Pre-owned in excellent condition, this Hofner Contemporary Series Violin Cavern Bass is setup with flatwounds and plays like a dream. This guitar recreates the classic 1961 Hofner Violin Bass looks and tone with the closely spaced pickups.

This bass has been very well looked after and shows minimal signs of wear. A tiny amount of patina to the hardware forms the majority of this wear. The frets are also in excellent condition with minimal wear and the action is smooth & low.

A fantastic Hofner bass that plays, sounds and looks fantastic. Comes with original hardshell case.

The "Cavern" version of the best-selling Contemporary Violin Bass offers those wanting to own one of the World's iconic guitars the chance to do so at a very attractive price.

Recreating the style of the 1961 version with close spaced pickups.

All versions feature a sustain block inside the body to give modern, deep-resonating bass sounds while still retaining the original Hofner Beatles bass sound. With a short scale of 30" and the small violin bass body it is one of greatest electric bass guitars ever made.

Technical characteristicsInstrumentHCT-Violin Bass "Cavern"ModelHCT-500/1-CVBodyWood Top Spruce
Wood Back Flame Maple
Wood Sides Flame Maple - 52mm
NeckWood Flame Maple/Beech /Flame Maple
Construction Three Piece
Neck Joint Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At 16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret 21mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret 24mm
FingerboardWood Rosewood
Scale 30"/76cm
Nut Width 42mm
Width At 12th Fret 48mm
Inlays Pearl Dots
Number Of Frets 22