Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue

This is just gorgeous. Could be my best quality/price guitar ever. Now, this is not the best guitar in the world, it just cannot keep up with my best instruments (gibsons, jacksons and ibanez) but ir surely beats my old epiphone I used for travels. It does perfectly what it was designed for, it is a guitar, a REAL one, unlike some other travel guitars i have tried: it is light weight and compact, has a beautiful, powerful sound ( if you only need it for very hard rock you can just forget other guitars), not different from "standard" guitars with just one pickup (remember the 80s?). The potentiometers are amazing. I cannot believe my1500£ gibson les paul standard has crappy on-off pots while with this kind of stick with power I can obtain every kind of tone and volume control I desire. The neck is well made, precise, smooth, thin. Fretboard's quite flat, at least 14", strings not too far from each other (similar to a gibson), pickup powerful and not very noisy (just a light hum). You can actually use the volume pot a la jeff beck, it is well placed and gives a good grip. Neck body joint is tight, not as an ibanez but i have seen a lot of worse guitars. It is neck heavy, and even a strap does not do the trick. Maybe using an acoustic guitar style strap the problem's solved, need to try it. Machine head are quite good, but not perfect: maybe the only thing to change in a remote future. The nut's not bone at all. But i don t give a damn about it. You need to remove the bridge in order to change strings ( and i advice to do so as soon as possible). In conclusion: if you pair this guitar, a cheap usb sound card and a normal pc with ubuntu or whatever linux you like with Guitarix and ardour installed, you have a complete guitar studio for less than 200£, and the best part is that you can take it wherever you want. Note: i took the blue one and it has not matching color headstock: it's black, as the knobs are. And it ain't really really blue. It s some kind of surf green-blue. But i like it even better. I would totally buy another it this gets lost.

I work away from home a lot, and wanted a small guitar to carry with me. This does the job perfectly! As others have said, it's not the greatest guitar in the world, but what do you expect for £120?? For practicing (and I'm still at the enthusiastic amateur stage) it's great. Just be warned that, if you go for the blue option (as I did), it DOESN'T look like the photos .... it's much more of a turquoise than a royal blue. But none the worse for that ....

First off, I am a beginner guitarist and it's taken me a long time to find the right guitar. I'm quite a small (adult) person so I've struggled to find the guitar that feels right for me. And this is it! The design is absolutely beautiful, the paintwork is stunning and everything feels very well made and sturdy. I love the quality of the fret board and I thought the strings that it came with were pretty good. Secondly for such a petite thing it really packs a punch and has made playing all the more enjoyable. I'm really pleased with this product! If you're on the fence about buying it (as I was for quite some time) just buy it! Perhaps more experienced guitarists could offer a more detailed experience of using this guitar, but as for me it's made me fall in love with the process and creativity of learning all over again. It came with a gig bag, wire and a card which was signed to signify it had been fully inspected before shipping. The delivery was pretty speedy too even during covid. It has certainly made my new year!

Had the guitar for two weeks and love it but it has some problems.. Never Stays in tune . So am replacing strings 11's, machine heads, bridge, and the pickup. It's an ok practice guitar at best.

Great little guitar. Bought it to practice while on holiday. Actually sounds great, nice meaty humbucker pick up. Neck plays pretty fast and metallic paint job looks good. It plays a lot better than a lot of famous guitar copies I have played. One very slight criticism is that the front strap lock is in the wrong place at the back. It should be on the top edge. Slightly ‘ neck heat’ due to the small body, but hey what do you expect. I am delighted with mine.

I wanted a small guitar i could play sat in my chair in the living room, having 2 kids and a dog i wanted something small that didn't take allot of room up when playing or storing. Couldn't see the point of the reduced fretboard on some travel guitars , so this guitar with full fretboard is perfect for practice and learning new songs. Great sound great quality.

When I looked at the price of the shorty guitar I must admit I hesitated and wondered how good it really was. I'm far from disappointed. Easy to use the neck is no different to the full scale guitar and yet the body sits comfortably on your lap (for me). The colour Blue is really nice as well. I also purchased a Vox mini amp and along with my headphones jacked into this I have a great travel guitar. Love it, highly recommend.

Needed this when I travelled to London from the US for an internship and couldn't bring my other guitars. It's built really well, feels great, plays great. Much better than I expected for the price and all my friends are fascinated by how small it is! If you need a travel guitar, get this one.