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I have wanted a Hofner Club ,well ,for as long as i can remember . After playing Fender P's and J's all my life ( playing bass about 35 years now , ) I have always wanted something a bit different ,and i always seek out and buy or have custom made anything different . The Les Paul single-cut body shape always got my attention , and i have had many a solid body LP shaped basses built in the past . When Hofner started re-issueing the Club ,i went nuts and nearly bought it, but at $2400 , for a bass i know would be a novelty and strictly recording item to me, just seemed a bit expensive at that moment . When MF started blowing them out at $1200 , that was my cue ,and three months ago i took the plunge ! Although a thoroughly great THUMP bass ,blues/early era rock , americana rock , "Chuck Berry" rock - this bass is the ultimate , but it is probably THE most fragile flimsiest lightest delicate instrument i have ever owned ,to the point , i hardly use it ,( used it three times now !! ) in fear i might just snap it into nine pieces , as i am used to the heavy feeling and stability and undestructableness of a fender !! A freind of mine recently purchased TWO Eastwood Club knockoffs - i forget what Roger / Eastwood calls them , , but man , for like $450 ,those are probably the best deals out there for a club or LP body styled bass there is , , a bit heavier, not as fragile feeling, great sound and all !! i have contacted roger at eastwood for the possibility of a lefty, as he seems to be a bit more in touch and sympathethic to us lefties, but so far, not enough demand , , perhaps we all should "lobby" his efforts, as that is one killer bass !! !!
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