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I remember watching Paul McCartney playing his new patriotic Hofner violin bass at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert last month, and thinking to myself that this would be the next Hofner limited edition.
Sure enough, Hofner have now issued this Union Flag emblazoned bass as a limited edition of 60 units: that's one for every year of the Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Note that the limited edition is not exactly the same as McCartney's model. The red diagonal stripes of the flag are now more accurately proportioned, whilst the back and sides of the bass are finished in blue whereas McCartney's was natural maple. His doesn't have a pickguard either. I would hazard a guess that McCartney's bass is the only left-handed example too.
This bass is currently listed on eBay with a Buy It Now price of £1,995 - note also that this eBay seller will ship to the United States where the bass has not been made available via the usual sources.
I'm glad to see that Hofner were able to get the flag the right way around, unlike Gibson.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
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Hofner Diamond Jubilee violin bass, limited edition of just 60 instruments
guitarz.blogspot.com:
Sure enough, Hofner have now issued this Union Flag emblazoned bass as a limited edition of 60 units: that's one for every year of the Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Note that the limited edition is not exactly the same as McCartney's model. The red diagonal stripes of the flag are now more accurately proportioned, whilst the back and sides of the bass are finished in blue whereas McCartney's was natural maple. His doesn't have a pickguard either. I would hazard a guess that McCartney's bass is the only left-handed example too.
This bass is currently listed on eBay with a Buy It Now price of £1,995 - note also that this eBay seller will ship to the United States where the bass has not been made available via the usual sources.
I'm glad to see that Hofner were able to get the flag the right way around, unlike Gibson.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- 1977 Burns "jubilee" Flyte With Faded Uk Union Flag Finish
guitarz.blogspot.com: As I have mentioned many times in the past on this blog, I am a big fan of the Burns Flyte guitar, even though the only time I have actually seen one up close and personal was last year when my band was playing a psychedelic festival...
- Japanese-made Apollo Violin Bass With Scroll Headstock
guitarz.blogspot.com: When it comes to violin-styled basses (and guitars come to that matter) I am usually quite ambivalent in my enthusiasm for them, but I think that this Apollo violin bass is just glorious. Something about the shape and the execution...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: From the eBay listing: The ONLY right handed long scale made..truly one of a kind !!! Available is the coveted serial #4 long scale Clarke Spellbinder (a personal bass of Stanley Clarke ) only RH LS in existence!!!!...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: Ever since Beatle Paul McCartney's endorsement of the Hofner 500/1 "violin bass", having first seen one for sale in Hamburg's Steinway Shop in 1961, the violin bass has been much copied by guitar makers in Europe and Japan....
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