RE Rain:
I remember them as well. GOod show.
You should have bought the Hofner; the neck can be straightened (there’s a truss rod inside the neck center that yu can adjust with an Allen wrench). Failing adjsutment, you can replace the neck.
They’re nice instruments.
Yes and yes.
The Hofner was a 60s model - I f***ed up, 100%. I was only ~18 at the time, so I can’t be too hard on myself. But...