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Author:  jersey bluesdude [ November 29th, 2019, 8:01 am ]
Post subject:  Hofner Shorty
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hofner-HCT-SHB ... Sw3vpd2iGf
Author:  screambasses [ November 29th, 2019, 8:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Hofner Shorty
Something is afoot here. The logos/words on the headstock are backwards, but the logo on the body is correct.
#photoshopped

pete
Author:  jersey bluesdude [ November 29th, 2019, 10:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Hofner Shorty
screambasses wrote:
Something is afoot here. The logos/words on the headstock are backwards, but the logo on the body is correct.
#photoshopped

pete


My guess is the truss rod covers are all made for righthanded basses. Lots of companies do that.
Author:  Jeroen [ November 29th, 2019, 12:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hofner Shorty
No, the photos are mirrorred :)
It's clearer in the picture of the back of the bass.
Author:  ADSR [ November 29th, 2019, 6:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hofner Shorty
Yeah I think the seller just mirror flipped a picture of a right handed bass. Then they pasted the "unflipped" logo back on the to the body where it would be to make it look like a true lefty. Didn't bother "correcting" the logo on the headstock figuring it's too small for anyone to notice.

Assuming the seller is offering a true factory made lefty, they are not exactly being dishonest. But it's a little sleazy. Probably couldn't find a photo of an actual lefty and just too lazy to photograph the bass being offered.

A few years back I was buying a lefty Dano off Ebay and discovered the seller had "borrowed" photos of one from another post. It was too late to stop the shipment and the bass turned out to be just fine, but it bugged me that he did that.
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