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500/1 Vintage `59 is a fully hollow electric bass, also known as the Violin Bass. this one emerged in the 1950s as an alternative to the big and heavy solid bodied basses of the era. Precision bass dominated the 1950s with it`s solid body and 34" scale. Hofner then came up with the Violin Bass, which was hollow and had a 30" scale. Many players switched over (most famous of them being Paul McCartney of the Beatles). More than 50 years later, Violin Bass is still popular and very attractive bass. 500/1 Vintage `59, however, pays homage to one of the earliest incarnations of this legendary bass. It comes with a fully hollow violin-shaped body (maple sides and back, spruce top), two-piece bridge, two single-coil pickups, three-piece maple neck and 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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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
22
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36
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
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682
Hardware
Chrome
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101
Number of Strings
4
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606
Pickguard
Yes
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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
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Humbucker
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
22
22
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
White 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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