Hofner Guitars New President 2003

Everything is said in the previous review

UTILIZATION

Channel dream!
Access to acute is easy: Up to 24 ° box!
I reworked all my voicings with this guitar: I feel rediscover music!

SOUNDS

Original Jazz sound. This is not a Gibson is a Hofner!
I had to search a bit to find a sound that suited me: it has huge bass I had to shave it all on the amp and setting the pick guard (ebony!)
I plugged into a Fender Hot Rod with a multi-purpose TC electronic G Major: I love my son!
I also made a stereo connection with the hot rod and a AER Compact 60: Magic!
I work my technique as a patient to be at the height of its magnificent.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months.
I tested all models arranged in Brock 'n' Roll to Nimes /: Peerles / Gretch / Ibanez etc. ... it surpasses all.
I played a Gibson 335 so far: I did almost touch ...
I bought the Hofner secondhand € 2,250 when it is sold new € 2899 At Thomann (They just raise prices).
A Gibson ES 175 is € 2,658 in Thom.
I do not regret my choice: I have a beautiful guitar with a perfect finish, the original sound, with an exceptional round: This is the alternative to the 175 it gives me the impression of not being like all the world ...

But € 2899 I think twice ...

Semi-hollow guitar jazz scale semi-manufactured in Germany.
Carved solid spruce, back and sides flamed maple.
Channel 24 frets maple neck, ebony fingerboard.
Bridge, tailpiece, knobs and pick-guard Ebony.
Mechanical Shaller gold plated.
Micro floating Kent Armstrong.
Case ultra luxury hygrometer.
In short it is beautiful, classy and a superb finish more than a Gibson ES175.
Only drawback for my taste: not very pretty head.
PS: the guitarist playing a Gibson ES175 has me so I can compare them.

UTILIZATION

Okay well it is obviously playing the Jazz. I have not tried something else too.
I played on a Roland AC60 and a Fender Blues Junior, if not on a pedal Digitech RP500 on the sound system.
A dream that could handle him the envy of many other more expensive guitars (Although it is not given, luckily I got it half price on eBay).
One of the rare guitar that I had a utilisaton that is as spontaneous, you feel good immediately after the fingers run over. In any case higher than the ES175 in this area.

SOUNDS

Honestly there were two periods with this guitar.
First period: the other guitarist had a shovel I taierais name and I was in heaven, I found my sound superb, although very distinctive sound, clear and well defined.
Second period when this sad individual has brought with her ES175 and there it was terrible because compared to his guitar I could not find my bearings with my Hofner. I found my sound too dry, too much noise, not the grain that makes the charm of the Gibson.
I changed my strings, I changed my amp, nothing did.
I put 8 because it may be me who does not know about it.

OVERALL OPINION

It's a guitar he must try before you buy.
Lutherie of madness and his very distinctive.
The ideal for me with regard to the use that I do, would be his violin with the sound of the Gibson, it must surely exist.
I sold the sick at heart by telling me that I was maybe something stupid, that maybe I should persevere.
But all that this is only my humble opinion.