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I quite like the look but I have never played one what do people on here think of it?

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575090229&toolid=10001&campid=5337531593&customid=&icep_item=251807705504&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

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Do you mean the model or the style of bass? Never owned or played a violin type bass myself so cant comment on either. I was tempted to buy this off ebay though just to find out. Cant find any info on them though...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/violin-shape-bass-guitar-/181656958932?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a4b9937d4

Sounds cheap but I'd best not buy it as I've a man arriving on Saturday with an Orange combo that I have yet to explain to the Mrs... :ph34r:

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:rolleyes: The Chinese-made Hofners have a "central sustain block", i.e. a lump of wood down the middle to make them cheaper & easier to build.

That alters the tone of course, but from a playing point of view it means that the bass weighs about 2lbs more (which still makes it lightweight of course, but is a 30% increase) and the balance is very different.

If you normally play a Precision or a Warwick, and you just want a Hofner for occasional messing-about, then there's really no good reason to go German-made.

If you're seriously into the Hofner vibe and this is going to be a front-line bass for you, then the extra is probably worth spending.
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