Thoughts on these models for a short scale hollow/semi?

iambucket

iambucket

Aug 31, 2016
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#1
As the title implies, I'm looking for a short scale (non-negotiable) hollow or semi hollow (negotiable if somehow the total weight is close to that of a hollow/semi, like a chambered). I will most likely not find this in a store as I also need it to be lefty.

My top pick would be a Hofner Ignition Club. I had an Ignition Violin and it played even better than a German-made that I tried. I therefore don't want to spend for a German Hofner when I could get a much cheaper, and possibly Better Ignition. I really liked the Bass but I got rid of it because I felt weird playing a lefty Hofner Violin. I like the Club better aesthetically anyway. So that would be my top pick, except the Ignition Club is not currently offered lefty.

I've found two on Left-Handed Bass Guitar Menu which fit the order of short scale, hollow/semi, and lefty. The Dillion Super Nova (Starfire knockoff):

Left Handed Dillion Super Nova, Left Handed Dillion Starfire Bass

And the Eastwood Classic 4 (Electromatic knockoff):

Left Handed Eastwood Classic 4 Bass Guitar

I've found some reviews on the Eastwood which range from decent to really good. I haven't been able to find anything about the Dillion though I did find some about other Dillions saying the electronics were pretty lame.

I hate to have to rely on reviews so much without trying them myself but this is how it is due to wanting these in lefty. So I was wondering if anybody knew about:

1) Their neck dives?

2) Neck widths? (Are they Hofner thin?)

3) Are the lower bouts uncomfortably wide?

4) Any other ideas about these models?

5) Other models I should consider?

6) The likelihood of Hofner making a lefty Ignition Club (aka, should I wait for what I really want?)

Thank you
 
#2
I have the Eastwood Classic 4 and like it, quite nice. I don't recall any neckdive, I'll go check it again and measure it. I didn't find the lower bout uncomfortably wide, but then I don't on my Jack Casadys either, and they're quite a bit wider. If you're in Europe, you might want to check out Chowny, similar to the Eastwood with better top veneer.
 
#3
bholder said:
I have the Eastwood Classic 4 and like it, quite nice. I don't recall any neckdive, I'll go check it again and measure it. I didn't find the lower bout uncomfortably wide, but then I don't on my Jack Casadys either, and they're quite a bit wider. If you're in Europe, you might want to check out Chowny, similar to the Eastwood with better top veneer.
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I'm actually in the US but those Chowney's look great. Not sure if it would justify shipping though it might even out with the Classic 4 as it's starting price is just under $100 less.

Thanks for your thoughts on the Eastwood. Seems a lot of people are happy with it. For some reason the neck looks really wide on it, but the site said it's 1.5, less than the Hofner 1.625. I wonder if the wider body gives it the illusion of a wider neck?
 
#4
Just FYI: i have a Eastwood Club and a Hofner Contemporary Club. The Eastwood actually hangs better. it has a flat back so it is thinner. Mine is only 5.5 lbs. Actually for sale on Craigslist Phila (but it is right handed) The Eastwood IMO sounds better than the Ignition but .. doesn't have that Hofner name on it. There were no Hofner Clubs other than the German made when i bought it. (I have a Contemporary Club and German Beatle)
 
#6
iambucket said:
I really liked the Bass but I got rid of it because I felt weird playing a lefty Hofner Violin.
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i say get over it!

if it felt and sounded right for you, why play anything else?

you could even have fun with it, whenever somebody mentioned paul mcartney or the beatles you could just give them a blank look and say, "who?"
 
#7
The Mouse is very beautiful Turnaround. If I was considering something in that price bracket, it'd be a solid contender. I don't like big horns so not as much a fan of the MB-2. Love the Mouse. Thanks.

I've heard such consistent praise for the Eastwood p-time. There aren't a whole lot of choices for my specifications, but at least that one seems solid. So you have a German and Ignition, and have heard an Ignition. I've never heard anybody favor the Contemporary of the Ignition, and I've heard many people who like the Ignition better than the German. Curious what you're thoughts are here.

That could work walterw. Just curious for my own knowledge when I try it out on people, who are the Beatles?
 
#8
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#10
I would avoid the Dillion. I've seen a few photographs of them online, and it seems that the body-to-neck join is typically pretty crooked. They then fit the bridge and tailpiece in alignment with the neck, which throws them off to the left or right of the centre line. Basically they look odd, and pretty sloppy. If you Google 'Dillion Super Nova' you have some indexed photos from old Ebay listings popping up, and the weird offset on these basses is apparent on all of them to varying degrees.
 
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