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Bit of a disappointment...
On the whole these are well made, but even at this price point my particular copy came with a few let downs:
1: the sunburst finish on mine is rather crudely applied, heavy black outer and sudden change to amber centre, and the 'flame maple' top shows barely any figuring at all, nothing like the website images.
2: the fingerboard was dry as a bone and pale grey looking, and took four coats of lemon oil applied over a couple of days to get it looking and feeling respectable.
3: the pickup switches are wired incorrectly (and I don't mean in the quirky original Hofner sense) - bass 'on' actually switches the bridge pickup on, and treble 'on' switches the neck pickup on. Not a huge issue for me as I always have them both on and use the volumes to balance the tone, but still not up to scratch.
3: as many have said, the strings supplied with the bass are dreadful - why bother? I have replaced them with genuine Hofner flat wounds.
I get the feeling I have received a 'Friday afternoon' copy of what would otherwise be a great value instrument...
1: the sunburst finish on mine is rather crudely applied, heavy black outer and sudden change to amber centre, and the 'flame maple' top shows barely any figuring at all, nothing like the website images.
2: the fingerboard was dry as a bone and pale grey looking, and took four coats of lemon oil applied over a couple of days to get it looking and feeling respectable.
3: the pickup switches are wired incorrectly (and I don't mean in the quirky original Hofner sense) - bass 'on' actually switches the bridge pickup on, and treble 'on' switches the neck pickup on. Not a huge issue for me as I always have them both on and use the volumes to balance the tone, but still not up to scratch.
3: as many have said, the strings supplied with the bass are dreadful - why bother? I have replaced them with genuine Hofner flat wounds.
I get the feeling I have received a 'Friday afternoon' copy of what would otherwise be a great value instrument...
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D
You get what you pay for
I bought this bass after I've had a chance to play exactly the same model at my friend's place. I fell in love with it. Not being a bassist I thought it would be fun to have this little cheap guy just for fun at home, so I ordered one and I regret to say, but I should have sent it back. Shame on me, but I was late for that.
As general quality goes, nothing great in particular, exactly what I'd expect from a cheap bass. Came with a completely dead string. Setting up was also pretty rough, but with a help of professional the bass came to life. It is fun to play now, but still sounds cheap.
All in all, it's ok because I'm playing it only for myself, but I wouldn't take it for a gig.
Taking into account my friend's and my own bass I need to warn about one thing. HB seems to have poor quality consistency so don't make my mistake: test it right away and send it back if you don't like it.
As general quality goes, nothing great in particular, exactly what I'd expect from a cheap bass. Came with a completely dead string. Setting up was also pretty rough, but with a help of professional the bass came to life. It is fun to play now, but still sounds cheap.
All in all, it's ok because I'm playing it only for myself, but I wouldn't take it for a gig.
Taking into account my friend's and my own bass I need to warn about one thing. HB seems to have poor quality consistency so don't make my mistake: test it right away and send it back if you don't like it.
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RJ
Missed a Beat
Poor sound quality, poor electrics, not pleasing to play. A novelty item only.
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