{"product_id":"1990s-hofner-limited-edition-500-1-cavern-violin-beatle-bass-sunburst-100-original-w-case-coa-music-ground","title":"1990s Hofner Limited Edition 500\/1 Cavern Violin Beatle Bass Sunburst 100% Original w\/ Case \u0026 CoA, Music Ground","description":"Up for sale, a 1990s Hofner Limited Edition 500\/1 Cavern Violin Bass reissue in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case and the original CoA. An exceptionally clean example produced exclusively for Music Ground in the UK, this German-made Hofner is a faithful recreation of the original-spec 500\/1, featuring a flat back, fully hollow construction, ‘61-centric “Cavern” pickup spacing, and period-accurate aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeighing just 4lbs 14oz, tonewoods include a spruce top, flame maple back and sides, flame maple\/beech neck, and a dark rosewood fingerboard, yielding a distinctive acoustic thud and pluck with unparalleled natural resonance. The Beatle-esque sonic signature is cemented by a pair of Hofner Diamond pickups, delivering pillowy thump and a warm, woody upright bass-like tone that’s smooth and sweet-sounding. This Limited Edition 500\/1 Cavern Violin Bass has been professionally set up here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike’s Guitar Bar with 45-100 flatwound strings, easy-playing action, and accurate intonation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Neck: Flame maple, beech\u003cbr\u003e- Shape: Medium C, measuring .835” at 1st fret, .985” at 12th fret\u003cbr\u003e- Fretboard: Rosewood, pearl dot inlay\u003cbr\u003e- Frets: Slender, no wear\u003cbr\u003e- Scale Length: 30”\u003cbr\u003e- Nut: 1.650” (42mm) + zero fret\u003cbr\u003e- Tuners: Open-gear strip\u003cbr\u003e- Serialization: Three-digit stamp on peghead (matches CoA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBody Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Body: Spruce, flame maple\u003cbr\u003e- Pickups: Hofner “Diamond” x2\u003cbr\u003e- Controls: Volume x2, Pickup On\/Off switch x2, Rhythm\/Solo switch\u003cbr\u003e- Hardware: Ebony bridge, trapeze tailpiece\u003cbr\u003e- Plastics: One-ply white pearloid pickguard, teacup knobs, white pearloid cavity cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gloss Sunburst finish highlights the figuring in the flame maple back and rims, and this is a very clean example, with signs of use limited to some light oxidation of the hardware consistent with age, one minor ding near the neck heel on the bass-side perimeter, checking on the pearloid heel cap, and a few minor nicks and faint scratches on the rest of the body. There are some pinhead-sized nicks concentrated on the back of the peghead, and the gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hardshell case and the serialized CoA are included.","brand":"Hofner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50784363446528,"sku":"524_NEW","price":3199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/files\/medium_78981f8f-9d95-4d11-8d9f-15a23d96e9f5.jpg?v=1793010603","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1990s-hofner-limited-edition-500-1-cavern-violin-beatle-bass-sunburst-100-original-w-case-coa-music-ground","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}