Hofner Ignition Series Club Bass Transparent Black

Hofner HOF-HI-CB-PE-TBK Ignition Pro Club Hollow Body 4-String Bass - Transparent Black

The Ignition (HI) series offers you the chance to own a piece of history at an unbelievably low price. This model has a fully hollow body combined with Höfner 70's style 'staple' pick-ups to give the authentic Höfner sound. It is of course fitted with the famous Höfner control panel, this has on/off for each pick-up, solo/rhythm switch and individual volume controls. This special edition has the famous Hofner Tea Cup knobs on the control panel and has Hofner flatwound strings for that 60s sound! Finished in a special color for a truly distinctive bass.

Lightweight and with its short scale (30") neck it is a pleasure to play, even for hours without getting back-ache and fatigue. This bass comes at the perfect price point for players requiring the classic Höfner sound at an incredibly great value for an instrument of this quality.


Features:

• Instrument:: Ignition Club Bass:
• Model:: HOF-HI-CB-PE-TBK: USA only

Body

• Shape: Ignition Club Bass
• Wood Top: Spruce
• Soundhole : None
• Wood Back: Flame Maple
• Wood Sides: Flame Maple
• Binding Top: White
• Binding Back: White
• Binding Sides: White
• Centerblock: None


Neck

• Wood: Maple
• Construction: One Piece
• Headstock Shape: Ignition Violin/Club Bass
• Logo and Artwork: Script
• Neck Joint: Hofner Violin/Club Bass Set Neck
• Joint At: 16th Fret
• Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
• Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel: 22mm
• Heel Cap


Fingerboard

• Wood: Rosewood
• Scale: 30"/76cm
• Nut Width: 42mm
• Width At 12th Fret: 50mm
• Inlays: Dots
• Binding: White
• Side Dots: Yes
• Number Of Frets: 22


Bridge

• Material: Rosewood
• Type: Hofner Fretted


Hardware

• Tuners: Single Nickel
• Tuner Buttons: Pearl finish
• Tailpiece: Trapeze Nickel
• Nut Material: Plastic
• Pickguard: Pearloid plastic
• Pickup Neck: Hofner Ignition Staple Nickel
• Pickup Middle:
• Pickup Bridge: Hofner Ignition Staple Nickel
• Potentiometer Knobs: Tea Cup
• Strings: Hofner Flatwound
• Approximate Weight: 5 lbs.


Setup

• Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 0.118"
• Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 0.78"