In 1950, new production facilities for the more than 300 Hofner employees were built in Bubenreuth and Hofner's product range expanded beyond their traditional classical instruments to include the recently invented electrically amplified semi-acoustic bass.

       The limited issue "Cavern" reissue bass pictured above arrived at our store a couple of weeks ago and is a replica of the original bass that Paul McCartney picked up when the Beatles were still doing cover tunes in small clubs in Germany and Britain! This bass features the classic hollowbody construction, double neck pickup configuration, Cremona sunburst finish and older Hofner peghead logo. 

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