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My first guitar was a violin shaped bass and I didn't own or play
it long. I don't remember what brand it was, nor do I have any
pictures of it, but I know it wasn't a Hofner! Paul McCartney made
the Hofner violin shaped bass famous when he played with the Beatles.
After over 30 years playing 6 and 12 strings, I returned to
the bass in 2005 when I bought the Peavey. On November 16, 2006, I ordered this Hofner Icon-B
bass guitar. As I mentioned on the other page, there must have been
a huge demand for this Asian knock-off of the guitar Paul McCartney made
famous, because I didn't actually receive it until July 2007. The
case arrived in the spring of 2008, over a year after the guitar and case
were ordered.
I have always loved this style and this guitar is
easy to play. It also sounds very nice. It is light, the neck
is narrow and it looks long because the body is quite small compared to
other bass guitars. My only complaint with it is that the guitar is so light that if you bend over to
adjust your amp or something similar, you had better be holding on to the
neck. If you don't, the head will plummet to the floor. Ask me
how I know!
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