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Published on 07/08/08 at 02:45
Low made in Korea (1998-2006) and China (delivery spring 2008). Apparently, Corenne are a cut above with a diffrence in price quite staggering nine (500 against 270 a Corenne a Chinese ...).
Note and uses a few pros: Matt Bissonnette, Bernard Viguier (The Dreamers, in Palmas, Thomas Fersen), and many other bass players that have a dj Hfner in their purse!

22 frets, two humbucker that sounds serious to severe, with the thickness and smoothness that a little deaf found a little on the EB-3 for example.
The bridge is floating, it is maintained by the pressure of the strings (it's a archtop!).
A micro volume, one Tone gnrale quite effective. We have a panel prfr CONTRL fawn Hfner to better calibrate the rglages, but these three knobs do their job.
The handle end is bottom-up, no big heels Premire Hfner, Access in acute is a breeze, and sounds magnificent in the mediums by attacking prs of lack (that the it excels at both mdiator finger).

UTILIZATION

The handle is really great, its width is scabies from a Fender the handle forms a sort of V.
The frets are all dernires a little hard because of the ACCS cash, otherwise a freeway!
Ergonomics, and it hurts the the bt: it pitches down, then hold down the well or you will break the neck! This is the only major bad point of this bass, but I admit not know whether other brands such Hfner Tanglewood or are experiencing this problem.
I am tempted to say that we can do it all "within" this type of instrument east vintage rock, blues, RnB, reggae, jazz (bassist Vincent Artaud plays in one).
Obviously, it is the opposite of a Jazz Bass or Ibanez EMG active! It's hot, full of harmonics, hollow (the body is "semi-hollow"). a twang!

SOUNDS

It should be the music I play is - that's rock and pop 60/70% but get a little bit hard on the blues because it sounds more modern than Hfner.
I arm my home on a small Ashdown Five Fifteen, which complies with its sound without PForm moult by filters or cuts.
I use three types of combinations:

Micro-run single tone 0 (McCartney syndrome): a sounds like a bass tuba!! :-D
Micro-10 bridge and neck pickup 2 / 3: flapping in mdiator (for Pink Floyd is nickel)
The two-microphone and the tone of 10: well balanced and goes everywhere (although somewhat flat).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, it is second hand and manufactured in 2001.
What I like most is the organic characters of the instrument, we feel an acoustic particulire, a living! I mounted in The Bella nets dishes: you can approach the grain of a bass! But beware: there must be strings "Medium scale"!
What I like least is the dsquilibre General for the instrument, both sitting and standing. It would have taken the allger mcaniques and a head finer and a more massive central beam to ensure a minimum balance.
The report price is duly quality. I do not know what value objectively sries 250 Chinese, but if it's the same, you could buy it! It seems to me qu'Epiphone reserve of surprises in the low (the EB3 looks delicious too).
I would do this but I choose to compare the Hfner manufactures in China, especially for observing comfort.
However, I am considering the purchase of a Fender Precision 51 for a wider sound range. I put 9 because of dsquilibre.