Hofner GAS

[godofthunder]

  Having terrible Hoffie GAS now. Repeat mantra............. I have a '65I have a '65I have a '65I have a '65

[drbassman]

That's sharp - congrats!  Is that their first club bass offering with the cavern pickup layout? 

Been a long time since I've handled a Hoffie, but I remember liking it.  That and a Dano Longhorn are two that I'd still love to get my mits on one day.

Love the bass sound in this clip:

Cool clip, thanks!  I had a Club for a couple years and sold it on a whim for a quick profit.  I regretted that, so this made up for that stupid idea.  When I ordered the bass, I had the choice of pickup spacing, so I chose cavern.  I also had the choice of pickups, so I asked for the Diamonds.  Really cool look IMHO.

[drbassman]

  Having terrible Hoffie GAS now. Repeat mantra............. I have a '65I have a '65I have a '65I have a '65

Hoffie GAS is way more expensive GAS than Klira GAS!!!  

Just keep repeating, "I don't need another hollow body!"  "I don't need another hollow body!"

[drbassman]

This is probably heresy, but the Allen Woody signature Epi owed ALOT to the Club Bass.

It's not heresy to point that out.  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!  I noticed that when I had a Woody of my own.  I think the Woody is a great low cost alternative.  It's a hell of a bass for the money. I've been tempted to grab another one. 

[drbassman]

I watched that video clip again and the tone/clarity he's getting out of that bass is amazing.  Hofner's aren't the greatest basses when it comes to clean clear sound.  Muddy is part of their charm and I think the Pyramid strings add to the mud.  I think you could clear up some of the the mud by putting TI rounds or flats on it.  I'm anxious to see how the bass sounds through my Mesa rig on Monday at practice.  I'd love to work the bass into our set list.  The weight and short scale are super for me!

I did revise the factory set up.  They had the action set pretty high for me, so I lowered the bridge, literally down to its lowest setting.  It's perfect now and I'm not getting any major string clatter.  Didn't have to adjust the rod.  The Pyramids are higher tension than I'm used to, but they are still pretty comfy to play.  Also had to lower the treble pup to clean things up.  It needs to go a little lower, but they have a foam pad under it and I can't go any lower for now.  I'm gonna pop the pup out and remove all or some of the foam so I can go a little lower and eliminate some of the pup distortion I'm creating with the lower action.

The neck is perfect in my hand.  It's a little fat, but the width makes up for that.  A very easy bass to play if you have short fingers.

I'll let you all know how she does.  Through the Fender TV amp, she's typical Hofner.  Thump, thump, thump!   

[Dave W]

Nice. I always liked the look of these better than the violin basses.

[drbassman]

Nice. I always liked the look of these better than the violin basses.

Yeah, the Les Paul look is classic and has more eye appeal for me.  The sound is the same!

[leftybass]

This is probably heresy, but the Allen Woody signature Epi owed ALOT to the Club Bass.

Sure! I was lucky enuff to chat with Woody many years back when Govt.Mule and my band were appearing on the same TV show. I had my Hofner with me, and he dug it, he was into Hofners big time.

[godofthunder]

 I honestly like the look of the Violin bass better.................................so classic so Beatle!

[jumbodbassman]

sweet bass.  my club is much more mojoed,  sounds great.  love the cavern spacing...  ENJOY!!!!






i always preferred the club body to my old beatle bass.  i have a contemp BB now and it sounds really nice buti prefer the bigger body.

[drbassman]

Sure! I was lucky enuff to chat with Woody many years back when Govt.Mule and my band were appearing on the same TV show. I had my Hofner with me, and he dug it, he was into Hofners big time.

Very cool.  I've never really met any rock legends.  Woody was a cool dude.

[drbassman]

I honestly like the look of the Violin bass better.................................so classic so Beatle!

There's one in every forum!   

[drbassman]

Very nice!  Just like Fang used to play in Paul Revere and the Raiders.

sweet bass.  my club is much more mojoed,  sounds great.  love the cavern spacing...  ENJOY!!!!

[patman]

Gotta admit the sound of the bass in the video is superb...

[drbassman]

Gotta admit the sound of the bass in the video is superb...

Yeah, I want that kind of tone from mine.  We'll see how she does with a Mesa rig.