EJ’s Hofner Projects and Updates. Hofner 500/1 Bass.

[@Viragoh-]

EJ, I am super late to the party as a millenial who has inherited his father's original 64' just recently. Thanks to you, I have been able to restore my father's bass to working conditions and reignited a flame in his old soul. I couldn't have done it without you and would love to shoot you an email albeit I do not have most social media. Your videos and the knowledge you have shared on this channel has been a gift and a treasure. Thank you. Cheers and I hope you post more in the near future! -V

[@emilytvmusic]

sending love to your channel! you rock ej

[@bigpink3269]

Glad you were able to repair that 67' from GC...Great job!. I'd be very interested in a FB group.

[@craigcolandro2781]

Great to see you back EJ, and big YES to a Facebook group page. There are a few Hofner bass pages I belong to which I'm sure you know about, and I think a lot of the people from those pages would join yours for sure. Your videos and advice really helped me recently when I had my luthier install the Staple-Tab pickups into my original 85' 500/1. A process that can be a little bit tricky, but with your help he got it done, so thx again!

[@creature_nz]

Thanks EJ! Yeah, I'd love a FB page about working on our Hofner basses. I'm in the process of a 500/1 build at the moment... all Hofner parts collected over 12 years...

[@Vse_o_...]

У Вас золотые руки!

[@rickprice2519]

Facebook sounds great E J ........playing hofners since 1966

[@jackjohnson6339]

Great to have you back EJ

[@meisenman]

Are you going to keep the donor bass blond with the black binding? It looks great that way. I know that Höfner offered a blond 500/1 at one time. Also, have you done or can you do a comparison of the standard pickup layout vs. the Cavern layout? I’d like to hear the difference that the relocated bridge pickup makes to the sound of the bass. I’d be interested in a FB group.

[@silentgd]

always nice to see you EJ..and glad to see your retirement means you continue to do what you like

[@BackbeatVintage]

Thanks 👍

[@PeteCarlton]

That bitsa is going to be sublime. Great work as usual, EJ!

[@likestoparty]

Wonderful idea on a knowledge sharing group. I’m about to undertake some interesting neck surgery on a 1967 and it would be great to converse with other surgeons :)

[@PhilGreis]

A FB page would be awesome especially with you running it.

[@_-_Michael_-_]

I learned a lot from you. Pround owner of two Hofner basses and 8 guitars, all vintage. Greetings from Slovakia.

[@bgjkde]

I miss the Facebook group. I am completing my first handmade violin bass was going to share pictures and stuff I figured out.

[@markferguson7214]

The blonde finish looks great as it it ! Awesome!

[@BackbeatVintage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jaintly]

I came very close to buying that Guitar Center bass! Glad you got her and fixed her back up. You’re the best friend these old basses ever had.

[@rogertinker1813]

Thank u for the time and content u give to us I just bought my first hofner , a contemporary.

[@davidg7624]

Facebook idea sounds great. Almost enough to make me re-join FB.

[@BackbeatVintage]

Great!

[@alfredcreighton3862]

Great video EJ👍Thank you!!

[@BackbeatVintage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rperuwarstv4126]

WE MISSED YOU

[@bob2823]

I'd join any group headed by you EJ. I've learned a lot from you!

[@nolarino]

Wonderful video man, you do some nice work on these basses, Thanks a lot.

[@BackbeatVintage]

Glad you like them!

[@bowds7]

Facebook would be brilliant, I use to work for the Australian Hofner wholesale importer back in the 80s

[@cameronstilliens7163]

Great video. Yeah I would be down for a facebook group. I’m not a collector or builder. But I like Hofners. I have a Hofner ignition bass that I like a lot. Don’t know if it counts as a real one but I love it nonetheless ❤

[@randyzingaro1986]

I'm in for the group

[@nigeldelrocket]

Wow! you've been busy and the results are almost unbelievable and this is a great video,

[@BackbeatVintage]

Thank you!

[@rogertinker1813]

EJ thanks for all the great informative videos, I would like to ask for a couple minutes of your time to answer a question I have a newer Hofner contemporary 500/1 im looking for a new control panel looking online there are multiples to choose from the Hofner site does not show one to fit, I would prefer to buy the German made. Can you maybe point me in the right direction. Thank You.

[@48musicfan]

Wonderful video!!! Always great to see you. I would definitely join your Facebook page!

[@BackbeatVintage]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MrLouo]

So good to see you again. Great video. I’d love to join your group.

[@BackbeatVintage]

Please do!

[@creature_nz]

Hey there, just checking in. Is the Facebook page still active please? Thanks! Tim

[@marcinstachyra9029]

Hey EJ! Did you delete the facebook group? All the best to you!

[@profile2047]

I can’t find the video for the 60th anniversary 63. Was it taken down?

[@Candlepinman]

Hi EJ! I have what I believe is a 1967 500/1. The pots are dated 67, has the older neck heal with the threaded rod BUT has the smaller decal logo. Have you seen this before? Thanks!

[@BackbeatVintage]

Hi, yes …hofner uses whatever they had in stock back then. Its most likely a cross over bass getting some of the standard parts and some of the newer parts like the logo. Smaller logo for a few years in 68.

[@Candlepinman]

@BackbeatVintage Thanks EJ!

[@SteveSmith-jq4hg]

Hello EJ I wrote to you a while back about a hofner ignition I updated with German hardware and sent you pics and you replied and liked it. I am writing to ask you a what I call a nutty question LOL. Is it at all possible to acquire an old used HCT hofner violin bass and somehow remove the back by cutting into it and drilling holes in the sustain block area therefore making it much more hollow without sacrificing the structure of the violin area and therefore saving lots of money that I cannot afford to buy an actual German bass and giving the HCT that hollow sound. I know it's a crazy thought but a very interesting thought. Please let me know. Sincerely Steve

[@rperuwarstv4126]

Is the HCT donor neck bound? It looks like its either not bound, or the binding is very well painted?

[@BackbeatVintage]

it was but I removed the binding. reworked neck and filed fret ends.

[@rperuwarstv4126]

Thanks for the response! You’re the master at this stuff. Love the channel!

[@sammygonzalez7627]

Forgive me but this comment is not about this video, I couldn't comment on the video that I was watching because, comments were paused temporary. In that video you was talking about the contemporary compared to the hollow base. I saw a video @ Pepo Vidal In KZbin and said he went to Germany at Hofner and he spoke with them and he ask the same question that everyone make about the bass guitar with the center wood inside, and they said the reason for that was to change the sound on the guitar and not make it sound like the others that they make...I have been dieing to drop a comment 😊 thank you

[@judih.8754]

Welcome back EJ. I love the natural look of the in process build! As to FB, I don't use it as its security is suspect. I'll follow on Instagram.

[@niallchurch2679]

Isit a ply? I got the impression it was a prototype,maybe a one off which was solid wood,might be wrong,though! I have heard paul goesn't want the finish redone,he wants it left as is,hole he's going to show it to all when finished! It has a curved back,which is not what hofner had been saying prior to finding it! Did you gwt my emails btw!

[@niallchurch2679]

Facebook page would be good idea! Don't paint the guitar body, leave it raw as is!

[@alandoran5428]

They should have contacted yourself to work on Paul’s Bass

[@hstdriver6616]

Nice update, EJ, you look too young to be retired! 😂 I'd like to see Paul's recently found bass taken back to factory original circa 1961/2. Never liked the refinished look, especially the double block pick up surround! Hopefully someone can sort out the neck issue? Whatever they do, it'll be good to see it being played again 👍😃

[@jltrem]

21:10- E.J. commits the new sin, pronouncing Rickenbacker as "RickenBOCKer" (like we all did for decades) instead of "RickenbBACKer" as is now required by purists.

[@vicsol75]

I will follow you on Facebook