Overview
Brand name:
Product:
- bass guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
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 controls | 2 selector switches |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 pickups |
General
Finish colors | red finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Made in | Germany |
Number of strings | 4 strings |
Scale length | 30 inches scale-length |
Body
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Fretboard
Fingerboard position markers | bar fingerboard position markers |
Neck
Neck joint | bolt on neck |
Neck material | maple neck |
Tuner layout | four-in-a-row tuners |
Prices (2)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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1970 | $275 | new | guitar-list | MSRP |
1966 | $180 | good |