Description
Description
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.
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Finish Details: | Original. |
Body Material: | Maple |
Body Details: | Maple back and sides with a spruce top. |
Neck Material: | Maple |
Fingerboard Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
Neck Profile: | C |
Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st - .90" & 12th - .97" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" |
Nut Width: | 1-9/16" |
Scale Length: | 30" |
Neck Details: | Three-piece maple/walnut/maple neck with a bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays. The neck joint has been re-glued. |
Electronics: | Original Hofner pickups with traditional pickup switching and wiring. Pot codes date to the 44th week of 1966. |
Pickup Measurements: | N/A due to schematic |
Hardware: | Original tuners, bridge, and tail-piece. The nut is not original. The string guides on the bridge are missing for the A and G strings. The pickguard and truss rod cover are missing from the bass. |
Weight: | 4lbs 10oz |
Modifications/Repairs: | -Non-original nut. -Neck joint has been re-glued. |
Case Details: | Original Hardshell Case |
Cosmetic Condition: | Bass is in good cosmetic condition with moderate play wear throughout. There are small dings, dents, scratches, and checking throughout. |
Serial Number: | N/A |
Tech Notes: | This 500/1 plays well with medium action. The neck has limited adjustability. The frets are tall and show moderate play wear throughout. It has been properly setup and intonated in standard tuning with flat wound strings. |