HOFNER 185

  • Hofner 185 electric bass guitar
    Hofner 185 bass
  • Hofner 185 electric bass guitar sunburst
    Hofner 185 bass

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1962 to 1983

Hofner made the 185 bass from around 1962 to 1983. It was a solid body electric bass with polyester polished sunburst or ruby finish. The 2 special bass sound pickups were mutually switchable to that 3 different pickup combinations could be obtained. The 185 had 1 volume and two tone controls - (some had 2 volume & 2 tone controls). This bass was reissued with an updated design and longer scale length as the Hofner HCT 185 bass.

Specifications (15)

Controls

Pickup selector controls2 selector switches
Tone controls2 tone controls
Volume controls2 volume controls

Electronics

Pickups configuration2 pickups

General

Finish colorsred finish
Finish effectssunburst finish
Made inGermany
Number of strings4 strings
Scale length30 inches scale-length

Body

Body shape featuresdouble cutaway
Pickguard materialblack pickguard

Fretboard

Fingerboard position markersbar fingerboard position markers

Neck

Neck jointbolt on neck
Neck materialmaple neck
Tuner layoutfour-in-a-row tuners

Prices (2)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
1970$275newguitar-listMSRP
1966$180good

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