#hofnerbladepickups

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Here’s a recent arrival that you may have missed. It’s a 1968 Hofner Model 459TZ Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar with a built-in fuzzbox and treble boost! Original black hard shell case. - Link in our profile. - By the late 1960's nearly everyone loved the Beatles and by extension the already iconic Beatle bass, or so Hofner reasoned. "The tremendous world-wide popularity...demanded a guitar with similar body shape, weight and playing qualities" the company announced in 1968. And when they decided to put out a guitar version, to make it even better they loaded it up with the active effects just becoming the "now" thing in 1968. A vaguely violin shaped guitar with a built-in fuzzbox? Done! How about adding a really gnarly treble boost? You got it! Who wouldn't want that in 1968 for a US list price of $395? - - - #hofnerguitars #hofner #hofner459tz #hofner459 #guitarlove #rareguitar #semihollowguitar #madeingermany #hofnerbladepickups #hofnerviolinguitar #photooftheday #the1960s (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-JJiIOVFN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=