The Hofner violin bass guitar is one of the most instantly recognisable musical instruments ever made. Its fame was assured when a certain young English guitarist walked into a shop in Hamburg in 1961, saw exactly what he was looking for, and ordered a left-handed version. The rest, as they say, is history. This book charts the complete history of the Hofner violin bass, beginning with the rebirth of the company after the Second World War and the conception of the bass in 1955."