The Hofner 500/1 ‘Cavern’ Violin Bass takes it’s name from the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. Opened in 1957 this Club was one of the most important small clubs in Europe for bands trying to make it big in the Beatboom era. In 1960 the first beat night session was held featuring Rory Storm and the Hurricanes with Ringo Starr on drums and by mid 1961 the Merseybeat scene was in full flow with the Beatles and the Cavern Club centre stage.

Inspired by the original 1961 model which was purchased by Paul McCartney in Hamburg. Fully hollow body. Original ’61 Neck profile.
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Instrument:	Violin Bass ‘Cavern’
Model:	H500/1-61-0
Category	Term	Description
Body	Shape	Violin Bass
Wood Top	Spruce
Soundhole	None
Wood Back	Flame Maple
Wood Sides	Flame Maple
Binding Top	Black / White / Black
Binding Back	Black / White / Black
Binding Sides	White
Centerblock	None
Neck	Wood	Flame Maple / Beech / Flame Maple
Construction	Three Piece
Headstock Shape	Hofner Violin Bass.
Logo and Artwork	Vertical
Neck Joint	Violin Bass Set Neck
Joint At	16th Fret
Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret	24mm
Thickness Neck + FB At 12th Fret	28mm
Heel Cap	White Pearl
Fingerboard	Wood	Rosewood
Scale	30″/76cm
Nut Width	42mm
Width At 12th Fret	48mm
Inlays	Pearl Dots
Binding	None
Side Dots	None
Number Of Frets	22
Bridge	Material	Ebony
Type	Hofner Fretted
Hardware	Tuners	Single Nickel “Rugby Ball”
Tuner Buttons	Plastic
Tailpiece	Hofner Trapeze Nickel
Nut Material	Plastic
Pickguard	White Pearl
Pickup Neck	Hofner Diamond Nickel
Pickup Middle	Hofner Diamond Nickel
Pickup Bridge
Potentiometer Knobs	Gold top
Electrics	Hofner Pearl Panel
Strings	Hofner Flat Wound
Approximate Weight Kg	2,1