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Hofner President 457/E2 archtop guitar (vintage - late 70s, early 80s)
Estimated price for orientation: 525 $
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Description Brand: Höfner Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
A beautiful guitar! Legendary German build quality. Sounds great! It obviously
has some dinks/marks which are commensurate with it's age - I believe these
were manufactured around the late 70s or early 80s, but not absolutely sure. Downsizing the collection, hence sale.I purchased this a year ago - at a cost of £685.00 - from a touring jazz guitarist.
It has that great sunburst colour that's hard to find in a solid jazz guitar these days.
Nothing's been changed - the original owner stated he was happy with the warm,
organic tone of the pickups, and I tend to agree. However, one is free to mod as they see fit.To give one an idea of what they sound like, check out this link to a similar model:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-5An9Hp4cIt comes with a sturdy hardcase and a free set of Thomastik-Infeld JS112 strings
(.012-.050) shown in photo.I'll attempt to add/replace some of the photos, which were taken indoors at night,
and imho don't fully capture the great sunburst colour.Interested parties are welcome to view/test at my flat in Ealing, west London.Collection preferred, but can post via insured Parcelforce 48 delivery.UK bidders only.
Description
| Brand: | Höfner | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Germany |
A beautiful guitar! Legendary German build quality. Sounds great! It obviously
has some dinks/marks which are commensurate with it's age - I believe these
were manufactured around the late 70s or early 80s, but not absolutely sure. Downsizing the collection, hence sale.I purchased this a year ago - at a cost of £685.00 - from a touring jazz guitarist.
It has that great sunburst colour that's hard to find in a solid jazz guitar these days.
Nothing's been changed - the original owner stated he was happy with the warm,
organic tone of the pickups, and I tend to agree. However, one is free to mod as they see fit.To give one an idea of what they sound like, check out this link to a similar model:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-5An9Hp4cIt comes with a sturdy hardcase and a free set of Thomastik-Infeld JS112 strings
(.012-.050) shown in photo.I'll attempt to add/replace some of the photos, which were taken indoors at night,
and imho don't fully capture the great sunburst colour.Interested parties are welcome to view/test at my flat in Ealing, west London.Collection preferred, but can post via insured Parcelforce 48 delivery.UK bidders only.
has some dinks/marks which are commensurate with it's age - I believe these
were manufactured around the late 70s or early 80s, but not absolutely sure. Downsizing the collection, hence sale.I purchased this a year ago - at a cost of £685.00 - from a touring jazz guitarist.
It has that great sunburst colour that's hard to find in a solid jazz guitar these days.
Nothing's been changed - the original owner stated he was happy with the warm,
organic tone of the pickups, and I tend to agree. However, one is free to mod as they see fit.To give one an idea of what they sound like, check out this link to a similar model:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ-5An9Hp4cIt comes with a sturdy hardcase and a free set of Thomastik-Infeld JS112 strings
(.012-.050) shown in photo.I'll attempt to add/replace some of the photos, which were taken indoors at night,
and imho don't fully capture the great sunburst colour.Interested parties are welcome to view/test at my flat in Ealing, west London.Collection preferred, but can post via insured Parcelforce 48 delivery.UK bidders only.