1968  HOFNER  DELUXE SUPER BEATLE Bass G500/1 Natural Gold Parts Rare code Ba79

100% Original Straight neck, excellent frets, all electronic work well. A real super Bass with a strong sound. The circuit has transistor-powered bass boost; (3) controls for adjustment of volume; tone and bass; a pickup selector switch; and a bass boost on-off push switch. Absolutely perfect for recording, while also great for those who want a killer sounding bass for live performances, Hofner basses have become an absolute staple in most studios.This hollowbody bass is extremely light, and weighs a mere 5 lbs. 5 oz.! This bass sure does produce a substantially heavy sound… considering how light it weighs. Other than the typical large weather-checking confined to the top only, due to the thick original finish, the bass is in otherwise excellent condition without pickguard. Comes in Original Case.

Introduced in 1968/69 the deluxe version of the 500/1 Bass, with blonde finish as standard, beautiful flame maple back and sides, fancy body binding, and on later versions, gold-plated hardware. Most 5000/1's up to the 1990's seem to have been fitted with active electronics - either a "bass booster" (B) or occasionally a "sound mixer" (M) circuit being incorporated. Also marketed in the US during the late 60's/early 70's as the "Model G500/1 Super Beatle".

• Semiacoustic doublebound, violin shaped maple body
• Solid arched spruce top
• Flamed maple sides and flamed- arched maple back
• 30" scale mapleneck
• Ebony fretboard w/ 22 frets
• Goldplated hardware
• 2x Höfner 152 "Bar-blade" pickups
• Volume, Tone, Boost, PU-select Switch
• Höfner onboard electronic w/boost switch
• Finish: Natural
• Original Höfner hardshell case