Product: Hofner 182/E1
Price Paid: USD 250.00 USED
Submitted
08/04/2008
at
04:26pm
by
Mike Knowler
Features
:
9
Details:
Made in 1961/62' Hofner Plant in Hagenau, West Germany.
Pot Code 250K291 ( 29th Week of 1961 )
21 Frets.
Solid Body 5-Piece Figured Maple
Volume, Rythym-Solo Switch, Bass Switch, Treble Switch.
One E1 Hofner Humbucker Pickup in the Neck Position. Has a Diamond Logo and Screw Pole Pieces.
Passive Electronics
One-Piece Maple Neck, 5-Piece Figured Maple Body.
Refinished with Honey-Walnut Stain and Polymeric Tung Oil ( Originally Vinyl Finished. ) Second Refin ( Had a Crappy Kitchen Refin when I Received it. )
Offset Contour Jazz Style Ultra-Slim Body
Hofner Special Bridge and Tailpiece.
Vintage Open-Gear Tuners with Creme Knobs
30 " Scale Bass. Neck is Narrow and Very Fast. Straight as an Arrow.
Sound
:
8
Great for Classic Rock and Blues. I use it with a Variety of Amps.
Warm Hofner Tone but also a Bit like a Gibson EB-O.
Because of the Pickup being in the Neck Postion, sometimes the Sound can be a Bit Muddy.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
One Pickup Coil was Rewound Duplicating the other.
For a 46 Year-Old Bass I would say it is Performing better than most New Ones !
VERY IMPRESSIVE QUALITY !
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Already has !
Customer Support
:
10
Just Contacted Hofner for Research Info....very Helpful.
Overall Rating
:
10
Best Playing Bass I have Ever Owned ( I have Owned over Forty ! ) Plays like a Telecaster with Ultra Low Action.
Weighs about 5 Lbs. Has a Throaty, Warm, Vintage Tone not available in Today's Instruments.
This Version of the 182 appears to be Very Rare. I have Owned a Couple of Hofner 185's and some Beatle Basses also.
