Hofner HCT Shorty Deluxe Electric Guitar in Red

£159.00

Hofner have this outstanding New Hofner HCT Shorty Deluxe Electric Guitar in Red in Guitars department, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. The Hofner HCT Shorty Deluxe is the ultimate travel instrument. Its compact dimensions make it perfect to bring along with you on your travels – it’ll even fit into the majority of overhead lockers on aircraft! This variant comes in a striking red finish with a…

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Hofner have impressed us with this New Hofner HCT Shorty Deluxe Electric Guitar in Red in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

The Hofner HCT Shorty Deluxe is the ultimate travel instrument. Its compact dimensions make it perfect to bring along with you on your travels – it’ll even fit into the majority of overhead lockers on aircraft! This variant comes in a striking red finish with a stylish new Hofner VB headstock shape.

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It packages together full-scale length and enhanced sound, thanks to a basswood body and powerful, twin humbucker pickups (in the neck and bridge positions). This results in an impressive range of tones encased with a richness and warmth that belies its small design.

Even though the guitar is much smaller, you still get a great traditional playing experience. If you’re a guitarist that is at your most creative on the road, or you need easy access to a guitar wherever inspiration strikes you, then this might just be the ideal choice!  

Specifications

  • Red Finish 
  • Basswood Body (Top & Back)
  • One Piece, Bolt-On Maple Neck
  • Joint at 18th Fret
  • Hofner VB Headstock
  • Blackwood Fingerboard
  • Scale Length: 24.7" / 62.8cm
  • Nut Width: 42mm
  • Width at 12th Fret: 52mm
  • Dot Inlays
  • 22 Frets
  • Metal Fixed Tailpiece/Bridge
  • Tuners: Single Nickel/Black
  • Tuner Buttons: Nickel
  • Bone Nut
  • Hofner Open Humbucker Neck Pickup
  • Hofner Open Humbucker Bridge Pickup
  • Black Knurled Potentiometer Knobs
  • Strings: 10 to 46
  • Gigbag Included

Additional information

Weight 26 kg

Stuff About Electric Guitars

Electric guitars use magnetic pickups to convert string vibration into an electrical signal, allowing the sound to be shaped through amplifiers and effects. Key things to understand include body shape, pickup type, neck profile, scale length and bridge design, as these all affect tone, feel and sustain. They are used across almost every modern genre, from clean and expressive to high-gain and aggressive styles, making them one of the most versatile instruments available.

Stuff About Guitars

Guitars cover a wide range of instruments designed to suit different styles, techniques, and sounds, from acoustic and classical models to solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric designs. Factors like body shape, scale length, neck profile, string type, and pickups all influence how a guitar feels and responds, making each type suited to different players and musical approaches. Whether used for rhythm, lead, songwriting, or experimentation, guitars are expressive, versatile instruments that form the heart of countless genres and playing styles.

Stuff About Solid Body Electric Guitars

Solid body electric guitars are built from a solid piece or pieces of wood, giving them excellent sustain, stability, and resistance to feedback at higher volumes. This construction makes them well suited to amplified playing across a wide range of styles, from clean and articulate tones to heavy, high-gain sounds. Their design allows pickups and hardware to play a major role in shaping tone, while the solid body provides a consistent, reliable feel. Solid body electric guitars are valued for their durability, versatility, and ability to perform confidently on stage and in the studio.

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