1961 HOFNER MODEL 500/1 "CAVERN" BASS (MODIFIED)

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The "treble" pickup on this guitar has been moved from being adjacent to the neck pickup to next to the bridge. (The original mounting holes and wire route are visible on the body top.) The pickguard has been modified in order to accommodate this move. 

 

Note: The original machine-heads on this bass have been replaced by non-standard units.

 

The typical "Cavern Bass" pickup, without exposed polepieces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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