Höfner 500/15 "Federal" Bass... drop dead gorgeous

[ilan]

IME a full hollowbody Höfner strung with flats will also have a magnificent unplugged tone. Unlike any ABG.

[Dave W]

Thanks for the review, Chris.

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What do we know about reissue toasters? Surely they are not built like the original engineer's nightmares. Are they single-coil? Humbuckers like the staple-tops?

Yikes! I hadn't seen that before. Not what you'd call an elegant job of engineering.

[amptech]

Looks like something my grandmother used to cook on sundays...

[ilan]

Reminds me of the Bulgarian Orfeus pickup - I have a similar pickup on my Hebros bass - also, no bobbin. Sounds decent nonetheless. But that is a 70's Soviet Bloc guitar, so no surprise here.

[ilan]

Federal bass on eBay... $4K BIN

[Chris P.]

I had one at home and I like it!