Hofner 500/1 Vintage 62 Mersey 2016

The iconic Höfner Violin Bass was of course made famous by none other than Paul McCartney of the Beatles and is the most famous instrument made by Höfner. Although there are several reincarnations of the instrument introduced in 1956, the 500/1 62 is truly a replica of the bass that Paul McCartney played.

This Höfner has a body of beautiful flamed maple, with a spruce top and the iconic 'Staple' pickups, operated by a volume and tone knob and the typical switches. The flamed maple neck has an ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl inlays and a 'zero fret'. The sound is as only a Höfner bass can sound with its short scale, flatwound strings and 'hollowbody'.

This Höfner 500/1 was built in 2016 by Thomas Stühlein, who also signed the included certificate. The bass has a few dings on the top, and the body binding has shrunk slightly. This is most noticeable at the points of the body notches, as well as the points near the heel. There is a ding on the tip of the headstock, but otherwise the bass is very clean.

Comes with TFOA passport in a hardshell case.