Hofner Early Contemporary Black Club Electric 6 String Guitar-2010 Model-Ex/Con
Like minted 2010 not a mark,

introduced in 1957 and influenced by the Les Paul,
 the small-bodied, single-cutaway Club was Hofner's first purpose-built electric guitar, rather than an electrified equivalent of an existing acoustic.


"The neck position delivers some deep and snaky sounds, while the bridge offers extra focus via a more biting upper range and edgier bass."


Mahgany makes up most of the chassis,  high gloss, black cherry finish that's contrasted only by cream edge binding.


Complete with nickel-plated metal covers carrying the company's 'diamond' logo

 these mini humbuckers sit in old-style small surrounds and, as before, they're secured by minuscule, side-mounted grub-screws.

The controls employ metal-topped knobs that replicate the originals first seen in the '60s and their straight-line layout also echoes some early Hofners. 

The adjacent pickup selector switch is conveniently positioned and safe from over-enthusiastic strumming. 

We get a volume for each and a master tone but each humbucker employs four-conductor cable, so coil-splitting is an easy mod.


 Hofner has opted for a trapeze-type, as on the original Club,
 that creates instant character in terms of looks and sound.
 In contrast, the output jack is located on a  plastic plate