Jay Turser JTB-2B Violin Beatle Bass

The one I just received is a newer style Chinese model. It is the same as the others listed below as far the number of frets, strings, tuners, electronic, etc. I can't really date what is going on with these at the moment because I have seen them with chrome surrounds instead of black ones, a little bit more of a red finish and also white pickguard as well as the cream colored ones. I guess there are some old and new stock floating around. Mine has the black surrounds and the cream colored trim so it looks a little more like the "real" one if you know what I mean.

Sound wise, well it is what I expected. Since I own an Epiphone, Rogue and two Hofners...well it sounds like what is supposed to. A hollow body vintage with no sustain that is right on. If you want a newer sound, like the rest of the other reviews state..buy something else. If the Liverpool tone is good to your ears, don't be afraid.

The set up was horrible. The unit was purchased from Instrument Pro.com. They didn't have them in stock and had this one drop shipped to me without anyone touching it. I believe that dealers are supposed to do the set-up for you per their agreement with Jay Turser. Well, this dealer sucked! I had to call Jay Turser myself to find out where my order was, because it had not even been processed. Thank God for Linda at Jay Turser...she is on the ball and once I spoke with her...it was at my doorstep in two days, while Instrument Pro.com was saying it was on back order.
I will say that the bass itself is a real improvement on the Rogue and Epiphone. I have noticed that the body is now smaller with a shorter neck and is more in line with the Hofner sizes. In fact, it fits in my Hofner case. When measured up against the other copies the bout is about one and a quarter inches narrower. It is getting so close to the "real" thing, it is scary. The Turser also is quite a bit lighter that the other copies. Then again..more like the Hofner and with the cheesie white pearloid trim now a beige shade...thumbs up. Oh, buy the way, the banjo buttons listed in the review below DO fit like a glove!

I can't tell you how it is going to hold up because it is new. It is very light weight but seems well made. Like with a Hofner, you need to watch yourself with this one, it is not a battle axe.

Instrument Pro.com really screwed me. They advertise they will beat any price. Don't get suckered. They told me they would match a price that I had found on line including the case. Well after show up two weeks late it arrived with no case. When I called them about it, the "Supervisor" told me that there must have been a misunderstanding and no case was discussed. Basically, he called me a liar. I then call Jay Turser direct. What great people they are. It was them who got my order straight for delivery and then when the case fiasco came about I called them to report that they had a terrible dealer representing them and they should know about it. Well guess what? Jay Turser is sending me my case at no charge to make up for a non-ethical dealer!

I have been playing for twenty years and have more guitars than I should. Playing in a trib band, well I have plenty of collectors as well as other toys.
I wish that I would have checked out the dealer better before I purchase this one. The whole experience with them really put a damper on my enthusiasm for this guitar.
If it were stolen, I probably wouldn't replace it because I already have so many other guitars, I am still asking myself why I bought this one. It is a sickness I guess.
I really like the new size of the body and neck and also the new color of the plastics. Put some knobs, tailpeice, bridge, bango knobs and flatwounds and you have yourself a pretty nice little player.
The butterfly tuners in my opinion is the only real sore spot on this guitar. Maybe someday the boys at Turser will read some of this stuff.

I have a Jay turser beatle bass that I did a bit of work on. First of all, the parts that come on this bass are junk. There is no two ways about it. I replaced all of the parts with real Hofner parts. The bridge and the Tailpiece required some modifications in order to fit the instrument properly. The bottom of bridge required reshaping so that it fit the contour of the body which is different from the Hofner. The tailpiece had to be shortened which took a bit of doing, but I got it in the end. The bass came out sounding and looking great. Unfortunately you can not just buy hofner parts and slap them on this bass and if anyone tells you otherwise, thier very very wrong! There is a reason why people go to school to learn how to build and repair instruments, it's not as easy as it looks.

The turser is as far as I can tell exactly the same as the rouge, galveston and bradley with only minor differences. They have the exact same scale lenghts, hardware and electronics. I believe they are all made in the same factory.

i just wanted to comment on some of the other reviewers statements in the hopes that I can correct and clarify them a little. First, the bridge is supposed to fall of the instrument when you take the strings off. The way to avoid that is to change one string at a time. Someone mentioned a nasty smell coming from the bridge. That would be because it's made out of bad quality rosewood that is still "gasing off". All wood has a smell, and all wood gases off. rosewood just happens to be more powerful smelling. Another thing that people seem to be a little confused about is replacing the bridge. you can't just put a Hofner bridge on it and slide it all the way up to the treble pickup so that it looks like the hofner. The distance from the nut to the bridge is critical if you want it to intonate properly. The rule of thumb for determining bridge placement is an easy one to apply. Measure the distance from the nut to the twelveth fret and double the number you come up with. That will be more or less the correct place to put the bridge.
And If your complaints are that the strings or bridge move around when you slam on it, DON'T DO THAT! It's not made for beating on. If you want to play crap heavy metal, this isn't the bass for you. Buy yourself an Ibanez or something, you'll be much better off, and so will beatle fans the world over.

this a good bass for the money, I give it an 8 (after the crap parts are replaced)

it sounds fine. I don't believe in replacing pickups with hope of improving the sound. Doing so does far less for the instrument than people realize. If you don't like the way it sounds, buy a different instrument. you can't get blood from a stone.

It feels and looks nice. But the finish is a bit thick and lumpy. It's obviously not a fine instrument finish.

The only break down I had with this bass was one of the pots went bad. But because the electronic assembaly is so easy to work on, replacing it was a breeze. This bass should hold up fine for you if you play it the way it was intended to be played. Leave the wah wah and distrotion pedals for the guitarists, just play the bass.

I have been playing for 25 years and have owned every guitar and bass you can mention.... no shit.

I think I this bass got stolen I might try one of the other manufacture versions of it. I really don't believe there is any difference from one to the next other than cosmetic ones.

I hated the big dumb looking tuners, but didn't want to go through all the hassel and expense of retro fitting hofner machines. And they are junk anyway. Even after doing the work, it still wouldn't hold tune any better. so I just replaced the buttons on the factory tuners with banjo button (which fit like a dream). You can get the same buttons I have at stewmac.com for a couple of bucks, Well worth it. out of all the mods I did on this bass, that one makes the most difference. It really looks good now.

It has everthing but a good set of strings. Get some flatwounds on it,then you're all set.

I use a Gallien Krueger 150 amp great rich warm sound. You can get the sound you want from this little bass. I played it on stage for 1 hour the next day after I got it.only had to touch up the tuneing

The factory set-up was ok Just need flatwounds on it. nice finish with no flaws. very nice

Treat it like you would treat your wife and it will last you a life time.I think you can count on this bass to hold up long as you do.

They are nice to talk with. can"t give a rateing at this time.

Been playing with a band for the last 12 years.if any thing happened to it I would buy another one. the neck is a little slim but plays easy.Ilove the sound, doun"t care for the pick ups or the pick gard looks cheap,but for the money what can I say.

Seeing as the features on this bass are the same as what's previously been posted I'm going to go into detail and explain why this review is the exception to the rest.

I play in a band called Beatallica (www.beatallica.org). That's right Beatles + Metallica. Basically we play Beatles songs done as if Hetfield and the boys re-tooled them back in the 80's. Our live shows are pretty active and I have quite a heavy handed style. In order to pay tribute to late Metallica bassist, Ciff Burton's style I also use a lot of distortion and a wah. All in all, the sound I'm going for doesn't even coming close to what this bass was intended for.

Even thought McCartney is the man I've never been a big fan of his tone. Sure it was perfect for the Beatles and I could never imagine those songs any differently but I usually prefer a very punchy, heavy sound. Of course, I'm not going to get that out of this bass with the current pickups. Lately I've been looking around for possible replacements, maybe even active if I can swing it. If anyone has any ideas PLEASE let me know.

I've never played an original Hofner so I don't know how it stacks up to that. From what I've been told by those who have, the Turser far excedes the original.

The band had previously purchased it before I joined so I don't know if anything was initially adjusted before my time with it. However, the finish was tip top (black, of course). That is until I put a scratch in it on my kitchen counter. I have adjusted the pickups here and there in an attempt to obtain my impossible but it hasn't really helped.

One of the things I don't like is that, compared to the rest of the bass, its VERY headstock heavy. It drives me nuts that everytime I go to take a drink of water on stage it makes a dive to the floor. Also, I've had a problem with the G sting popping off the bridge saddle (which, is also something I'd like to replace if I could). That's only when I go crazy with the string bending though. However, it does look pretty cool.

Like I've stated before, I basically beat the living hell out of this thing and to my suprise its taken it a lot better than I ever thought it would. Lets face it, it weighs about as much as a Lego! Unless I knock into something/someone it holds tune rather well. We've replaced the strap buttons with Dunlop strap locks (I prefer the Schallers). The gold finish on the hardware is starting to wear off. After one show I noticed that the bridge pickup had dropped into the bass! And, until I fixed it, the input jack would constantly come loose. Hell, add my scratch to it and its just getting broke in.

So far (other than the pickup deal), its held up live but I always have my Music Man Sting Ray waiting just in case.

Never delt with 'em. I've done my own repairs thus far.

So you can see why I wouldn't dig this bass as much as others do (if you're going for the actual Beatles deal you'd be best to look at the other reviews). It just wasn't meant for what I need it to do. However, it does look cool and fits the image of the band. Different pickups and possibly a better bridge would help me out a great deal.

However, playability is pretty sweet though. For as much as I bitch about this thing I'd probably buy one for myself. Seeing as its a semi hollow body its the perfect bass to have around the house. Its nice and small and you can still hear yourself play without pluggin in.

The other reviews list all the instrument's details thoroughly, so I will not repeat them! I will say that the first thing I did when I received my new bass was replace the cheesy looking (though no doubt completely functional) tailpiece with a genuine Hofner trapeze tailpiece that I won on eBay for $35. (You can also buy them at full price from North Coast Music and other online vendors.) I also immediately installed genuine Hofner flatwound bass strings (made in Germany, probably by Pyramid), which are made specially for 30? scale basses (like the Hofner 500/1 that the Turser is modelled after). The stock tailpiece on the Turser is about a 1/2? shorter than the the Hofner tailpiece, so I was concerned that the Hofner strings would be too short without the replacement.

I am primarily a guitar player, although I have played bass in bands in the past. I wanted a cheap bass to use on my home demos, and maybe occassionally gig with in the future. I have always loved the rich, deep sound of Hofner Beatle basses, and the reviews here and elsewhere for the Turser copies have been very positive. For the extremely low price, the Turser was an easy choice. The music I primarily play is ?50s and ?60s derived pop, so this is the sound for me, especially with the flatwound strings installed. (The cheap roundwound strings that were factory-installed sounded like crap and wouldn?t even stay in tune!) The bass has two real tonal variations: the deep, rich sound most associated with Paul McCartney, and a more trebly percussive tone that is similar to, say, John Entwhistle?s Danelectro on ?My Generation.? (The Hofner strings are fairly light gauge, which enhances the bass? percussive quality.) It all depends on how you set the tone switches. It has a nice thumpy tone, much like the hollow ?60s Eko Beatle bass I used to have.

The guitar was well setup right out of the box, with nice low action. I can?t comment on how well it was intonated, because within hours of receiving it I had removed the original strings and tailpiece and replaced them with Hofner parts. The bridge is floating - that is, it is not secured to the body - and that is how the intonation is adjusted. You just have to move it around until it?s intonated. Like many vintage hollowbody instruments, the wooden bridge is composed of a base with saddlepiece that sits on top of the base, with a pair of thumbscrews to raise and lower the action. Once I had replaced the strings and tailpiece, I found it very quick and easy to set the intonation and action. It took no time at all to get it sounding good and playing well. In order to maintain the low price point, Turser doesn?t use the best quality components, but it is generally a well-made instrument. The only flaw was a poorly secured nut - it popped right off the neck when I was re-stringing it. It only had a couple of beads of glue on it. No big deal - some quick-drying epoxy fixed it right away. Some people here have commented on the cheesy mother-of-toilet-seat pickguard and control panel. Yes, it?s on the flimsy side, but doesn?t really look that bad and should hold up if you?re careful. The finish is certainly attractive enough, and is nice and glossy. The wood grain is nothing to write home about, although the Rogue branded basses that Musician?s Friend sells (which are almost certainly made in the same factory in China) have some dramatic flame on the front and backs. (They also cost a bit more than the Tursers.) As far as its playability is concerned, I have nothing negative to say about this bass. The medium-short scale makes it easy for a guitarist like myself to comfortably transition to bass. The frets are well-filed with no sharp edges. The tuners are more than adequate, and hold the tuning just fine. I just wish they used more ?vintage? looking, smaller tuners on it, as the modern oversized machines look odd on a Beatle bass. I found no problems with the electronics, although they probably won?t hold up as well as the electronics on higher quality instruments. We?ll have to wait and see. The pickups sound fine. For a cheap bass, the guitar is more than solidly built, and looks very nice to boot.

If you?re an aggressive player, it probably isn?t the best instrument for you, but it?s at least as solidly constructed as I would imagine a Hofner is. It should hold up just fine under ?normal? use. Aside from the electronics - which the jury is still out on - I see no reason to be concerned about it falling apart. The finish is reasonably thick and evenly applied. It could easily be used as a gigging musician?s primary bass. Aside for the poorly glued nut, it seems to be a solid bass. One has to be careful not to bump the floating bridgeout of whack though!

I?ve been playing guitar since 1977, and have dabbled in bass over the years. I have previously owned a ?60s Eko violin bass (Eko is the Italian company that made many Vox branded instruments in the ?60s) and an ?80s Fender Japan P-bass, which I sold a few years ago when I was out of work. The Jay Turser Beatle Bass is a superb bargain if you can find a new one for under $250, which isn?t too hard to do on eBay. It is a great substitute for a genuine Hofner if the real deal is beyond your means, or if you just want something to learn or fool around on. They have managed to make a very nice looking and performing bass at an extremely low price. The nice thing is, if it got damaged or stolen, it wouldn?t be such a big deal to replace it (unlike a real Hofner). It certainly has exceeded my expectations for such a ?cheap? instrument, and I wouldn?t hesitate to consider purchasing other Jay Turser products.

2003 model made in China (and inspected by Mr. Lee).

21 frets / 4 strings / 2 pickups / 2 volumes and traditional "Beatle Bass" controls / 30.5" scale

Maple neck body panels with the traditional "Beatle Bass" finish.

Chinese tuners and hardware.

This is probably the best Hofner copy I've come across. I have played the genuine thing on a few occasions and this does a pretty good job - Minus the standard roundwounds that make this a bit more bright than desired... Now I'm shopping for the Pyramid short-scale flatwounds...

If it shipped with the flats, It might get a "10."

The quality was suprisingly good - I work for a manufacturer that builds custom shop models (we just don't make a short-scale any longer). There were two "ripples" in the finish in the back, along with a scratch-like dent. Sloppy fret edges weren't noticed until I felt for them (the binding gave a buffer). This appears to be made at the same factory where a few other Hofner copies are made due to the similar hardware and appointments. This is a better quality than those others though.

Though it will withstand a gig, I would always take my 5-string 34" scale neck through body instrument with me. This is a VIBE bass. Any expectations of anything more are insane. The Hofner was never a good bass (just a cheap knockoff of the Gibson "violin" shaped basses that Little Richard's bassist had - An inspiration for Paul McCartney, no doubt). This bass is a feel and a look, an inspiration, not a Carvin or a Ken Smith.

The main company is named Music Industries and they are incredibly nice. Their retailers could vary since they are distributed through many different outlets.

I have been playing for 24 years (now 37), been with two touring bands and have played with a million selling artist for a very short time. My bass playing is considered solid but not flashy (James Jamerson, etc...) and my tone is always complemented. I have never failed an audition for my bass playing (singing is another story). This bass has a VIBE that makes it worth a fortune to me. If stolen, I'd buy another one. I wish that I could re-write a lot of my stuff for the 4-strings but, as I have to make the live show sound like the record, my 5-string must remain in the set.

Follow-Up to Earlier Review. Now that I have had a Lot more Time to use this Bass Live, and in Rehearsal / Practice / Jamming situations, I thought I would add a Few Comments ( all of them positive.) I am a Former Hofner Owner ( Vintage Original & Reissue.) Due to Financial Constraints, I had to Sell them in Recent Years. Too bad, because they have gone up in Value & Price.
I am into Short-Scale Basses due to a Bad Left Wrist Injury suffered some seven years ago. I have mainly focused on Vintage Basses ( Three Hagstroms, a Gibson EB-3, a Fender MusicMaster, a Danelectro Shorthorn, Etc. )Recently, I got the Yen for a Hofner again, but after checking them out, realised they were out of My League Financially.
I need a Violin Bass Mainly for Beatle Tunes and 60's Stuff so it's a Niche Requirement. I Play a Lot of different Music so why Drop a Ton of Dough on a Hofner when I can get 90% of the Look, Feel, Playability, and Sound from a Jay Turser ? And at a Fraction of the Cost !

Fat, Warm, Resonant, Bottomy, Rich Tone....surprising for an Inexpensive Bass.

Body and Neck are " Basswood " I found out, Nicely Finished. I had to get the Nut cut down to help facilitate lower action.

Time will tell regarding the Hardware and Electronics lasting a Long Time.......they seem on the Cheaper Side versus the Body and Neck, which are very well constructed and finished.

Great...First Class.

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This is a China-made 2003 JTB-2B, Sunburst and otherwise just as in other reviews.
My high rating might be slightly biased: I've always wanted a Violin bass, but a Hofner will be out of reach for quite some time I guess. This one does the trick though, and in the process even managed to impress my friends in the band I play with. So: I guess it's worth a good rating.

This is the fourth bass guitar I own & play. The other ones are an acoustic Motion B-05, an Epiphone T-bird none-reverse and something that turned out to be a shortscale Teisco of mid-sixties vintage. This one is, sound-wise, a very fine mix of what my other basses do: Motion warmth, Teisco depth, clarity of the Epi. I'm impressed with how well they've copied the Hofner/McCartney sound! I play all my instruments through a Peavey Combo 115 200 W./15" amp, and the only tweak I do is to turn the contour switch off. If I leave it on, it'll get muddy and overdoes it all. Not good when you want that McCartney sound! Otherwise great, but you might want to buy it for it's specific tone; I'm not going to say it's an all-rounder! Tip of the day: try playing some swampy blues on this bass, you won't be disappointed!

Gee, this is one fine playing bass! I've tested it at the dealer's, and the first thing that struck me was how easy this bass plays. It even better then my Teisco, and I thought that was an easy bass to play (which it is...) The neck feels a bit narrow, though, which took some getting used to. The action was considerably higher than on my solid-bodies, but at least it'll give you every tone right up the neck, unlike my Teisco. The strings are not to my taste: gauge and tone are nice, but the windings are too large, so you'll hear every slide along the neck. Time to get me some Rotosounds I guess... The finish is pretty impressive, but somehow exactly 1 dust particle managed to get caught in the fresh lacquer on the neck. How did it do that?? Anyway: it's not a problem, and no-one notices anyway. There are some other things I found funny though: the switchgear is clearly El-Cheapo, and time will have to tell how it'll hold up. Cosmetically, you really want to replace the two volume knobs, since they're too cheap to look at... and why is it that the text on the control panel is readable for the AUDIENCE, and not for the bass player (upside down!) This is in complete contradiction to what I've seen on Hofners! On factory set-up I'll give it a 7.

This bass will surely withstand live-playing. Why not?? Even something as "fragile" as an acoustic bass or guitar will stand the test of gigging, it just depends on how you handle it! But if I'm to be very honest, it feels a bit light and feeble when you're used to solid-body constructions. Just take some care, and get a case for it!
The finish & hardware don't worry me a bit though, they're pretty much the same as on my Epi. Chrome could have come from Detroit manufacturers: brilliant shine and seems inch-thick. I haven't had it long enough to really test what it will stand up to (in don't want to know either...), so I'm not going to rate this section.

It took about 3 months to get it delivered... but that wasn't helped by the port authorities who wouldn't clear the container for further handling (thanks guys!!:-( Really helpful!) Things like that sure make me hope I won't have to deal with factory service... The dealer has been great though, as they allways are. No problems there! Dealer: 8. Delivery: 4. I'll go for the middle.

I've been playing various sorts of music for 'round 3 1/2 years now, having started out on a vintage Teisco. My other instruments are mentioned elsewhere in this review. None of them can compare to this bass, though my bias is that I'm a great fan of the violin bass concept. So far my main instrument has been the Teisco, but I might reconsider right now... I love the way the Jay Turser sounds and looks, and you should have seen those faces when I first took it to a rehearsal!! Very promising for the effect in a live situation! I wonder what it'll do with a set of really serious strings on, but the factory ones sound better with age (they'll loose their metallic overtones), don't be too quick to change them! I'm giving it a 9, but remember: I've always wanted one, so I'm biased!!

~Beatle Bass~
Violin-shaped - (4 string)
Semi-acoustic
Maple set neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Pearl pick guard
2 gold plated humbucking Pick-ups
2 Volume controls
3 slide switch and gold die Cast machines (Bass/Treble/Solo-Rythm)
Color: Black

It is a 22-fret neck and was relatively smooth to play. It looked cool and I was just learning at the time and the lightweight body was a definite plus.

When I first got the bass, I had to return it because there was something causing every note to "twang" and vibrate against the frets. I don't know what it was, but Jay Turser said it was a factory defect so they sent another.

Down the neck it has a deep sound and when tweaked right with my amp (Crate BX-50) it sounded pretty good. Up high on the neck there was some vibrating on the 'E' string, however.

I like the deep, hollow sound that you could get with it design of the 'viola' shape it left the strings higher off the pickups, which for me allowed some easier finger plucking when I was first starting out.

It looks cool and I have been complimented on it a few times from people that have seen it on the stand or me playing it. It's lightweight semi-hollow body allows for ease of play and that low 'thumping' sound similar to that of, well you know, Sir Paul McCartney and his famous Hoffner (...But at 1/5 the price, I'm sure).

Everything seems put together well. I have no complaints in this department.

If I had a choice between this and a solid body, I would probably go with a solid body on stage because it gives more of the desired "rock 'n roll" sound, as compared to a "thump thump" sound for the music I play. If you want slow beats and blues runs, then it would work perfectly. It just doesn't withstand heavy runs as well as the Ibanez k5 that I have had played on stage or just jamming with others.

Oh yeah, it also seems to keep 'in tune' quite well. A 3 hour jam session and only needed a half-tuning. Pretty good.

Like I mentioned before, I had to return the first bass I received and they sent me another one out that same day. I appreciated that.

I've only been playing the bass for about a year now, but I know what sound I expect from a bass and this almost reaches it, but just falls short. I like the lightweight semi-hollow body. That makes standing there with it strapped a lot easier, definitely. It comes with a low 'thump' and can pick it up a bit when needed, but I would honestly say it falls short of regular solid body basses in its price range.

If you want to buy a 'Beatle Bass', this is the one for you. The price is definitely lower than a Hoffner and it gives out the same expected sound, in my opinion.

If it were lost or stolen I wouldn't get another one because I pretty much just used it as a start-out bass and although it is a great backup and practice bass (and definitely gets the compliments), I would rather spend a little more money and get something sweeter. (:

The only thing I will add is that for a Black and Pearl colored instrument, the gold pickups and hardware just don't look that good together. I would have rather saw silver hardware on it, but it is easily changed if you wish to upgrade, that's for sure.

Probably a 2002 Model. Made in China. In Mint Condition. I won't go into any other Details here as other Reviewers have that covered.
I am a Former Hofner Owner ( 1970 Vintage 500/1 & 1963 Vintage Re-Issue 500/1 ) so I feel qualified to do an accurate comparison and assessment.
Believe Me, this Bass " Stacks Up " Beautifully, to the Real Deal.
Plus, it Costs Peanuts in Comparison.
Hardshell Case probably better than the 500/1 case in My Opinion.

Just Played it out Live at an Outdoor Gig beside a Lake and it Sounds About 85% to 90% " On the Button " when compared to My Previous Hofners. I Played through a very large Late 60's Ampeg V-6B 240 Watt Tube-Head & 2x15" JBL Cab ( that sure brought out some Hofner Tone !)
We were Playing Mainly Sixties Classic Stuff but delved into Seventies ( Rocky Mountain Way ) and that was no Sweat.
The Bass is actually better-balanced and lighter weight than I thought, although not quite as light as a 500/1.

Pleasantly Surprised overall although I believe I will replace the Nut, as it is rather cheap and sits too high. The Action was too high for My liking so I lowered the " Adjustment Wheels ". I wanted to adjust the truss rod but someone had stripped the screws on the truss rod cover....I'll get the technician to do that.
Time will tell but for the Dough I think anybody would be hard pressed to find a Better Beatle Bass Copy.

Time will tell.

Good People to Deal With.

Playing Bass 34-35 Years. I Own a Restored 1970 Gibson EB-3, an All Original 1973 Hagstrom H 1 B, Hartke Kickback 10 120 Watt Bass Combo, Fender BXR25 25 Watt Bass Combo & Rolls Mini-Mix System.
If it were Stolen or Lost, I may get another.
I would like to say in Summation that this is as close as one will get to a Real Hofner Bass without going out and Shelling out the King's Ransom for The Real Deal.
If you are a Recreational Player,( such as I am now ), a Player with Small Hands, a Beginner , a Beatle-Nut who just wants that Vibe and Feel of a Beatle Bass.....go for it.

You will not be dissapointed !