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Höfner Shorty Violin Bass BK

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Electric Bass

  • Combines the charm of the Shorty Bass with the vintage flair of a real Violin Beatles model
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 760 mm (30")
  • 24 Frets
  • Pickup: 1 Höfner humbucker
  • 1 Volume and 1 tone control
  • Original Höfner Tea Cup buttons
  • Fixed bridge
  • Open vintage tuners
  • Chrome hardware
  • Colour: Black
  • Incl. gig bag
Available since November 2022
Item number 554752
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Black
Body Mahogany
Neck Maple
Fretboard Rosewood
Frets 24
Pickup System H
Elektronic Passive
Incl. Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes
Electric Bass Guitar 1
Scale 760 mm
Saddle Width 42 mm
Pickup Configuration H
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2.890 kr
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A 50s classic in a small package

Höfner Shorty Violin Bass BK

Höfner's famous "Beatle Bass" with its distinctive violin shape has been popular since its launch in the mid-1950s, and the German guitar manufacturer now offers a smaller and more space-saving version: The Shorty Violin Bass. Despite its diminutive looks, however, this bass is no toy, but a genuine short-scale instrument with a bolt-on maple neck, a rosewood fingerboard, and a body made from mahogany. The bass features Höfner's typical "Shorty" headstock design, and a covered Höfner humbucking pickup in the neck position provides a full (if slightly nasal) sound. The scope of delivery also includes a basic gig bag.

Höfner Shorty Violin Bass with mahogany body and humbucker

Fast neck - long sustain

With a full 24 frets at their disposal, bassists who pick up the Höfner Shorty Violin Bass can look forward to virtually limitless playing enjoyment, and the pleasantly flat neck profile and dot fingerboard inlays will ensure both comfort and easy orientation for playing single-note runs and melodies. The Shorty Violin Bass also features the 76cm (30") scale length found on the majority of short-scale basses, together with the same proven fret size and spacing, so this instrument will not take any getting used to, and its slim neck taper - with a nut width of just 42mm - also means that guitarists will not feel out of their depth. The flush-mounted pickguard covers around a third of the Shorty Violin Bass's top in order to prevent damage to the finish when it is played with a plectrum, and its solid-body construction also ensures extra-long sustain.

Höfner Shorty Violin Bass mahogany body with maple neck

For fans of retro instruments

The Höfner Shorty Violin Bass is the ideal companion for anyone who wants a bass with a standard short scale length to take on the road. And fans of retro instruments will certainly appreciate its authentic "Beatle Bass" flair, which is complete right down to Höfner's characteristic "tea cup" knobs for the volume and tone pots and enhanced further by the classic black finish, chrome-coloured hardware, and vintage-style open-gear machine heads. An additional bonus is the fixed bridge with its four individual saddles, which allows the intonation of each string to be adjusted easily and accurately. The compact, one might almost say "pocket-sized" Shorty Violin Bass thus gives players a fully-fledged instrument at a budget-friendly price.

Headstock with Höfner logo

About Höfner

The Höfner company has a long tradition and was founded by Karl Höfner in Schönbach at the end of the 19th century. Initially, the product range consisted mainly of bowed string instruments, and the first guitars were added around 1930. After the Second World War, the company was relocated to Möhrendorf in Bavaria. In the 1950s, the company flourished thanks to new musical trends, and basses were now introduced in addition to guitars. Legendary models were created during this time, such as the President, the Committee, and the 500/1 short-scale bass, which made music history a short time later with the Beatles. The subsequent boom in Beat music quickly brought Höfner enormous demand and enduring world fame. Today, Höfner is one of the best-known and largest manufacturers of bowed string instruments and of archtop, semi-acoustic, and solid-body guitars, as well as a wide range of basses.

From practice session to party performance

The reduced length of the Höfner Shorty Violin Bass makes it very easy to transport and thus the ideal travel companion for everyone who can't NOT play bass while on vacation, and its scale length also makes it ideal for practising scales and exercises while watching TV at home or while colleagues are out of the office. Combined with a small battery-powered amp - and of course with a buddy playing a Höfner Shorty guitar - it can also provide the perfect musical accompaniment for garden parties, barbecues, and even around the campfire - time to ditch those hiking songs in favour of some good old Beatles classics.

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Cool Look, Disappointing Playability and Sound – Needs Major Mods
Milaaaaa152 05.10.2024
It might look cool, but that’s where most of the positives end. The neck is thick, bulky, and has an awkward drop, making it uncomfortable to play for extended periods. The pickup is noisy and the overall sound is overly bright and crackling, lacking the warmth you’d expect from a Höfner bass.

While the build is solid, it doesn’t make up for the poor playability and sound. It’s a cheap option, and it feels that way too, both in terms of comfort and performance. If you’re up to spending a couple more bucks doing some modifications, it could be turned into something decent though, but out of the box, it's just not a great bass.
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What a peach!!!
John Kye 08.08.2024
Absolute gem of a bass, very well built. Classic tone true to hofner violin bass, and very comfortable to play sitting or standing, Genuinely surprised by the quality of this instrument, even comes with a decent gig bag.
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Une chouette basse de canapé / voyage
Hermanos Pollos 21.04.2024
On va pas se mentir, on n'est pas sur une basse de haut niveau mais, pour ce à quoi elle est destinée il faut reconnaître qu'elle est très sympathique.

Cette basse a certes des aspects négatifs inhérents en partie à son faible coût.
Les mécaniques guitares ne sont pas de la plus grande qualité et n'inspirent pas confiance mais néanmoins cela fonctionne. Le chevalet massif n'est pas exempt de défauts visuels mais là aussi rien ne semble perturber son fonctionnement. Le manche est large et assez épais avec un profil assez rond mais c'est pas désagréable sur le format short-scale. Les frettes mériteraient un polissage un peu plus soigné notamment côté corps mais rien de rédhibitoire. Par contre la courbure du manche est a régler impérativement car l'exemplaire reçu présente une courbure vers l'arrière importante (vite reglée en ajustant le trussroad, c'est pas compliqué mais la manip peut freiner les débutants même si je pense que ça reste un réglage basique à connaître...). La finition globale est correcte pour cette gamme de prix.

Au niveau de ses qualités, le format se révèle assez ergonomique pour jouer assis (voire à moitié allongé dans son canapé et ça c'est vraiment sympa). Le look est vraiment intéressant et je la trouve beaucoup plus jolie que sa mythique grande soeur au niveau équilibre général. C'est une basse qu'on va trimballer partout pour s'entraîner, gratouiller et je trouve le format plus jouable qu'un U-Bass par exemple.

J'ai monté des cordes filets plats (Thomastik) et au final je suis ravi de cette combinaison entre la jouabilité et le son.

En conclusion, une petite basse qui malgré ses défauts présentent des vrais avantages et en font pour moi la meilleure basse de voyage / canapé du marché.

P.S.: La housse est assez fine et ne protégera pas de tout. Mais au moins y'en a une !!!
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MAGNÍFICO ESCALA CORTA
Javier P. Msnø 02.11.2023
Compré este bajo para mi hija y aunque finalmente se ha decantado por la guitarra, lo cierto es que es una maravilla. No pesa nada, es muy agradable en las manos y suena fantásticamente bien. Los acabados son perfectos y el encastre del mástil al cuerpo excelente.
El mástil me recuerda al del PB de los 50 pero con un diapasón más plano y usable.
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