Höfner Shorty Deluxe Blue

Electric Guitar

Limited edition
Classic from the '80s
Body: Basswood
Bolt-on neck: Maple
Fretboard: Jatoba
24 Frets
Scale: 628 mm
Nut width: 42 mm
Pickup: 2 Höfner humbuckers
Fixed tailpiece and bridge in one
Instrument length: 82 cm
Colour: Blue
Bag included

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Available since February 2020
Item number 486831
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Blue
Body Limba
Neck Maple
Frets 24
Scale 628 mm
Pickup System HH
Including Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes
Design Traveler
Top None
Fretboard Jatoba

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Good things come in small packages

The Höfner Shorty is a classic travel guitar that was launched back in the 1980s and has been available again since the early 2000s. What makes this instrument special is that it combines an extremely compact body with a full-size guitar scale length. The basswood body is finished in metallic blue, and the bolt-on neck, which is made from a single piece of maple for enhanced sustain, features a jatoba fingerboard with dot inlays and a bone nut. Adding to the features offered by the Standard model, the Shorty Deluxe also has extra dot inlays on the upper edge of the fingerboard and a reversed headstock adorned with a large Höfner logo as well as a second Höfner open-coil humbucker in the neck position. The scope of delivery additionally includes a matching gig bag.

Small guitar, big fun

You can't play full-on guitar solos on a travel guitar, right? Wrong. The Höfner Shorty Deluxe features a full 24-fret register, and its scale length, at 628mm, is the same as that of classic single-cut electric guitars, so lead guitarists can get their mojo working here in complete comfort. The neck is 42mm wide at the nut, meaning that it also has a comfortably slim "vintage medium" profile, and as players have long come to expect from guitars played with a pick, the Shorty Deluxe has a large screw-mounted scratchplate that covers and protects the guitar's circuitry and houses the controls and selector switch for the two pickups.

For frequent travellers

The space-saving (one might even say "pocket-sized") Höfner Shorty Deluxe is the perfect budget-friendly guitar for players who love to travel but don't want to be without a high-quality instrument with a "real" guitar scale length when they are on the road. The only feature that is truly missing here is a whammy bar. The Shorty Deluxe features a fixed, one-piece wraparound bridge/tailpiece unit, which needs to be completely removed when changing the strings, as these are anchored on the underside of the bridge. Players who opt for this guitar should therefore allow themselves plenty of time when re-stringing. Allergy sufferers should also note that the machine heads on the Höfner Shorty Deluxe are nickel-plated.

About Höfner

The Höfner company has a long tradition and was founded by Karl Höfner in Schönbach at the end of the 19th century. Initially, the product range consisted mainly of bowed string instruments, and the first guitars were added around 1930. After the Second World War, the company was relocated to Möhrendorf in Bavaria. In the 1950s, the company flourished thanks to new musical trends, and basses were now introduced in addition to guitars. Legendary models were created during this time, such as the President, the Committee, and the 500/1 short-scale bass, which made music history a short time later with the Beatles. The subsequent boom in Beat music quickly brought Höfner enormous demand and enduring world fame. Today, Höfner is one of the best-known and largest manufacturers of bowed string instruments and of archtop, semi-acoustic, and solid-body guitars, as well as a wide range of basses.

From practice session to party performance

The Höfner Shorty Deluxe measures just 86cm in total, which makes it easy to transport and thus the ideal travel companion for everyone who can't NOT play guitar while on vacation. It will fit diagonally into a standard XL hardshell suitcase, and the included gig bag mentioned above will keep it safe on shorter journeys as well. The Shorty Deluxe's scale length also makes it ideal for practising scales and exercises while watching TV at home or while colleagues are out of the office. Combined with a small battery-powered amp, it can also provide the perfect musical accompaniment for garden parties, barbecues, and even around the campfire - time to ditch those hiking songs in favour of some good old Rock classics.

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TerryMc 18.10.2024

This was purchased as a gift. The person who it was for thinks it is exactly what the wanted. This is her go to guitar for practice. It is small and does everything she wants.

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Reini H. 29.11.2021

War auf der Suche nach einer handlichen E-Gitarre für die Proben.
Eine richtige Reisegitarre zum Zerlegen musste es aber auch nicht sein.
Da bin ich auf die Shortys von Höfner gestoßen.
Die Pickups klingen clean gut, für Zerr-Sounds sind sie meiner Meinung nach wesentlich besser geeignet - sehr differenzierte Chords und gute Transparenz auch bei HighGain.
Die Gitarre war super eingestellt. Kein Herumschrauben nötig.
Die Stimmstabilität ist nicht der Brüller, ich glaube das liegt zum Teil an den Mechaniken und eventuell ist der Sattel zu eng gefeilt. Das habe ich
noch nicht genau gecheckt.
Die Bünde sind anscheinend Jumbo format, jedenfalls sind sie höher als bei Strats, was Anfangs etwas Umstellung erfordert, wenn man gewohnt ist, etwas kräftiger zu Greifen (leichte Verstimmung bei Akkorden oder Einzeltönen - je nach Anpressdruck der Finger). Das hatte ich aber schnell raus.
Nervig ist die extreme Kopflastigkeit, das lässt sich aber verbessern, indem man den Gurt einfach am Kopfplattenansatz befestigt, mit Schnur oder Lederriemen - gibt es speziell dafür - anstatt am Korpus. Das ist dann schon wesentlich angenehmer.
Da ich meistens sitzend Probe, spielt das Problem kaum eine Rolle.
Die zugehörige Tasche ist nicht die hochwertigste, aber vollkommen ausreichend und hat ein geräumiges Seitenfach mit Reissverschluß.
Bin sehr zufrieden und kann die Shorty durchaus empfehlen.

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Trimoria 29.03.2021

Utilisation: Petite guitare que je prends pour mes cours et pour bouger n'importe où (utilisation domestique principalement) ! Son poids léger est agréable mais il faut s'habituer a son équilibre (le manche est plus lourd que le corps). Possible guitare de scène si on la modifie un peu (sillet, micros, pickguard, isolation des chambres des micros etc)

Son: Très bonne acoustique mais les micros laissent à désirer, ce qui est normal à ce prix là ! Le son est globalement chaud et lourd, il me convient parfaitement mais pourrait déplaire à certains.

Positif:
-Poids hyper léger, très pratique à transporter
-Lutherie globalement bonne
-Assez agréable quand on arrive a trouver son équilibre

Negatif:
-Sillet et mécaniques un peu cheap, les cordes raclent à l'accordage
-Micros qui ne sont pas exceptionnels
-Les attaches pour la sangle pourrait être mieux situées.

Bilan: Bonne guitare si vous cherchez à constituer un set léger et mobile. Je dirais qu'elle convient mieux à des personnes expérimentées avec les guitare car le format peux désarçonner les débutants.
Je recommande si comme moi vous souhaitez vous faire plaisir avec une guitare originale mai pas trop chère.

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So much fun! If u can afford it, get one!

Bhhardi 15.01.2021

Okey, this is not the best guitar in the world. It is tiny, it is silly, it is sort of budget. But it packs a huge fun factor! For the price, its a really good deal! It does however need some work on the frets, the finish is good, it is playable right out of the box. But it would benefit from a setup. So if you are comfortable of doing some work on it, it is really worth it.

I am going to swap pickups to gibson pickups, and maybe change the electronics. It does not need it really, i just like to work on it.

At the time of writing it is my only electric. I have had premium Gibson and fenders for 10 times the price. But i mostly play acoustic so i sold them all and just wanted something simple, portable and fun. And not too expensive since i only play for fun at home. This is it. If u have the money buy it, but just don't expect it to be a premium guitar and you will love it for what it is. Yes it does neckdive, but it is the nature of it.

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