A blast from the past!

In 1956, Walter Hofner had an idea for an amplified semi-acoustic bass. When it was brought to life, it proved a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet sound and a playing ease that simply eludes most ordinary basses. Many players revere Hofner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone.

Named for the year the most familiar version of the Violin Bass was popularized, the Vintage '63 captures its characteristic tone - deep, warm and reminiscent of a full-size string bass. Built to be as durable as its legacy, the compact-sized, easy-to-play, light-in-weight Vintage '63 is equally at home onstage or in the studio.

Hofner 500/1 Vintage 63 Electric Bass Guitar Left Handed Features:

Selected German spruce top, back and sides of flamed maple
Maple-beech-maple neck
Rosewood fretboard, 22 frets
Mother-of-pearl dots
Scale: 30" (76cm)
Neck width at nut: 1-5/8" (42mm)
Machine heads: Hofner 61/73B (4 individual)
Hofner 72/20B ebony bridge with movable metal saddles for perfect intonation and string spacing
Hofner 62/30 trapeze tailpiece, brass
Hofner 65/36-P floating celluloid pickguard, pearl
2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbucking pickups
Hofner A2-B: control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches, rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
Nickel-plated hardware
Antique-brown sunburst finish

Hofner 500/1 Vintage 63 Electric Bass Guitar Left Handed Specifications:

Scale: 30" (76cm)
Neck width at nut: 1-5/8" (42mm)

Hofner 500/1 Vintage 63 Electric Bass Guitar Left Handed Includes:

Bullet hardshell case