Hofner Beatle Bass Contemporary Series
幾個月前買了Jay Turser JTB Violin Bass Hofner Copy 仿製品, 開始玩小提琴貝士, 喜歡她的木琴音色和容易彈的短琴格 Short Scale.
常常上網看小提琴貝士的貼文, 難免會一直注意原創作的 Hofner 真品. Hofner 古董貨太貴, 德國的再制品 RI 也不便宜. 有人認為 Hofner 在中國製造的 Contemporary CT 系列值得買, 我有點心動. 昨天看到有人在 Craigslist 上賣 Hofner CT Bass 狀況像全新, 價錢非常便宜就下手買了.
這是中國製造的, 品質卻出乎意料的好. 比在店裡看到的 Icon 系列好很多. CT 系列是按照 H 63的 H500/1規格打造的. 拾音器 pickups 是德國原裝送去中國組裝. 琴身中心有個木塊加強延音效果, 比較有實木貝士的現代音感(原裝的德國貨沒有, Icon系列也沒有). 音色和彈奏都讓我非常滿意.
顏色是保羅馬卡尼 Paul McCartney喜歡拿的漸淡色 Sunburst, 賣家還把調音鈕換成更像 Hofner 63 德國產品的 "茶杯鈕" Tea cup knobs. 還附了保羅馬卡尼樣式的皮肩帶. 賣家顯然是披頭迷, 但他說貝士彈不來, 希望便宜賣掉讓愛彈的人擁有, 我算撿到便宜了.
唯一美中不足是沒有原裝盒, 我原來的 JTB 盒子不太合, CT 的琴頸較高, 盒要用力壓才關得起來. 問題不大, 不帶出門或者再買個新盒子就是了.
Jay Turser JTB Hofner Copy 仿製品 和 Hofner Contemporary Series 真品:
Hofner H500/1-CT Contemporary Series Violin Bass Guitar Specs:
A year after celebrating the 50th anniversary of Walter Hofner's original
violin bass, made famous by a certain Beatle who shall remain nameless,
they have decided to produce a contemporary version. It has a vintage look
that will produce many "oohs", and an internal sustain block that creates
a more modern, deep-resonating sound that will produce many "aahs." It's
the kind of bass guitar people love to see, play, and hear. Aesthetically,
this model features a maple-beech-maple set neck with rosewood fretboard
accentuated by mother-of-pearl dot inlays, the signature Hofner violin bass
headstock, a brass trapeze tailpiece, and glossy spruce top with glossy
flamed maple back and sides. An ebony bridge with movable metal saddles
maintains intonation and string spacing. The nickel-plated hardware and
floating celluloid pearl pickguard give it an extra little pop for the eyes.
On the electronics side, you're working with two original Hofner 511B 'Staple'
humbucking pickups, as well as a control panel with 2 volume controls,
2 on/off switches, and a rhythm/solo switch for volume boost. The overall
sound is warm like the original model, but with a little more sonic kick
for a more "now" sound.
Hofner H500/1-CT Contemporary Series Violin Bass Guitar Features:
* Rosewood fretboard
* 22 frets
* Maple-beech-maple set neck
* Neck width at nut 1-5/8"
* 4 individual machine heads
* Ebony bridge with movable metal saddles for perfect intonation and
string spacing
* Brass trapeze tailpiece
* Selected German spruce top
* Flamed maple back and sides
* 2 Hofner 511B 'Staple' humbucking pickups
* Control panel with boost and individual on and off switches and boost
* Nickel-plated hardware
* Floating celluloid pickguard, pearl designed
* Mother of pearl inlay dots
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar specs:
Musicians love the Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar. In 1956
Walter Hofner had an idea for an amplified semi-acoustic bass. When it was
brought to life, it proved to be a unique instrument with a smooth, sweet
sound and a playing ease that eludes most ordinary basses. Many players
revere Hofner's Violin Bass as a legend because of its historical significance
and its warm, woody, double-bass-like amplified tone.
Named for the year the most familiar version of the Violin Bass was popularized
by by a certain young bass player from Liverpool, the Vintage '63 captures
its characteristic tone - deep, warm and reminiscent of a full-sized string
bass. Built to be as durable as its legacy, the compact-sized, easy-to-play,
light-in-weight Vintage '63 is equally at home onstage or in the studio.
Hofner 500/1 Vintage '63 Violin Bass Guitar Features:
* Select German spruce top, back, and sides of flamed maple
* Maple-beech-maple neck
* Rosewood fretboard with 22 frets
* Mother-of-pearl dots
* Scale: 30" (76cm)
* Neck width at nut: 1-5/8" (42mm)
* Machine heads: Hofner 61/73B (4 individual)
* Hofner 72/20B ebony bridge with movable metal saddles for perfect
intonation and string spacing
* Hofner 62/30 trapeze brass tailpiece
* Hofner 65/36-P floating pearl celluloid pickguard
* 2 Hofner 511B "Staple" humbucking pickups
* Hofner A2-B control panel with 2 volume controls, 2 on/off switches,
and rhythm/solo switch for volume boost
* Nickel-plated hardware
* Antique-brown sunburst finish
