A classic Hofner hollowbody with legendary tone.

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In 1956, Walter Hofner had an idea for an amplified semi-acoustic bass. When it was brought to life, his idea resulted in a bass with a warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone. Players love it for its playing ease and its tone--one of the smoothest, sweetest sounds in all of bassland.

Because the original became so scarce and expensive, popular demand compelled Hofner to re-create the Club Bass 500/2. Now this LTD version of the 500/2 offers the same instrument with changes that make it even closer to the original. The pickups have been repositioned to the original spacing for truer vintage tone and a hand-applied dark violin varnish gives it a more vintage vibe.

Hofner H500/2 Club Bass LTD Features:

Select German spruce top, back, and sides from flamed maple
Maple-beech-maple neck
30" scale length
22-fret bound rosewood fretboard
Zero fret
Mother-of-pearl dots
Machine heads: Hofner 61/73B (4 individual)
Hofner 72/20B ebony bridge with movable saddles
Hofner 62/30 trapeze brass tailpiece
Hofner 65/CB-P floating celluloid pearl pickguard
2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbuckers with Cavern-era spacing
Hofner A2-B control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches, and rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
Hand-applied dark violin varnish finish
Nickel-plated hardware