1960 Hofner 500/5 President Vintage Hollowbody Bass w/ Case, Stuart Sutcliffe Spec

1960 Hofner 500/5 President Vintage Hollowbody Bass w/ Case, Stuart Sutcliffe Spec

$3,900

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Up for sale, a 1960 Hofner 500/5 President bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Famously the instrument of original Beatles bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, the 500/5 offers a distinctive tonal color and depth that sets it apart from Sir McCartney’s beloved 500/1. An extremely rare iteration of the 500/5 distributed in London by Selmer (identified by the “Hofner Foreign” serialized label), this bass is a transitional model with the adjustable truss rod first seen in ‘60 while retai