c1986 HOFNER MODEL 500/1 BASS GUITAR - 

(JAPANESE MARKET "NEW SPECIAL" MODEL)


SERIAL No:  259326

                  

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHARLIE B, LONDON, ENGLAND.

BASS NOW OWNED BY PAUL JENKINS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND:


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Note the (Japanese-made?) Type 511B "Staple" pickups with large surrounds, the wide control console with teacup knobs and white slide switches, the multi-layer pickguard without a Hofner logo, and the "long" tailpiece.


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Despite being a "re-issue", this bass still retains the "flush" heel and single-piece neck of contemporary 500/1s. Note that there is no binding on the neck though.

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Note the raised plastic Hofner logo and the re-pro "catshead" open gear tuners.



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