Bought an old Hofner 175. I have a problem.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:30 pm

I need to learn how to walk away. I found another good deal. This time it's a 63-64 Hofner 175. Apparently they were only made for 18 months before being replaced by the 176, which had updated electronics. Most were wrapped in textured vinyl, but some were available in red or white lacquer. This is the latter, obviously. All original, a little beat. Really nice chunky "C" shape neck. Plays nicely as-is, but with a little setup it's going to be awesome. Great sonds from this shit too. I've always heard good things about these pickups, but this is my first personal experience with them.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:41 pm

Love that

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:56 pm

Gorgeous.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:45 pm

If by problem you mean having good taste in cool, vintage, oddball guitars then yes.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:34 pm

Sweet lord that looks intriguing

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:46 am

That looks cool. Love those fretboard inlays.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:01 am

GAWD DAMN IS THAT SEXY!

let me know when you get bored of it

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:52 am

Congrats! Very interesting set of controls.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:10 pm

Thanks everyone. There's an issue with the wiring I need to figure out(middle pickup is about half the output of the neck and the bridge is about half that). That said, it does sound really good. The mute is in an awful position where your hand can flip it when palm-muting, but I shimmed the neck and raised the bridge a little so it's no longer an issue. I absolutely adore the neck on this guitar.

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:14 pm

I usually think 3 HB guitars are silly-looking, but that's a beauty. Nice score.