Vintage Sunburst
500/1 Vintage `58 is one of many Violin basses produced by Hofner. This one belongs to the 500 series of vintage-styled remakes of the 1950s and 1960s Violin basses. 500/1 Vintage `58 comes with a unique design and unique construction. Body of this exclusive four-stringer is fully hollow and made of maple and spruce. Maple is used for the back and sides, while the spruce is used for the top. this one has no center block. Hofner offers this one only in Vintage Sunburst with gloss finish and nickel hardware. On the top, there is a two-piece bridge (fixed bridge + trapezoid tailpiece) and two single-coil pickups (middle and neck positions). Neck on this model is made of three pieces of maple. It is set in and topped with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard.
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Body Shape
Violin
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858
Body Type
Hollowbody
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139
Body Construction
Double cutaway
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74
Body Top Wood
Spruce
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174
Body Wood
Maple
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7
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic
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58
Bridge
Trapeze
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683
Number of Pickups
2
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45
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
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51
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
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48
Controls
Volume
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99
Controls
Tone
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100
Neck Wood
Maple
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77
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
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21
Neck Shape
D-shaped neck
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25
Neck Joint
Set neck
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28
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
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81
Number of Frets
21
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83
Fingerboard Inlays
White Dot
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147
Hardware
Chrome
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101
Number of Strings
4
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606
Pickguard
Yes
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89
Scale Length
30"
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736
Nut Width
1.653"
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815
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Body Shape
Violin
Violin
Body Type
Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Top Wood
Spruce
Spruce
Body Wood
Maple
Maple
Bridge
Trapeze/Tune-O-Matic
Trapeze
Number of Pickups
2
2
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
3-piece neck
Neck Shape
D-shaped neck
D-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Frets
21
22
Fingerboard Inlays
White Dot
Dot
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Number of Strings
4
4
Pickguard
Yes
No
Scale Length
30"
30"
Nut Width
1.653"
1.653"
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