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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: ilan on November 20, 2014, 03:51:05 PM

Title: Plays like buttah
Post by: ilan on November 20, 2014, 03:51:05 PM
1959 Höfner 500/5 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hofner-1959-5005-Bass-Beatles-Very-Rare-Nr-Mint/321588118819): "The bass plays amazing with good action"

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTMzNFg3NTA=/z/4PsAAOSwYshUaSDw/$_12.JPG)

My upright has lower action and it's set up for arco.
Title: Re: Plays like buttah
Post by: clankenstein on November 20, 2014, 06:17:34 PM
Shouldn't  that be plays good with amazing action?
Title: Re: Plays like buttah
Post by: Dave W on November 20, 2014, 06:18:56 PM
That action is so high you could slide Calista Flockhart between the strings and the fret tops.
Title: Re: Plays like buttah
Post by: FrankieTbird on November 20, 2014, 06:52:37 PM
Quote from: Dave W on November 20, 2014, 06:18:56 PM
That action is so high you could slide Calista Flockhart between the strings and the fret tops.

 :rimshot:
Title: Re: Plays like buttah
Post by: Pilgrim on November 20, 2014, 09:15:02 PM
The action was carefully set using a frozen Dove bar for a gauge.