Originally Posted by
wingsdad
That's just it, Shiner. McCartney wasn't really a bass kinda guy, either. He was (and always has been) a guitar player first, and pretty much got the bass player gig by default.
Besides the fact that he landed on the Hofner because they were in Germany and not really making much money and it was really an inexpensive bass, compared to a Fender, but probably what appealed to him was that this is a short-scale (30"), so it's closer to a guitar in fret reach and has a guitar shape and feel neck (1 5/8" nut width, very slim and thin. And it's incredibly light. They were playing like all-nighter gigs in dives in Hamburg. A solid body bass would be tough to put up with.
He played (plays) with a pick, adapting his guitar techniques to the bass 'job'.
I truly reccomend this little violin bass to any guitar player considering dabbling into the bass as a second (git) fiddle.
do they ( not just hofner but nockoffs too) make ones with a 34" scale?
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