I have a 500/1 Beatle bass and a 502 Club and there is absolutely no space for a strap between the top of the body and the underside of the fingerboard/neck. Maybe Paul's '63 and the earlier one had a big gap there. Go to the Hofner community web site and ask the Hofnerhounds forum: http://www.hofners.co.uk
They may have an answer. I never wanted the Hofner strap on my basses because of that steel dog latch attaching to the tailpiece. I thought that it would scratch the body.
Your bass must be an ICON or Ignition model which both have a different neck ount and there is no cantalevered extension of the neck and fretboard over the body (no gap). Maca's 1963 500/1 has the gap which is about 3/16" tall extending under the 18th thru 22nd frets. Paul's 500/1 does have a strap button at the tailpiece mount and he attached his strap with a folded piece of leather the goes thru the "D" shaped ring on the strap end and the folded leather has 2 key holes that slip over the body strap button. The neck end of strap has a rawhide string that ties to the leather strap after slipping under the neck cantelever. I believe Paul's 63 bass now has a strap button on the neck end of the body. He also would sometimes attach the strap clip to the top side of the tailpiece.
On 1/5/2005 at 7:22 AM, M-1 Fan said:
I have a 500/1 Beatle bass and a 502 Club and there is absolutely no space for a strap between the top of the body and the underside of the fingerboard/neck. Maybe Paul's '63 and the earlier one had a big gap there. Go to the Hofner community web site and ask the Hofnerhounds forum: http://www.hofners.co.uk
They may have an answer. I never wanted the Hofner strap on my basses because of that steel dog latch attaching to the tailpiece. I thought that it would scratch the body.
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Your bass must be an ICON or Ignition model which both have a different neck ount and there is no cantalevered extension of the neck and fretboard over the body (no gap). Maca's 1963 500/1 has the gap which is about 3/16" tall extending under the 18th thru 22nd frets. Paul's 500/1 does have a strap button at the tailpiece mount and he attached his strap with a folded piece of leather the goes thru the "D" shaped ring on the strap end and the folded leather has 2 key holes that slip over the body strap button. The neck end of strap has a rawhide string that ties to the leather strap after slipping under the neck cantelever. I believe Paul's 63 bass now has a strap button on the neck end of the body. He also would sometimes attach the strap clip to the top side of the tailpiece.