The justjazzguitars collection of
vintage and rare jazz archtops.
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Elegant and stylish,
the series I Jazzica is also a great jazz guitar. Very jazzy! |
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is a fully acoustic
Hofner Jazzica, finished in high-gloss Black polyester with
Gold fittings.
It is a "one-off"
custom Jazzica, based on a hand
made prototype for the Series 1, which I discovered in
Germany in January 2006.
The body is smaller at 15½”
lower bout than the eventual production model and has an
exceptionally slender neck. It has superb
acoustic characteristics and was clearly hand-made by a
master luthier, probably in 1988/89. It is now in “as new”
condition, except that the tone has mellowed nicely with
age. |
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Easy to play, this
one has a comfortable, slender neck. |
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Looks stunning -
sounds rich and mellow - it asks to be played. |
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The Series 1 Jazzica has
nice, simple lines - classic Hofner design. |
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The pickguard design
mirrors
the tailpiece and so adds balance to the whole design! |
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Uniquely, for a Jazzica,
the Volume control is mounted in the pickguard and there are
not any holes in the body for the pickup or pots.
Just as a quality jazz guitar should be! |
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La Provençale has a rich
and mellow tone with a deep bass and brilliant highs,
coupled with long sustain and excellent harmonics. Acoustically, it has real power. Electrically, the Shadow AZ
is perfectly matched to the guitar’s natural characteristics
and gives a pure jazz output.
This is very much a
player’s guitar. A real Jazzica – with
passion! |
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Return
to Hofner Collection.
The
making of La Provencale.
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