HoBner

Sound sample of this Indian made hofner copy. Not a hofner.
I never found much content on them, so I wanted to share this.
These are uncommon in the US. But there’s a company in India that’s been making hofner copies for decades. Even in comparison to Hofner, they are notably not well made. I believe it is all laminate construction. When I first got it, it had the cheapest tuners I’ve ever seen, and a soft plastic(think rubbermade) adjustable bridge. I put some better than the original tuners on there, but they are nothing special.I also built a non-adjustable floating Bridge. It would be easy to swap it out with any of the aftermarket adjustable bridges. It has a good set up on it right now and plays well, does not sound bad it is a fun guitar to have around. Something to consider about this guitar, is that it has a bolt on neck so it will never need a neck reset it could be shimmed and easily adjusted overtime. it would also be a great candidate for putting in pick ups, or possibly even putting on a different neck.
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[@robertnewell5057]

A very interesting video. I had never heard of these. Interestingly 50s and 60s Hofners were also all laminate construction (although often of very nice laminates). Identical (or nearly) Hoyers were made of solid woods.

[@terryallen9546]

Very enjoyable.

[@abhisekpanda5165]

Customize it and add 2 humbucker pickups..

[@abhisekpanda5165]

One more tip. Remove that logo from guitar body