London, United Kingdom
About this listing
Good condition includes items that are in fine working order, but have significant cosmetic imperfections. The bass has scratches and dents on its back, a small dent in the binding but it's still playable and fully functional.All the imperfections have been pictured. In terms of physical construction, the Höfner Ignition Series is much closer to Paul McCartney’s high-end German-made Höfners than the mid-tier Contemporary (HCT) series or many competing copies because it features a fully hollow body with no center block.Body & ConstructionBody Type: Fully hollow body (no center block), offering a deep-resonating, traditional woody tone.Top Wood: SpruceBack & Sides Wood: Flamed MapleBinding: White binding on the top, back, and sidesFinish: High-gloss (available in finishes such as Black or Sunburst)Neck & FingerboardNeck Wood: Maple (set-neck construction)Scale Length: 30 inches / 76 cm (Short scale)Nut Width: 42 mm (or approx. 39 mm to 43 mm depending on specific production batch variations)Width at 12th Fret: 50 mmFingerboard Material: Rosewood (on older models) or Thermally Treated Jatoba (on newer models produced from 2020 onward)Number of Frets: 22 fretsInlays: Dot position markersHardwareHardware Finish: Nickel / ChromeBridge: Höfner Fretted / Adjustable wooden bridge with a trapeze tailpieceTuners: Single open-gear nickel tuners with pearloid plastic buttonsPickguard: Pearloid plastic control panel layoutStrings: Fresh set of Hofner Contemporary flatwoundElectronicsPickups: Dual Höfner Ignition Staple Humbuckers (Neck and Bridge)Controls: Passive control panel featuring volume controls and individual pickup/tone switches (Tea Cup knobs)Dimensions & WeightWeight: Approximately 2.4 kg to 2.48 kg (approx. 5.3 to 5.5 lbs)Overall Length: Approx. 1100 mm (110 cm / 43 inches)
Original Price£292
18% price drop
New Price£240
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