Hofner HCT Jazz Electric Guitar, Single Pickup, Sunburst - Nearly New

Full Description

Designed to hark back to the 1950s, the Hofner J17 is built to showcase Hofner's 80 years of world-renowned expertise and know how building archtop guitars. It echos those Hofner jazz archtop guitars of the 1950s renowned for their loud acoustic volume. This electro acoustic model has a Hofner jazz pickup with volume and tone controls so that you can use this guitar acoustically or plugged in.

Founded in 1864, Hofner's comprehensive range of guitars draws on the firms long-standing success making precision string instruments for musicians. The Beatles' Sir Paul McCartney played a Hofner Violin Bass, and the company's superb attention to detail and stylish design has continued to inspire both rock and jazz musicians to this day. Despite the numerous changes over 125 years the company is still strongly a family firm with strong values for customers, and for high quality, musical instruments.

Features/Specifications:

• Cutaway design allows easier access to the top end of the fretboard

• Floating Höfner humbucker pickup

• Traditional pearl inlay headstock design

• Includes a Hofner H64/8 hard case

Further Specs:

• Model: HCT-J17-SB
• Finish: Sunburst
• Body:
  • Top: Arched Spruce
  • Back: Arched Flame Maple
  • Sides: Flame Maple
  • Centreblock: None
• Neck:
  • Wood: Flame Maple
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • Scale: 25.5"/64.8cm
  • Nut Width: 43mm
  • Number Of Frets: 20
• Pickups & Hardware:
  • Neck Pickup: Hofner Floating Jazz Pickup
  • Hardware: Solid Ebony
  • Tuners: Single Nickel

This item was returned unwanted from a customer. The original boxing is scuffed. Otherwise, the unit itself looks and operates as new, and has only been used a couple of times.

This is a great opportunity to buy a fully functioning product at a discounted price, supplied with a two year warranty.