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500/2 Club bass
1960s
Höfner Gmbh & Co.
Though Höfner was mostly known for its 500/1 "violin" body style, this bass guitar features the same short scale length and deep, warm bass tones in a more guitarlike design with a single cutaway, where part of the upper body is sculpted away from the neck to improve access to the upper frets. Tina Weymouth purchased her first Club bass from a fan at a Talking Heads concert in 1979 and bought this example secondhand in 1980 as a backup. She continues to use it today. |