Hofner Limited Edition Burgundy H500/1 V63 Beatle Bass with Black Binding and Accents

Hofner has produced only twelve of these very beautiful burgundy red/black accented H500/1 V63 Beatle Basses, making it an extremely rare and collectible piece.

The top of the V63 Beatle Bass is German spruce, and the sides and back are made from highly flamed African maple.

A black pickguard, control panel, and black body molding accent the deep burgundy red finish. All hardware is gold plated.

Two of the venerable "staple" pickups are standard. These are an exact replication of the pickups used on H500 basses in the early sixties, before the change to the less desirable bar style pickups of the later sixties and onward.

The one piece neck is made of European maple, and is about 1/8" thinner from the top of the fret board to the rear center of the back radius when compared to the thicker neck of a Hofner Vintage 62 or Cavern Bass. Players accustomed to the feel of the slender neck of a J-Bass will like the feel of the V63 Beatle Bass.

Just the like original 1963 H500 basses, individual tuning keys are standard, a departure from the strip tuners used on earlier models.

The bass comes with Hofner branded flat wound strings made for Hofner by a famous German string manufacturer.