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Höfner Electric Guitars & Basses Chancellor Jazzica President Guitars & Basses Verythin – since 1887 – Club Bass Violin Basses Höfner specialist dealer: Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG Egerlandstr. 38 91083 Baiersdorf-Hagenau Germany Tel. +49 (0) 9133-7758-0 Fax +49 (0) 9133-7758-58 hofner@hofner.com...
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”British Invasion.” In 1955 Walter Höfner, a creative businessman as well as a violin and guitar maker, invented an electrically amplified semi-acoustic bass. The distinctive 500/1 bass was launched at the 1956 Frankfurt Music Fair and subsequently rose to fame under a different name.
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Chancellor The Chancellor is the new flagship of Höfner’s jazz guitar range. Our Master luthiers have put all their years of experience and craftsmanship into creating this gem. With its 17“ body width the Chancellor carries on where the legendary ‘Golden Höfner’...
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Fret work on an archtop guitar’s neck. The Jazzica Custom exemplifies beauty that is functional as well as cosmetic. For example, separate ebony tone and volume controls and a streamlined ebony pickguard.
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New President with violin varnish New President The New President represents the pinnacle of the guitar maker’s art. Exquisite woods – from the hand-carved, solid German spruce to the flamed maple back and sides – exude an aura of stunning physical beauty.
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These features reduce the potential for feedback, accentuate the tonal punch and attack and preserve the guitar’s acoustic qualities. Verythin Classic From the introspective lament of a jazz lick to the aggressive fire of a rock riff, Höfner’s Verythin Classic is at home in just about...
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Vintage ’62 LH Vintage ’62 Based on the 1962 model Paul McCartney still uses today, the Vintage ’62 has delighted Höfner aficionados by replicating details of the original. For example, the ’strip’ machine heads, the slot-head screws on the hardware, and the two-piece neck are authentic touches that connect this instrument to an earlier time.
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Chancellor Jazzica Custom President Selected solid Selected solid Selected solid German spruce, German spruce, German spruce, hand-carved hand-carved hand-carved and graduated and graduated and graduated Back and Sides Selected solid Selected European flamed flamed maple maple Neck European flamed...
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