I ordered this from thomann bass in November and following a stock, I have received only mid-December and there, oh surprise, it is marked made in china above while everyone says that it is made in Indonesia (what you see on the photos thomann) good, a little disappointed from (yes I know, I boycott as much as I can the made in china but they are my personal opinions) I watch the beast, good, RAS, tweaks to refine type string height to fall, stick to straighten but everything else is pretty good, nice color and beautiful glaze thin enough, the key is finished by evil against and the frets are not finished very well either, once bilge radius but will do later because it is not bad at all; humbucker pickups are downright good, fairly quiet, it is even surprising, I had planned in the near future to change by real Hofner but there no need (whether it is not real HOFNER seen hiding underneath the plastic stuck in the microphone so that you can screw onto the holder or the real HOFNER are made in China or Indonesia ... but that we will never know, globalization is sometimes secretive ...). good bottom end and warm woody middle and highs. I normally don't buy a bass without playing it first. The 'Cavern' by the way appearing to be Hofner's name not for the famous Liverpool venue but the close spacing of this version's pickups. There's a problem loading this menu right now. That’s really to be expected given the construction - but, I was intrigued to hear that it really does resonate. is the entry level for this kind of low. I think I paid €225 for it. I paid extra for the 5000/1 and traded under warranty. Change strings and you’re all set. Short answer is: I love this instrument. There seem to be more versions of Hofner's 'Beatle bass' than you can shake the proverbial stick at- and at amazingly varying prices depending on which model you are considering and where it's made. This comment and review applies to the Beatle Hofner as well as the Club Bass.
When the Cavern Bass is powered up, and in this review we went straight in to my own ‘monitor-like’ bass gear, we were rewarded with a mid-present tone. Hofner Ignition Cavern Violin Bass. This arrived in a couple of days and, because of the low price, surpassed expectations immediately. The pair of passive Höfner pickups are complemented by a simple control layout, namely two volume controls for each pickup, plus selector switches for bass, treble and rhythm/solo settings. Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2019. The Epi did not seem to fit into my hand as well, and was heavier. 11 user reviews on Hofner Guitars Ignition Bass. I bought this Hofner Ignition bass at Thomann in 2010. So I’ll be gigging with it as well as practising. Whereas before, this was a perfectly nice little retro jewel, It turned into a thudding, growling animal under my careful tutelage! My new favorite after a little tinkering. Playing the Höfner Ignition is an enjoyable experience. Black Beatles bass. But the Hofner Ignition for some reason just drew me in. Despite going in and out of favour over the decades, classic Höfner basses are going through something of a renaissance at the moment - and with Amy Winehouse/Paul Young bassist Dale Davis and Nick Fyffe of the Temperance Movement extolling the company’s virtues, among others, we thought it was about time we revisited this classic instrument. It stayed in tune. But as long as the strings aren’t too heavy, it plays nicely and sounds good. I have seen Squiers come from the factory without a need for a tweak. Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019, This is by far the best bass I've ever owned, Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016. Once plugged in, the Ignition comes into its own, as though its hollow body has been given room to breathe: the natural tone is rather pleasing, with an organic, woody sound with a degree of mid-bias.