Höfner Ignition SE

Nice with a bit of work.

Fun instrument to play with, especially if you use flat wound strings. The sound is good but lacks a bit of power. Does not play well out of the box, and needs a proper setup. The fretboard was super dry, the frets needed a bit of polishing, and the action was too high. Not the most versatile bass you can find, but does great for all retro music. Very good for the price.

Great all rounder

The bass is lightweight making it perfect for live performances. The sound versatile as ever. And it’s cheap.

hofner ignition bass se

great looking guitar problem is . its unplayable out of the box the fret buzz is bad i am not a guitar tech so i will have to get it set up properly by someone who is. i am a 6 string player normally this is my first bass guitar so i was a bit disappointed not to be able to start learning the bass straight away. never mind i am sure it will be worth it in the end. P s dont be put off buying one its a beautilfully made instrument im glad i got one.

A Great Bass

A beautiful instrument and a great sound at a great price. I changed the roundwound strings for flats and added a sponge damper between the bridge and the bridge pickup to try to get the "McCartney " sound. It sounds great.

Just Awesome!!

The best quality and price!

Nice but...

A beautiful looking instrument, lovely colour. I liked the short scale and the diminutive size, also the very light weight.

Comes with round wound strings which are rough on the fingers and I'm guessing would wreck the frets and fret board. Not a great deal of tone variation.

Awful fret buzz and intonation was out.

I might have been unlucky with my bass, however, I wasn't prepared to buy flatwounds and spend time setting it up so it was returned.

Good old Beatles sound

Great to get the authentic Beatles sound and the looks of the violin bass of Paul. Impressive build quality even though I needed to do some tuning on the bridge height. Frets are great and overall feel is good with nice features like the tea cup volume knobs

The pursuit for the right string!

I already knew before I ordered the Ignition SE, that change of strings was essential for it to sound better, because the default strings sound terrible. So I ordered a set of flat wounds, that were unfortunately too long for this violin bass. I had to reorder a set of medium scale, from the Hofner brand itself, and finally the bass was set up! It sounds amazing with the warm low end from the flat wounds, and the shorter neck makes it super playable. Let's not forget about the bargain you get for this price!

Perfect Bass for a The Beatles fan on a Budget

I've been watching hundreds of videos of a Hofner reviews, demos and dreaming of owning one, one day.

And here we are!

it's my first bass guitar. I'm on a budget which I can only afford this one. I'm using it through my audio interface with Reaper as my DAW. It's absolute eargasm when I picked the strings with a flatwound strings.

The only cons for me are the plastic nut and the fret buzzing everywhere. but I adjusted the truss rod to lessen the buzzing to some extent. I'm planning to repaint the black pickup switches to white.

Other than that, it's an excellent budget beatle bass a fan can buy without breaking the bank!

Bought this bundled with a gig bag.

Disappointed

Received the bass today looks the business but completely unplayable I had to do a set up myself, the strings are awful cheap and nasty. I would advise if buying the bass to firstly change the strings. You will definitely need to set the intonation or take it to a luthier. Pickups are cheap and nasty. Will probably end up getting new pickups as well. Lesson learnt try before you buy