Hofner Club Bass Guitar Gets Sorted Out
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Hofner Club Bass Guitar Gets Sorted Out
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You said a mouthful at the end of your video, Dave. If the past few months have taught us anything, it's that thinking about our neighbors is also a matter of self-preservation, aside from being the right thing to do.
Hey Dave, It was a pleasure meeting you at Solo guitars on Friday and seeing you work in your natural habitat. Cheers. John ✌️🎸😎
“I wouldn’t touch it....oh maybe I would”
T-shirt time again
....so much great advice & more than just an excellent Luthier, a great down-to-earth Canadian guy! Keep on keepin on!
In the Uk, Isles of Scilly , I'm over 70 and looking like i will going through your complete back catalogue of guitar repairs while I contemplate the corona virus outside the window. Keep up the great work.
Wise words of advice for riding out this situation.
Scotland!.self isolating atm because co worker's 8 year old running a high fever! hope you & all the channel are fine !
Good on you Dave for mentioning the hoarding issue; take care.
That bass looks gorgeous. I love the look of Hofners.
Man, you nailed it, Dave -- things that DON'T NEED to be hoarded! Hope you and yours stay well, bruh.
My first guitar was a Hofner from Germany in the mid 70s....it needed to be completely setup and adjusted....had tons of goofy switches and toggles and knobs..... wish I still had it....
I love my Hofner Club! It almost plays itself.
You and Bob above, and dozens of others I've read say that...... I want one!
Thanks Dave! Stay safe buddy. You're right, it's a good time to work on the guitars and write some songs. We all need to stay positive!
thank you for thinking about us
That's a nice bass. I didn't know Hofner made other styles of basses besides the Beatle bass.
Congratulations Dave on a great message at the end! The people of the world have changed in the last month, and not for the better. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺
Geoff Bagg I guess you went to coles and Woolworths too and observed the decline of civilised humanity?
nickdryad yes plus others! Better to stay home and play guitar😜
Geoff Bagg. I can play a different guitar each day of quarantine. Luckily I panic-bought three guitars last week.
Loved Hofner bass in the band, very flexible for recording/live work. Unless we were doing a metal thang, then P-Bass kinda ruled
Just remember folks self isolation means you will have to talk to the wife/partner/husband (if you have one) at some point hahahaha. What a great looking bass and nice tone would loved to have heard what the switches do to the tone.
The world needs more Daves!
You're such a good human being and Canadian.
Dave checks the neck straightness: "It is... pretty good! I wouldn't touch it."
ME: "Oh come on, Dave. How long will that la..."
Dave: "Well, maybe I would."
I have a red club bass, it's weighs less than my strap. It's sounds great and under 400 dollars
Thank you Dave I'm Taking Notes on What you Do for Repairs. You're a Great Teacher Cool indeed Stay Healthy. God Bless you and your Family. 👍
Thnx Dave
Great clip. Contemplating buying a Hofner Ignition Club. This video sold me on it. Thx Sir. You are the master.
My girlfriend got me one for Christmas. I'm in absolute love with it. I named it Hugh. Hugh Hofner.
I hope you didn't waste your money. I've had a Hofner since 1965 (2 of them) and there is no "fake" Hofner that plays well. You may think it is a good Hofner, but it isn't,
In My Humble Hofner Experience.
@@BobBondi Bob, this is interesting. So you're defining "real" Hofner's as the ones assembled in Germany, and the Hofner's sold on the Hofner web site, such as the Ignition Pro Club that are assembled in Asia, as "Fake" Hofner's? I'm not disagreeing. There is a great disparity in price of course. The new Hofner "Ignition" Clubs assembled in Asia run for ~$400 US as new product. They are sold by the Hofner company as new Hofner product by their distributors. The Contemporary Clubs assembled in Germany are offered for about twice that new, $800. While the current special edition Hofner's, with runs of ~50 instruments, run for thousands. I have to admit, as a newbie, playing bass for just about a year now (but hard at it), I purchased a Hofner Ignition Pro Club in January and am VERY HAPPY with it. That is, after I finally figured out how to correctly string and tune and adjust for intonation with the help of sites like this one. ( :) Thank You Dave's World.). Still, for a newbie bass player with a price range at around $400 tops, you think it is a mistake to purchase a Hofner Ignition Club?
@@BobBondi Btw, there is a great UA-cam comparison video where a guy who owned to vintage Hofners (67’ and 68’), who did a play test comparison with a brand new Ignition Hofner. UA-cam Title:
Bass Shootout: 1967 Höfner 500/1 vs Höfner Ignition BB (no talking)
He ended up selling the vintage Hofners and keeping the Ignition. In his words: "I like the Ignition better. It's like plug and play and it sounds good. The 67 is a real bitch when it comes to mixing, especially when playing live. It throws your standard amp settings overboard (I'll use my 77 JB and a Pbass most of the time), u got to change all the settings to sound okay. Additionally I have to say the PUs are pretty weak."
Just sayin. But there’s no arguing against blind prejudice.
@@BobBondi No shit there's a difference, but at the end of the day not everyone who picks up an instrument can afford to drop over a grand on one. There's nothing wrong with picking up an overseas one, whether it be for a show piece in your living room, or to play for fun. No one is advocating that it's as good as the german mades.. Quit makin yourself sound elitist.
Life goes on and we watch Uncle Dave.
No problem, Dave. Sometimes life gets in the way. At least the movies we care about are still being made!
"I wouldn't touch it, maybe I would." That's what she said.👍
I had the club bass in 1967 then I let a buddy borrow it and when I got it back it had a red white and blue bad paint job . Thanks Frank Zimitas ! And it was glow in the dark .
Thanks Dave.
Great Advice Think about People more then Ones Self.Dave Cool Brother
Hofner's are nice 60's sounding bases I've owned several..
I get it... Good video and the more guitar players can't figure that Dave's World Fun Stuff out the better.
Love the aesthetic of the Hofners.
Years ago I watched a video of you going through a Rick bass set-up. I was dying laughing. It was great!. I knew then that your were the coolest guitar repair guy on the planet. Glad to see you with a jillion subscribers.
Playin that memphis thang.
Good job as always Dave. Can you tell us again what your standard pickup-to-strings distance for the Hofner is?
Thanks for the advice on not freaking out. I'll give it a try. Sumpm's gotta give!
i like the hofner control panel, allways have. i could dig it on one of my tele's
A quick run of you playing "how many more times" seems fitting
Well said at the end there Dave - the world's getting crazy. It's worrying.
Tv off makes it better.
@@bob733333 Agreed.
love the Elvis "Don't Be Cruel" bass riff
got my Penny Black 🎶 CD ystrdy Dave Thanks 👍
Good job on the setup. That's a cool bass
Youre an awesome dude
Amen brother, on the outro .
Damn you do have a heart !!! lol
You were just teasing me with that power tool laying on the bench Dave,now i have withdrawal symptoms..............................
Again I should have shut my mouth and kept watching is exactly what it's for
Like your channel Dave , Keep up the good work
Thanks, Dave!! I am thinking of getting a bass that has that retro sound. I went with a Warwick Star Bass II (Rock Bass) which I Love, but it isn't quite the hollow sound of the Starfire or Gretch basses I have looked at. I am interested in a Club bass because they are inexpensive and thanks to you, now I know how the setup goes and how it sounds too. I think I'll get one and give it a good trial. Musician's friend and other online stores have a good trial period of 45 days, I think, so if I don't dig the bass, I can return it and only lose the shipping. You're a very nice man and seem to know what you're doing!!
I'm already hoarding guitars.
Makes as much sense as hoarding toilet paper. What are people thinking exactly? Marathon ass wiping sessions? WTF
@@pallecla that's were the crap comes from.
Me 2
Stratboy999 I traded my 62 Strat for 10 rolls of Sorbent. Good deal, yes?
@@nickdryad the strat would last longer.
Love that bass outro dude.
At least you got two new tires. Maybe not.
Great job, Dave! The only thing that I thought might need adjusting, since I have an original '60s Beatle Bass for comparison, was that the knobs on the control unit seemed a bit higher than standard. Just a thought...
Cool headed great advise Dave 👍🏼
I used to have one of the ignition series violin basses, used to buzz at every fret no matter how high the action was even though the neck was perfect. Bought it for £299, put about £40 into making a play a bit more bearable, sold it and barely got £120
@ nightlife 9 you must've got a lemon which is rare considering that when a hofner leaves the factory in beijing they're sent to germany for final inspection before shipping them to their distributors , that's how keen hofner is about quality control . i bought mine two years ago replaced the stock strings ( highly recommended ) and strung with labella flatwounds to bring out the deep woody tone they're known for . no buzz at all just a dynamite little bass .yours may have just neede a proper set up . cheers .
@@frankjuster8726 bought it from Thomann and used GHS flatwounds, I loved how it looked but I really should've taken one for a test drive to know how they feel first you. Might give a higher end one a shot if I get the right opportunity. Never heard the term lemon before, what's that used for?
@@isetta4083 lol it's a term meaning a dud , something that leaves a bitter taste hence the lemon . by trying a higher end one do you mean a german made model ? insanely overpriced , or the contemporary series ? bear in mind the contemporary is semi hollow and will have a different sound . to compliment the hollow ignition bass i bought the epiphone viola bass which is semi hollow like the hof contemporary but half the price ! loads of sustain and a monstrous bottom end ! again with labella flats , my favourite . maybe thomann sells them ?
@@frankjuster8726 definitely not gonna be able to afford the £3,000 they're asking for their instruments nowadays, my favourite bass is my Krappyguitars' Fretless Primus Bass, but I don't have a fretted counterpart so maybe I could get a violin shaped, solid body one in the future, just to retain a little bit of the look. I've heard great things about the epiphones but there's something about how they look that just doesn't sit right with me if that makes sense
a good luthier can easily sort that out.
your certainly right about people buying more than they need and hoarding stuff. selfishness at its best in a time that common sense is needed.
Great advice Dave.
Sit down and write some songs!
My Dad used to have a flat metal can of rusty screw treatment stuff he called “panther piss” I can’t remember the actual brand name, but he used that stuff on everything.
Three-In-One Oil? Used to use that to free and lube everything until WD-40 came out.
Nice bass. Wish I owned it.
Hey Dave, looking for a bit of advise. I own a repair shop called Auburn Guitar in Newbury Ohio. I've been using a Gurien 3 piece crowning file for years and love it. However, I do some many fret jobs I burn through the blades really fast. I recently ordered the diamond fret crowning file from Stew Mac, the one with the bend in it to make it safer and easier around the body of the guitar where it meets the neck, and was really looking forward to a file that would last me. I hated it! Absolutely impossible to crown a fret without removing material from the tops of freshly leveled frets. I think you prefer a triangle file for crowning but can you suggest from experience a good, long lasting crowning file? I like the Gurien because the cutting file is recessed perfectly and I never have to mark the frets to see if I'm removing material from the top. 1000's of jobs and it's never happened once. Damn thing just doesn't last. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Back in the ‘60’s, I played my first bass, a Hofner Senator, full size archtop style body in the same sunburst finish. The action on it was very high and that was why I got it cheap. After reading a book about guitar setup, I managed to get the action down to just about playable.
every time i’m looking at getting a bass i come see what dave has to say about it
Best outro ever.
Christ, the Chinese knockoff I got from DHGate for $280 has pickups with adjustable height & plays great.
The governor just shut the bars and restaurants down in Ohio. At least we still have Dave's world of fun stuff to pass the time. Walmart was out of twinkies and still no zombies. Fender acoustic was on clearance but no basses, the end is near!
FYI, Auburn Guitar in Newbury, Ohio is still open Tues-Sat 10-7! Corner of 87 and 44. Sorry, shameless self promotion.
@@12south31 good to know, don't want to run out of e strings.....
@@dommadonia9207 We have plenty!
Recently picked up a Club. I can't seem to put it down.
What specs did you use for string and pickup heights. I'm using flats?
Thanks
Everybody says they "can't put it down"... I haven't even been playing my Ibanez TMB-100 with a long scale and 1 3/4" nut width (like old Precision) is difficult to get used to for my guitar player sized mind and medium sized hands. That's no excuse, little women play those big bad basses just fine, but just saying I want something I'll play. Then after I get into bass I'll have my long-scale too. Those Hofie club basses have a great sound, and look much easier to play, so I'm in! There is one on Reverb with a hardshell case that's a few years old, and in good condition.........?
We're doing well dude. Stuck at home. Could be worse!
Stay in your basement Dave! We need Corona beer, not a Corona Dave ;-)
Nice Geetar!
...Thats Nice!
With a zero nut you don't need to use a capo to set the neck relief. An other good reason for using them.
yes you do..it is the nut same thing ..nice brain fart
What was the nut on McCartney's Hofner made out of? I can't find any information about it online. Great video thanks for posting.
It's plastic. White/black/white
'Out there on the planate.'
Hi Dave, Thanks for all of your wealth information. Very much appreciated. Perhaps I missed the answer to my question or it was buried in the immense amount of comments, but I’m wondering what strings you recommend for the Hofner Club Bass. I have a 20 year old model that I bought new and would now like to experiment with some other strings. As I’m sure you are aware, there are many choices (Rotosound Monel Flats, TI Beatle Bass Flats, LaBella Beatle Bass Flats, etc.), so it can get quite pricey to try them all. I look forward to your input.
Hi. I hope you went with LaBella. The older they get the better they get.
After calling Höfners - 'Hoff-ner' for fifty odd years I was shown recently that it's 'Herff-ner' ... Who Knew ??
How do you say, the pickups sound like they cost 50 cents?
It's the 2 little accent dots on top of the 'O' that soften the sound, as you probably know now … One of the oddities of the German Language.
However, in popular uses, as a Brand name, probably a lot more people call them 'Hoff-ner', so it doesn't really matter that much any more (except in countries that use umlauts …).
@@Jester-Riddle um·laut
Hey Dave! What ringtone or notification tone do use to get people to like you?
Stay safe over there maestro ok?
Dave what's the pin that's going up towards the pickguard looks like it's going into it and there's a hole in the bridge for it is that to keep it from sliding around or what the hell?
Which way do you screw the thumbscrews to lower the bridge please? My action on E string at 12th fret is 3.5 mm to bottom of string and 1.5 mm at second fret.
On my Greco - Violin bass (Hofner knockoff), all the strings, except the E, are resting on the backside of the bridge between the saddles and the tailpiece. I imagine the strings should only make contact with the saddle fret wires, not the bridge too. Do you think this affects the sound? I lowered the bridge/action as far as possible, but they’re still touching the bridge. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!
I think today everyone needs to go buy a guitar just in case or a case. I've never seen a fight over buying a guitar. Come on folks let's all hoard guitars.You never know when your going to need one.
Dave what's the exact specifications on the first fret height with feeler gauges you showed us the Gibson Les Paul what are those measurements on a Stratocaster I've been looking all over the net and I can't find it for some reason I've measured my Strat and it set up with the measurements of the Les Paul I didn't do that that's the way I got it it seems to play okay but I think it's supposed to be a little bit higher on each string yeah mine is exactly like you showed on the Les Paul it's not buzzing or giving me any trouble but Im pretty sure it's different my high e seems to be a little low it measures 00.9 I think it's supposed to be like 10 or 11 isn't it? Thank you Dave🤔😃😁
Is this a newer one? The finish looks perfect🤔
I have a question for Dave... Do you fix many ESP ltd guitars? If you do, what is the main problem you see with them, if there is one.
I have the same bass but really worn out
Dave does Ronsinol kill the Wu-Tang
Did anyone know sales of corona beer have fallen 40% in the US ?
Mark Geraghty I’m hoping it’ll go on sale so I can hoard some
My mate has an electrical installation company in Kelowna, BC, Canada called "Kelowna wire-us".
His phone hasn't rung for a while.
How much would it cost to pay someone for what you just did please?
my bench rate is $60 an hour plus parts..if yer guitar can't be setup in an hour you have issues and we talk
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff thanks for your reply
Depends on location, here in Portland they charge $100+ an hours, sometimes considerably more (esp. amp techs!).
Rock out eight days a week style.
Did those knobs come with the bass, or did you get them someweher else? They look nice
They're 'teacup' knobs, and are an old Hofner 'thing' - I have a 1956 Hofner President which has them. Oh, by the way - look up Hofner Control Panel on UA-cam. Hofner posted a video hosted by Budge Magraw explaining it.
It's idiosyncratic, to say the least!
Hello! waht is the string heig in 12 fret? Thanks!
Thanks for the sage advice, down here in the States people usually think of taking care of #1 only. Hopefully us Americans start finding some compassion again. Oh, yeah, cool bass. Always made in Germany?
This one isn't
What are you doing Dave
I send my guitars to George Takei at Sulu Guitars. :-)
Ohhh myyy. 😄
Illogical, Vulcan guitars is the better choice. Ask for Spock
So the bridge is going to need relocated every time the strings are changed?
change one at a time.. on any guitar likr that or make the position..look up floating bridge
Is it the one made in China? They are for sale on the internet. I am afraid to buy one without trying it.
I took the plunge on a Chinese made B&G Big Sister Crossroads bass, only by tech specs & visuals. Gut instinct said go. Unreal quality & finish. Only 2 QC issues, nut adjustment was not set correctly, & bridge pick up ground wire was not attached. I was bringing to my tech to swap out the rounds for flats.
Chinese judging from the Contemporary Series text on the truss rod cover.
how much weighs please
I notice that with the pickup config in the control panel, you shouldn't have any sound because both pickups are OFF, I don't know how is wired but it is not right... I know it says ON but it's not... take a look of this video ua-cam.com/video/oOvKhc9hlfY/v-deo.html
Maybe the control panel plate its just backguards...
German made? Or somewhere in Asia?
Mine says "Designed in Germany", so..... yea, Indonesia or China probably
China. Good guitars for the money, though.
@ Love the look of these club basses. Awesome.
@ Yea, I'm very happy with it. It's one from their "Ignition" series, meaning it's like a fifth the cost of the German-made ones.
I'm one of those idiots who has dozens of guitars & basses but I always reach for my inexpensive Hofner.
Plays and sounds great.
Asia
why do you measure the relief with a capo on the first fret but then measure the action without? makes no sense
Basically when you put a capo on first fret and fret at (generally) 15th you use the string as kind of a ruler/straight edge and can more clearly see how much relief there is in the neck, since to measure the relief means to know how straight it is or how up/back bow the neck has you can just completely remove the strings and use a actual straight edge to see the relief, but its not practical (to not say dumb). Now, when you measure the action you want to know the distance the string will travel when you are actually playing, so you don't need to use a capo to measure the action since you will never be fretting at the lower and the higher notes at the same time (unless you are two hands tapping, even so still doesn't make sense to use a capo to measure action).
I hope I have explained well, I only grasped those ideas after lots of setups.
Maybe drawings or mindfully doing 10 or so guitar/basses setup can be more intelligible than words to explain why it makes sense to do that way.