UP FOR BIDDING HOHNER (BARTELL) 4 STRING FRETLESS  BASS GUITAR 60's VINTAGE

BASS IS GOOD USED CONDITION, BUT LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GUITARS, BUT THANKS TO A FELLOW EBAYER THAT EMAILED ME, AND TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE. BELOW IS INFORMATION  THAT WAS PROVIDED.

THE HOHNER FRETLESS BASS PICTURED HERE WAS BUILT BY BARTELL INC., OFRIVERSIDE CA. IN THE 1960's.

THE BARTELL CO. WASFORMED BY FORMER RICKENBACKER, MAGNATONE, AND NATIONAL EMPLOYEE PAUL BARTH WHO WAS THE ENGINEER AND TED PECKLES THE OWNER AND CO. PRES.

BARTELLS WERE PRODUCED FROM 1964-1969, ALSO TO BE NOTED THAT PECKLES ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 2000 GUITARS WERE PRODUCED.

I HAVE TAKEN 12 PICTURES TO GIVE THIS BASS THE BEST LOOK FOR YOU AS I CAN, THERE HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOMEONES CUSTOM ADD ONS, BEING THE FENDER HUMBUCKER, WHICH DOES WORK QUITE WELL. AS FOR THE OTHER TWO PICKUPS THE ONE CENTER ONE DOES NOT WORK. THE WIREING APPEARS TO PULLED FROM PICKUP BODY, THE OTHER WORKS FINE AS DOES FLIP SWITCH AND ACCOMPANYING KNOBS (4).

ALSO THIS IS A SEMI HOLLOW BODY. WITH ALL BEING SAID THIS CAN BE RESTORED OR PARTED OUT, THE PARTS ALONE ON THIS BASS ARE WORTH MORE THAN MY STARTING BID.

BASS HAS BEEN THROUGHLY TESTED AND DOES PLAY QUITE WELL, THE CONSTRUCTION AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES IS OF GOOD QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP.

THERE IS SLIGHT WEAR FROM THE STRINGS AS SEEN WHICH GIVES A NICE PETINA TO IT.

THERE IS NO HARDCASE, BUT BASS WILL BE PACKED VERY WELL FOR SAFE TRANSIT.

I HAVE TRYED TO DECSRIBE THIS THE BEST THAT I CAN, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL ANSWER THEM THE BEST THAT I CAN.

OR IF YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ON THIS BASS FEEL FREE TO ENLIGHTEN ME, AND I,LL SHARE THE INFO WITH OTHERS. THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK.