Höfner H500/2-AR-0 Club Bass

Using our new efficient production, we can offer a top-quality, German-made bass at an excellent price. It is ideal for those seeking an authentic Club Bass: artists, enthusiasts, anyone who wants the unique look, tone and vibe of this world-famous instrument.

It’s all there – the renowned control panel, the pearloid scratchplate, and with the flame maple back and sides and a spruce top. The hi-gloss poly finish ensures that this bass will take the knocks and bangs of life on the road. Fitted with flatwound strings the tone is all you would expect of a traditional 500/1 bass, the great sound from the 1960s. Supplied with a Höfner quality case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Instrument: Club Bass Artist
Model: H500/2-63-AR-0

Body
Shape: Club Bass
Wood Top: Spruce
Soundhole: None
Wood Back: Flame Maple
Wood Sides: Flame Maple
Binding Top: Black / White / Black
Binding Back: Black / White / Black
Binding Sides: White
Centerblock: None

Neck
Wood: Maple
Construction: Two Piece
Binding: White
Headstock Shape: Hofner Club Bass
Logo and Artwork: Script
Neck Joint: Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At: 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret: 24mm
Heel Cap: White Pearl

Fingerboard
Wood: Rosewood
Scale: 30″ / 76cm
Nut Width: 42mm
Width At 12th Fret: 48mm
Inlays: Pearl Dots
Binding: None
Side Dots: None
Number of Frets: 22

Bridge
Material: Ebony
Type: Hofner Fretted

Hardware
Tuners: Strip Nickel
Tuner Buttons: Plastic
Tailpiece: Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material: Plastic
Pickguard: White Pearl
Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple Nickel
Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple Nickel
Potentiometer Knobs: Gold top
Electrics: Hofner Pearl Panel
Approximate Weight Kg 2,1