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Hofner Icon Limited Edition Finishes
Couldn’t find any info on just how limited these are, but you can still order all the colors from Musician’s Friend, as well as various eBay sellers. Here’s a flier scan from fortmadisonguitars.com: The transparent finishes are kinda blah; the white and black finishes are classic, but the pink, silver and two-tone gold finishes are [...]
PerlGold Basses – Gems From Behind the Iron Curtain
A while back I stumbled upon OnlyBass.com, the French equivalent of TalkBass. Someone had linked to a thread where the members displayed pictures of their collections. The collections were not unlike those of most Americans – full of Fenders, MusicMen (Mans?) with sprinkles of Hofner, G&L, Yamaha, Ibanez, etc. But one bass in particular caught [...]