Product: Hohner HW-655
Price Paid: US $100 used
Submitted
05/27/2001
at
07:31pm
by
Chad Mundt
Email: stratpit at yahoo<dot>com
Features
:
9
Its a Hohner HW-655 (I think), and it has a sitka spruce top and Rosewood sides. It has a really nice Gloss finish that lets the grain through. 20 frets, Maple neck and rosewood board. Nice features, but nothing special.
Sound
:
9
This is the best sounding guitar under $400 I have ever played. Sounds like it costed like $800 instead of $175 (actually I payed $100 because it was used). A slight amount of buzz, but thats okay, being it is minimal. Using GHS Med. vintage bronze strings, tuned down 1 step, it gets clear bass and good treble. Played it at school for about six months everyday for 45 minutes a day and finally took the plunge (I never have money).
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Action is nice and low, good for barring. Hohner really did nice job when it was made with the wood bookmatched above average. Nice finish, and lets sound through.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
The thing has been tuned by me 2 times in the past 6 months and I play it everyday for 45 minutes at least. Both were for odd reasons, like it got wet once, and i popped out of tune for some reason. Never had any problem with it. With my band, I never back it up because strings are too thick to bust and I doesn't ever screw up. Love this guitar.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
N/a
Overall Rating
:
10
I haven't been playing long, but am pretty good for a year and a half (Can play almost any song you hand to me in a day), and Own a Squire Jagmaster (Pretty nice) and a Fender Hot Rod Amp. Get this guitar, try to find it, becasue i have never seen it before beside my own. If lost it I would be absolutely pissed and would find the guy who did it and beat him with my Jagmaster, but not my baby.
