Vintage VVB4 Violin Bass Guitar Beatle Bass

  

Vintage VVB4 Violin Bass Guitar - Beatle Bass. For sale is a fantastic violin style bass guitar made by Vintage. This is a quality guitar made using quality tone woods and top notch Wilkinson hardware. It is very similar to the Hofner Violin Bass used by Paul McCartney in the Beatles.

The bass is in superb condition and you can barely tell its been played. It comes in its original hard case which again is in excellent condition with its case key present. It comes with a strap and some picks. The instrument has been cleaned, polished and checked over before being offered for sale.

Harking back to the heady days of the early sixties; a time of mandarin collars, cellar clubs, drainpipe trousers, winklepicker shoes and free spirits which would set the musical world alight, the Vintage VVB4 Violin Bass sounds as iconic as it looks. Brought to life by a pair of custom designed balanced Wilkinson WDB pickups, it's weighty low-end frequencies and deep penetrating, percussive violin bass sonics are in complete contrast to its light weight and super slim, sleek neck. Back & Sides: Flame Maple.

Neck: Hard Maple - Set Neck. Controls: 2 Volume / Rhythm, Bass & Treble Switches. This Vintage ReIssued VVB4SB bass delivers weighty low-end frequencies with ease and yet, with this classic hollow body construction hangs featherweight on the strap and super slim, sleek neck, marathon gigs are just not a problem. The Vintage ReIssued VVB4SB, harks back to the heady days of the early sixties, a time of mandarin collars, coffee bars, drainpipe trousers, winklepicker shoes and free spirits which set the musical world alight. The double bound spruce top, flamed maple hollow body and 22 fret maple set-neck provide the platform for that unmistakably hollow body,'60's Britpop tone, brought to life by a pair of custom designed balanced Wilkinson WDB pickups which further augment those unmistakable, deep penetrating, percussive violin bass sonics. This item is in the category "Musical Instruments & DJ Equipment\Guitars & Basses\Bass Guitars".

The seller is "cojk69" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.

• String Configuration: 4 String
• Model: VVB4 Violin Bass
• Series: Vintage
• Type: Electric Bass Guitar
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Number of Frets: 22
• Neck Material: Maple
• Body Colour: Antique Sunburst
• Handedness: Right-Handed
• Body Material: Spruce, Maple
• Brand: Vintage
• Set Includes: Picks, Strap, Hard Case
• Body Type: Hollow