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Nice travelling guitar with some bearable flaws
Bought exclusively as a trevelling guitar.
It is quite nicely built, fretboard is nice and neck is just fine. Hard to balance when sitting; after a series of experiments, including attaching the strap to the head, I found that it sits on your lap the best if you attach the strap normally and hang it on your right shoulder ONLY (!).
As for build quality, intonation adjustment screw fell off after a few days (guess it was not properly fixed), and tuners are very poor quality, you need to tune the guitar almost every time you play it, even several times a day. But the neck is full size gibson, and it is just fine for travelling. This little broomstick went with me to several places in Europe and to the States, and was always fun to play. And it's cheap. But if you have some more money to spend, take something more solid, especially in tuners department.
It is quite nicely built, fretboard is nice and neck is just fine. Hard to balance when sitting; after a series of experiments, including attaching the strap to the head, I found that it sits on your lap the best if you attach the strap normally and hang it on your right shoulder ONLY (!).
As for build quality, intonation adjustment screw fell off after a few days (guess it was not properly fixed), and tuners are very poor quality, you need to tune the guitar almost every time you play it, even several times a day. But the neck is full size gibson, and it is just fine for travelling. This little broomstick went with me to several places in Europe and to the States, and was always fun to play. And it's cheap. But if you have some more money to spend, take something more solid, especially in tuners department.
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Great budget guitar purchase one of the best I've ever tried!!!!!
All this guitar needs was a fresh set of high quality strings and a small adjustment to the intonation and it was perfect. It has powerful and good quality sound from the pickups and build quality for the price range is great. Buy one because its a great first guitar for a beginner and even a fun addition to any seasoned players collection. Also its really comfortable to sit on the couch practicing with so you will pick it up more!
I can't fault this guitar in any way I was so surprised with it!
I tried this guitar through a small 30watt practice amp and it sounded nice and warm and when I tried it through my 100watt marshal it sounded even better. The tone is well above its price range.
I've played it more than any other one of my guitars in the last week not because its my newest addition but because it actually is so much of a pleasure to play.
I can't fault this guitar in any way I was so surprised with it!
I tried this guitar through a small 30watt practice amp and it sounded nice and warm and when I tried it through my 100watt marshal it sounded even better. The tone is well above its price range.
I've played it more than any other one of my guitars in the last week not because its my newest addition but because it actually is so much of a pleasure to play.
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Okay for the money
I needed a travel guitar but didn't want to spend a whole lot of money so I decided to oder this Höfner Shorty. The first one I got had some chips and dents in the fingerboard and a dirty gig bag so I went to Thomann and got a replacement.
Pros:
- Light and compact
- Comes with a gig bag
- Sounds okay
Cons:
- Fret buzz
- Neck dive (I can only play with a strap attached to the headstock like a classical guitar)
- Fingerboard was painted to look more black and the paint left stains on fingers after playing. So I had to first clean it up with lemon oil a couple of times before I could play the guitar.
Also the neck is a bit chunky and kinda feels like a baseball bat. But it's a personal preference, I just like thin necks like on my Ibanez.
So overall I'm still happy to have a guitar I can take on vacation with me and not care much about it, but if I would buy a travel guitar now, I'd probably spent a little bit more and got something else.
Pros:
- Light and compact
- Comes with a gig bag
- Sounds okay
Cons:
- Fret buzz
- Neck dive (I can only play with a strap attached to the headstock like a classical guitar)
- Fingerboard was painted to look more black and the paint left stains on fingers after playing. So I had to first clean it up with lemon oil a couple of times before I could play the guitar.
Also the neck is a bit chunky and kinda feels like a baseball bat. But it's a personal preference, I just like thin necks like on my Ibanez.
So overall I'm still happy to have a guitar I can take on vacation with me and not care much about it, but if I would buy a travel guitar now, I'd probably spent a little bit more and got something else.
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Baseball bat with a red hot humbucker!
The title says it all really. I bought this with a Fender twin mini amp. The humbucker is ridiculous, it's over wound and uber hot!
It is awkward to play, but you get used it ( Pro Tip: You'll need to get used to playing with the side of your palm on the bridge for balance sake)
It's an amazing travel companion for when you need to bust out some licks around a camp fire or party or like me where I play it from the boot of the car on my lunch breaks when in work!!
BUY IT, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
It is awkward to play, but you get used it ( Pro Tip: You'll need to get used to playing with the side of your palm on the bridge for balance sake)
It's an amazing travel companion for when you need to bust out some licks around a camp fire or party or like me where I play it from the boot of the car on my lunch breaks when in work!!
BUY IT, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
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Was hoping for better
I should start by saying that my main complaint with this is quality control. I seem to have got the one with the dodgy nut and uneven frets. If I had been thinking properly I would have asked for a replacement within warranty but I didn't so there...
Machineheads are pretty rubbish and bridge is not the best although innovative.
Other than that the pickup is great as is the portability. You will need a good strap as the thing is impossible to position otherwise. Good quality gigbag.
Machineheads are pretty rubbish and bridge is not the best although innovative.
Other than that the pickup is great as is the portability. You will need a good strap as the thing is impossible to position otherwise. Good quality gigbag.
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A great travelling companion
This little thing is my great friend to help me keep my chops during holidays and business trips.
Plugged is not very interesting… but I dis not buy it for its sound. it’s a perfect size and has a fabulous neck that helps you practice and improve… one of those necks that is so easy it makes you sound a better player.
Plugged is not very interesting… but I dis not buy it for its sound. it’s a perfect size and has a fabulous neck that helps you practice and improve… one of those necks that is so easy it makes you sound a better player.
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Handy guitar to have
At first found the balance a little different. Great fun guitar to have around.
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