Hohner "The Jack" Restoration

[Intoutof]

I second the Elites DBE strings. Got them on a Jack bass which is my back up at gigs. Sound perfectly fine to me. 

Edited September 25 by Intoutof

[MartinB]

On 13/09/2025 at 21:20, Mediocre Polymath said:

One thing that has thrown me a little is just how chunky the neck is – I'd taken measurements and so I knew in theory that it was a big boy, but I was still a little taken aback when I got it in my hands. It feels more like my dad's 70's EB3 than the jazz and stingray style necks on my custom basses. 

Is it wide from edge to edge, or thick from front to back - or both 😬? I've been keeping an eye out for one of these basses, as it's of the few headless designs that doesn't look completely weird to me, but if it's anything like a full Precision-width nut then I will think again.

Edited September 25 by MartinB

[itu]

I have a beaten Washburn Status copy somewhere. I didn't like the thickness of the neck, nor some parts of the body. One very skilled carpenter removed the lacquer, and shaved the back of the neck quite some. I played that bass maybe four years, until I bought a Modulus. Try to shave the back of the neck. A couple of millimetres will already make a difference. 

[Mediocre Polymath]

1 hour ago, itu said:

I have a beaten Washburn Status copy somewhere. I didn't like the thickness of the neck, nor some parts of the body. One very skilled carpenter removed the lacquer, and shaved the back of the neck quite some. I played that bass maybe four years, until I bought a Modulus. Try to shave the back of the neck. A couple of millimetres will already make a difference. 

Neck thickness is one of those things that I don't actually have a strong opinion about. I'm as happy playing a thick neck as a thin one, it just took me by surprise.

[Geek99]

Totally agree. I always thought a p bass neck would be too big but I just adjusted, like with fan frets, using my left hand more, driving LHD etc 

[Mediocre Polymath]

20 hours ago, MartinB said:

Is it wide from edge to edge, or thick from front to back - or both 😬? I've been keeping an eye out for one of these basses, as it's of the few headless designs that doesn't look completely weird to me, but if it's anything like a full Precision-width nut then I will think again.

Thick from front to back. At least, compared to my own custom basses. I think those have a pretty normal profile, but it's been years since I made them, and they might be thinner than normal. 

 

The nut width is 38 mm, like a jazz bass. At least, it is on the one I have.