beatles1969's Höfner Bass Rig

This was my first real guitar. I have got the German version (not distributed by Selmer London) of this guitar. Although the neck is a bit concave it still plays great. But with .011 Rotosounds the tone of the guitar gets quite trebly. Next time I will thy those fabled Martin MEC-12. Hopefully they will sound richer. Edit: After trying several kinds of strings I found out that the Thomastik Infeld Plectrum AC112 are the best strings for this guitar (in my opinion). They sound fuller than the Rotosounds and last more than twice as long as the Martins. So if you have got a Hofner like mine and you wonder what strings you should buy for this guitar, try those Thomastiks.

Early days yet to say how the Dove will sound in a band- but the overall build and sound excellent. Loud bright and full of tone. Set up quite well- but lowered the bridge slightly. Neck pretty straight. The biggest issue was the badly finished frets which I have now polished 3 times and they are a lot smoother now. They were not polished before packing and I don't know how the guitar passed quality control. Fretboard was dry -but a couple of coats of lemon oil has helped address that. Switched strings to my usual Martin custom lights and it's now ready to play. Plastic bridge saddle a little cheap looking and a little loose-an obvious upgrade on the cards. Electrics seem to work well and I personally like the simplicity of one tone/one volume. Nice quality tuners. A little closer to orangeburst rather than violinburst -but that will change/fade with time. Once played in solid top should only improve. So despite a few issues quite impressive value for money. Addition: A few days ago the jack become loose. Seemingly this happens quite often.