The Hofner Contemporary version of the 500/5 President Bass, inspired by the Hofner models of the 1950's and 60's as played by Stuart Sutcliffe in the early days of The Beatles. With a fully hollow 16.5" wide body and fitted with close spaced original Hofner 'Toaster' pick-ups. The President Bass is fitted with the famous Hofner control panel to ensure a great sixties style sound. A vintage style electric bass guitar that allows you to capture the tones of the 50s and 60s at a very affordable price.

MPN: HCT-500/5-SB
UPC: 4250358614039

• Instrument: HCT President Bass
  
• Model:: HCT-500/5-SB
  
• Category: Term Description
  
• Body Shape: President Bass
  
• Wood Top Spruce
  
• Soundhole : Traditional F-Hole (2)
  
• Wood Back: Flame Maple
  
• Wood Sides: Flame Maple
  
• Binding Top: Black / White / Black / White / Black
  
• Binding Back: Black / White / Black / White / Black
  
• Binding Sides: White
  
• Centerblock: None
  
• Neck Wood: Maple / Beech / Maple
  
• Construction: Three Piece
  
• Headstock Shape: President Bass
  
• Logo and Artwork: Script
  
• Neck Joint: Hofner Archtop Bass Set Neck
  
• Joint At: 16th Fret
  
• Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 22mm
  
• Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel: 24mm
  
• Heel Cap: Pearl
  
• Fingerboard: Wood: Rosewood
  
• Scale: 30" / 76cm
  
• Nut Width: 42mm
  
• Width At 12th Fret: 48mm
  
• Inlays: Dots
  
• Binding: White
  
• Side Dots: Yes
  
• Number Of Frets: 22
  
• Bridge: Material: Ebony
  
• Type Hofner: Fretted
  
• Hardware Tuners: Single Nickel
  
• Tuner Buttons: Pearl
  
• Tailpiece: Trapeze Nickel
  
• Nut Material: Plastic
  
• Pickup Neck: Hofner Staple Nickel
  
• Pickup Bridge: Hofner Staple Nickel
  
• Potentiometer Knobs: Black and Silver
  
• Strings: Hofner HCT Roundwound
  
• Approximate Weight Kg: 2,4
  
• Setup: Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 3mm
  
• Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 2mm