That is one sweet looking little bass.
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That sounds strangely wrong 
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What I like on this one is that the control plate is black and not square-shaped. I’ve always found that the usual white/perloid one looks very raw and unfinished. Possibly a real reason why I never bought an Hofner, actually.
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I’ve never been a fan of their looks much at all, in general, but they sound really great. Like really surprisingly good for such a small instrument.
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You just know the owner has a Beatles haircut 
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Yeah - I love hofners but they are definitely let down by the control plate. I guess they’re reluctant to update the model in case they lose the traditional Beatles feel…
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I like this blue as well. Funnily enough, I was looking at fretted EHB1000 or EHB1500 recently.
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I saw this in person a few weeks ago & love the garish colours. My only problem is the gold hardware - should all be black, for max contrast.
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Yes, Black hardware would much better looking IMO
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Need to do something about that control plate, black would be much better but ideally just replace it with a full pickguard. That’s true of all J’s though.
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that’s a lot of pickups and switches
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I saw this on Reverb last night! Yet more proof that lefty basses are almost always bottom of the barrel or up in the stratosphere. 
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It’s a sinister plot. 
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ESP PPJ=-160 from Japan
I feel like it makes me go crosseyed.
@matt.g.ward.esq - ever see one of these?
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Is that… two split-coil pickups installed to function like one? So, like, one full split-coil for the top of a normal split-coil, and one full split-coil for the bottom of a normal split-coil?
Someone posted a “WHY” picture in response to the Parker in the ugly duckling thread. I think it applies here more. 
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That’s the one!
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How does it sound?
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