck. It plays extremely well and recording with it produces the sound this bass is known and loved for.
All electronics / pickups work and sound great! The neck is also remarkably straight for it's age. Set up by Kurt Viles guitar tech with flat-wounds, it's ready for any show or recording session. There are some knicks and ... more

1960s Hofner copy Beatle vintage bass guitar Univox or Tiesco

Hopewell, New Jersey, 085**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$456

This is a nice Hofner copy of the Beatle Bass Paul used. We believe it to be a Univox or Teisco 1960's. Electronics all work however the tone just has a little static noise when you turn it volume works great and so does the tone other than that drop of static while turning (probably a very good electronics cleaning is in order). There are a few extra screw holes in the headstock some shown in pics. There is a ding on the fingerboard shown in pics at the 4th fret. Selling as is with the ... more

Hofner 185 Artist Bass Guitar 1964-1965 Polished Sunburst W Original Case

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 191**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$1499


Dates of manufacture: 1962 to 1983Hofner made the 185 bass from around 1962 to 1983. It was a solid body electric bass with polyester Polished Sunburst or ruby finish. The 2 special bass sound pickups were mutually switchable to that 3 different pickup combinations could be obtained. The 185 had 1 volume and two tone controls - (some had 2 volume & 2 tone controls). This bass was reissued with an updated design and longer scale length as the Hofner HCT 185 bass
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1965 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin Bass

Loveland, Ohio, 451**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$5395

1965 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin body Beatle Bass, Amazing sounding ??Staple??pole piece pickup, individual tuners, Raised logo, Nice light weight, Fun toplay, VG+, NSSC
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1974 Hofner 500 / 1 Beatle Bass Vintage Violin Bass 100% Original w / Blade Pickups

Seattle, Washington, 981**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4300

Up for sale, a 1974 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition inherent to the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and blade pickups
There??s a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even while unplugged, with... more

Hofner 185 bass three knobs, rare 1966-67

italia, ITALY

€890

Hofner 185 bass, tre pomelli molto raro, il quattro pomelli precedente è molto più comune, il pickup al ponte è stato riavvolto, il jack femmina sostituito, aggiunto un cavo massa, viti battipenna sostituite, potenziometri 250k236=1966, basso molto vissuto, da collezione e suona benecredo costruito 1966-67, credo perché questi pickup la Hofner ha smesso di produrli nel 1967, con custodia rigida non originale.... more

Vintage 1962 Hofner 500 / 5 Stuart Sutcliffe Brunette Electric Bass Guitar w / Case

Derby, DE7***, UNITED KINGDOM

£2295

Vintage 1962 Hofner 500 / 5 Stuart Sutcliffe Brunette Electric Bass Guitar w / Case
I purchased this beauty from the original owner, who had had it since 1962. It came to me in great condition, but required a neck reset as most of these old Hofners do. This one dates to 1962 and comes with a nice new brown hard case to keep it safe. The pickups work great and sound awesome - classic Hofner thud. This model was made famous by Stuart Sutcliffe. In great cosmetic condition as you can see, with ... more

Original Hofner 1962 1963 violin 500 / 1 bass and Case McCartney Beatles specs

London, SM4***, UNITED KINGDOM

£4995

A very rare and original 1962 / 3 Hofner 500 / 1 violin Beatle bass with it's original "Winter" case with original blue lining!
Complete with all original Hofner parts and electronics
Date stamped inside the body 13th April 1962
5177 Van Wouw serial number stamped on the top edge of the head-stock date this to being sold in early 1963
Proper McCartney / Beatles specs including an original extra long "curved" Tail piece
Flat wound La Bella Strings are near new and sound ... more

Original Hofner 1961 violin 500 / 1 Cavern bass guitar McCartney Beatles with Case

London, SM4***, UNITED KINGDOM

£24995

A very rare and very early original 1961 Hofner 500 / 1 violin "Cavern" Beatle bass. A real one with a flat back!An original beatle bass though this of course is right handed. Lovely to hold and so light. A real treasure
Complete with all original Hofner parts and electronics all native to this bass. Comes with it's original 1961 Jakob Winter black case with green lining. The exact same case Paul had in Hamburg and in Liverpool until replaced by a Selmer tweed one in 1963. All clips and ... more

Hofner 500 / 1 Violin Bass 1973-74 - Sunburst

Blackburn, UNITED KINGDOM

£2199

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60's HOFNER MODEL 185 SHORT SCALE BASS CASE - made in GERMANY

COLOGNE, GERMANY

€199

60's HOFNER SHORT SCALE BASS CASE :
* inside length=108 cm
* width=31, 5 cm
* THIN wood construction
* has wear around the edges and some damage at headstock end=check pic 5
* green felt interior, has some wear
* all latches are working fine
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1962 HOFNER BASS TONABNEHMER - Made in GERMANY

COLOGNE, GERMANY

$325

1962 HOFNER BASS PICKUP - made in GERMANY :
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70er HOFNER J BASSHALS

COLOGNE, GERMANY

$199

needs repair
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HOFNER PRESIDENT BASS IN PERFECT CONDITION 500 / 5 REEPERBAHN STUART SUTCLIFFE

Adelaide, South Australia, 5***, AUSTRALIA

AU $2145

THIS HOFNER PRESIDENT BASS HAS HAD MINIMUM PLAY NO FRET WEAR BASS HAS BEEN STORED AWAY SINCE 2011 THIS MODEL BASS WAS ONLY PRODUCED BETWEEN 2011TILL 2013 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED CONTEMPORARY REEPERBAHAN BEATLE BASS / STUART SUTCLIFFE HAMBURG BASS SPUCE TOP FLAME MAPLE BACK / SIDES ROSEWOOD BOARD WITH HOFNER ORIGINAL CASE FANTASTIC CONDITION RICH DEEP SOUND EASY PLAY TWIN PICK UPS A MUST FOR BASS PLAYER WILL SHIP WORLD WIDE BUT MUST HAVE GREAT AND RECENT FEEDBACK PLEASE NOTE BUYER CAN GET THERE ... more

1963 Hofner Bass 500 / 1 Vintage Original with Selmer Case ??Just like Paul??s ?63??

Yokine, WA, 6***, AUSTRALIA

$10001

1963 Hofner Bass 500 / 1 Original Vintage Made in Germany
NOT a re- issue
Selmer number back of headstock
Untouched solder joints all electrical components original pots and slide switches date 393
39th week of 1963
This bass is all original and untouched
New Pyramid Flat wound strings
Intonation perfect and unbound neck is straight
This bass in perfect working order for its age

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