Hofner players…that AREN’T Paul?

[Yrag]

Im not a Beatles fan. I appreciate them at a distance.
I play a Hofner Violin BB (called Colin) and
all I read when I was looking for one was “put flats on it for that Beatles sound” and Paul’s this and paul does that blah blah blah.
As I’m writing I’m thinking this sounds like a troll post but it’s not. I absolutely love my BB Ignition. So much so I’ve not even touched my other basses (jazz basses) in about 2 months.
the band have been blown away by the diversity and depth of sound from it, as have I. I’ve always dismissed the violin bass as a gimmick and thought “it sucks” but, I hold my hands up and wish I got one for my first bass. It’s the black version too! Planning on blacking it all out for that extra not Beatles look! I play Alt/indie, Shoegaze, Pop-punky punk vibes on it. I use a Proco Rat2 amongst other pedals.

What I want to know is…Hofner violin players that aren’t in the Beatles? I was looking for some art work and all I seem to find is pictures of Paul!! I’d like to listen to some tunes of bands who use a Hofner Violin.
I will start with the band Alvvays.

 

[BASS67]

Höfner Ignition

 

[5StringBlues]

Flabba Holt, Robbie Shakespeare , and a young Aston Barrett, all reggae players.

This 1963 Hofner was used by Bob Daisley to record Ozzy's "Flying High Again".

 

[Bob_Ross]

Tina Weymouth and Chris Wood are all I’ve got.

 

[Gbass75]

Ahoy there!

I know that Kevin Parker and the lads in Tame Impala have given quite a bit of modern cred to the Hofner bass...

I often say that Paul McCartney was my "first bass teacher," because his were the first basslines I was truly, consciously aware of (when I was four or five... Listening to Sgt. Pepper as I played with my Star Wars figures in the late 70s)... But, I never wanted a Hofner because I always thought anyone NOT Paul looked silly holding one.

Tame Impala finally changed my mind, and at age 46 I got my first one.

I looooooooove this bass!!!

Good luck on your journey into blackness with your Anti-Beatle Bass!!!

 

[OrvCraig]

Chris Wood! A++

 

[DrSteve]

Dale Davis played Hofners. Violin and Club basses. Musical director of Amy Winehouse’s band.

 

[CochinoBass]

Maurice Gibb.

Captain Sensible of The Damned before he moved to guitar, although his might have been an Epiphone Viola instead of a Hofner.

 

[220_Hz]

 

[Ian774]

I’ve got the utmost respect for McCartney, but man, I absolutely hate this bass.

 

[iriegnome]

Tina Weymouth plays a 500/2 Club bass

 

[Ric5]

 

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[JimmyM]

Maurice Gibb.

Captain Sensible of The Damned before he moved to guitar, although his might have been an Epiphone Viola instead of a Hofner.

He played a Viola at a reunion show a day or two ago. Had a couple SVT/810s, too.

 

[Ric5]

My first bass was a Hofner copy and my second bass was a real Hofner ... not too long and I ended up with a 1968 4001

 

[CochinoBass]

He played a Viola at a reunion show a day or two ago. Had a couple SVT/810s, too.

I was going to go see them in August when they came to Atlanta but I couldnt make it. I have not seen them since the Final Damnation tour in '88.

 

[KenD]

This guy has done alright and he sometimes plays a Hofner:

 

[mellowgerman]

John Stirratt from Wilco keeps one in regular rotation and I'm pretty positive this is his Club bass in the studio, playing one of my favorite Stirratt bass lines none the less (though they're all pretty stellar and he's always got great tone dialed in)

 

[matante]

I used to play a non-branded Korean Hofner copy.
Also, Len Simon: