---
product_id: 51938700
title: "Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue"
brand: "hofner"
price: "₪1995"
currency: ILS
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Hofner"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/51938700-hofner-hct-shorty-guitar-blue
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region: Israel
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# Includes padded gig bag for travel Full 25.5" scale length Powerful Hofner open humbucker pickup Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue

**Brand:** hofner
**Price:** ₪1995
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Compact power, classic tone—your ultimate travel guitar companion!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue by hofner
- **How much does it cost?** ₪1995 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.il](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/51938700-hofner-hct-shorty-guitar-blue)

## Best For

- hofner enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted hofner brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Plug & Play Convenience:** Comes with a padded gig bag so you’re always ready to jam on the go.
- • **Affordable Quality Sound:** Perfect for professionals and enthusiasts who want a reliable travel guitar without breaking the bank.
- • **Travel-Ready Compact Design:** Take your music anywhere without compromise—ultra-portable yet full-scale.
- • **Lightweight Wood Construction:** Premium maple neck and wooden body keep it light but resonant for effortless playing.
- • **Classic 80s Vibe with Modern Playability:** Retro-inspired single humbucker delivers rich tones with smooth volume & tone control.

## Overview

The Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar in Blue is a compact, full-scale 25.5" travel guitar featuring a single Hofner open humbucker pickup with volume and tone controls. Crafted with a maple neck and wooden body, it offers a lightweight yet resonant playing experience. Designed for musicians on the move, it includes a padded gig bag for easy transport. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts seeking quality sound and portability in one stylish package.

## Description

Product Description The Hofner Shorty was first produced back in the 1980s and Hofner continue to offer this compact travel guitar for those guitarists who can't bear to be without a guitar even when on holiday! The Hofner Shorty offers full scale length combined with such small overall dimensions that it can be taken anywhere. Including a Hofner gigbag. Box Contains 1 x Hofner Shorty Guitar

Review: One of the best guitars for the buck ever - This is just gorgeous. Could be my best quality/price guitar ever. Now, this is not the best guitar in the world, it just cannot keep up with my best instruments (gibsons, jacksons and ibanez) but ir surely beats my old epiphone I used for travels. It does perfectly what it was designed for, it is a guitar, a REAL one, unlike some other travel guitars i have tried: it is light weight and compact, has a beautiful, powerful sound ( if you only need it for very hard rock you can just forget other guitars), not different from "standard" guitars with just one pickup (remember the 80s?). The potentiometers are amazing. I cannot believe my1500£ gibson les paul standard has crappy on-off pots while with this kind of stick with power I can obtain every kind of tone and volume control I desire. The neck is well made, precise, smooth, thin. Fretboard's quite flat, at least 14", strings not too far from each other (similar to a gibson), pickup powerful and not very noisy (just a light hum). You can actually use the volume pot a la jeff beck, it is well placed and gives a good grip. Neck body joint is tight, not as an ibanez but i have seen a lot of worse guitars. It is neck heavy, and even a strap does not do the trick. Maybe using an acoustic guitar style strap the problem's solved, need to try it. Machine head are quite good, but not perfect: maybe the only thing to change in a remote future. The nut's not bone at all. But i don t give a damn about it. You need to remove the bridge in order to change strings ( and i advice to do so as soon as possible). In conclusion: if you pair this guitar, a cheap usb sound card and a normal pc with ubuntu or whatever linux you like with Guitarix and ardour installed, you have a complete guitar studio for less than 200£, and the best part is that you can take it wherever you want. Note: i took the blue one and it has not matching color headstock: it's black, as the knobs are. And it ain't really really blue. It s some kind of surf green-blue. But i like it even better. I would totally buy another it this gets lost.
Review: Great guitar for the price - I work away from home a lot, and wanted a small guitar to carry with me. This does the job perfectly! As others have said, it's not the greatest guitar in the world, but what do you expect for £120?? For practicing (and I'm still at the enthusiastic amateur stage) it's great. Just be warned that, if you go for the blue option (as I did), it DOESN'T look like the photos .... it's much more of a turquoise than a royal blue. But none the worse for that ....

## Features

- Compact travel guitar that can be taken anywhere
- Full scale length
- Fitted with a single hofner open humbucker pickup
- Single volume and tone controls
- Includes padded gig bag

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B006Z9UX2K |
| Back Material Type | Wood |
| Back material type | Wood |
| Best Sellers Rank | 8,454 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 14 in Electro-Acoustic Guitars |
| Body Material Type | Wood |
| Body material | Wood |
| Brand | Hofner |
| Brand Name | Hofner |
| Colour | Blue |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 20 Reviews |
| Fretboard Material Type | Maple Wood |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 04250358601329 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | H |
| Hand Orientation | Right |
| Included Components | Padded gig bag |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Item Dimensions | 134.6 x 43.2 x 15.2 centimetres |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 134.6L x 43.2W x 15.2H centimetres |
| Item Weight | 0.02 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Hofner |
| Manufacturer Part Number | HCTSHBLO |
| Material Type | Wood |
| Model Name | Shorty |
| Model Number | HCT-SH-BL-O |
| Neck Material Type | Maple |
| Neck material type | Maple |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Scale Length | 25.5 Inches |
| String Material Type | Spruce |
| Top Material Type | Wood |
| Top material type | Wood |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Back material type:** Wood
- **Body material:** Wood
- **Brand:** Hofner
- **Colour:** Blue
- **Fretboard material type:** Maple Wood
- **Guitar pick-up configuration:** H
- **Hand orientation:** Right
- **Neck material type:** Maple
- **String material type:** Spruce
- **Top material type:** Wood

## Images

![Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/718uxfEELBL.jpg)
![Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Eq+gV-QxL.jpg)
![Hofner HCT Shorty Guitar - Blue - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21IPvf8X-GS.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best guitars for the buck ever
*by I***O on 25 November 2016*

This is just gorgeous. Could be my best quality/price guitar ever. Now, this is not the best guitar in the world, it just cannot keep up with my best instruments (gibsons, jacksons and ibanez) but ir surely beats my old epiphone I used for travels. It does perfectly what it was designed for, it is a guitar, a REAL one, unlike some other travel guitars i have tried: it is light weight and compact, has a beautiful, powerful sound ( if you only need it for very hard rock you can just forget other guitars), not different from "standard" guitars with just one pickup (remember the 80s?). The potentiometers are amazing. I cannot believe my1500£ gibson les paul standard has crappy on-off pots while with this kind of stick with power I can obtain every kind of tone and volume control I desire. The neck is well made, precise, smooth, thin. Fretboard's quite flat, at least 14", strings not too far from each other (similar to a gibson), pickup powerful and not very noisy (just a light hum). You can actually use the volume pot a la jeff beck, it is well placed and gives a good grip. Neck body joint is tight, not as an ibanez but i have seen a lot of worse guitars. It is neck heavy, and even a strap does not do the trick. Maybe using an acoustic guitar style strap the problem's solved, need to try it. Machine head are quite good, but not perfect: maybe the only thing to change in a remote future. The nut's not bone at all. But i don t give a damn about it. You need to remove the bridge in order to change strings ( and i advice to do so as soon as possible). In conclusion: if you pair this guitar, a cheap usb sound card and a normal pc with ubuntu or whatever linux you like with Guitarix and ardour installed, you have a complete guitar studio for less than 200£, and the best part is that you can take it wherever you want. Note: i took the blue one and it has not matching color headstock: it's black, as the knobs are. And it ain't really really blue. It s some kind of surf green-blue. But i like it even better. I would totally buy another it this gets lost.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great guitar for the price
*by Y***N on 5 January 2019*

I work away from home a lot, and wanted a small guitar to carry with me. This does the job perfectly! As others have said, it's not the greatest guitar in the world, but what do you expect for £120?? For practicing (and I'm still at the enthusiastic amateur stage) it's great. Just be warned that, if you go for the blue option (as I did), it DOESN'T look like the photos .... it's much more of a turquoise than a royal blue. But none the worse for that ....

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'm in love!
*by B***K on 8 January 2021*

First off, I am a beginner guitarist and it's taken me a long time to find the right guitar. I'm quite a small (adult) person so I've struggled to find the guitar that feels right for me. And this is it! The design is absolutely beautiful, the paintwork is stunning and everything feels very well made and sturdy. I love the quality of the fret board and I thought the strings that it came with were pretty good. Secondly for such a petite thing it really packs a punch and has made playing all the more enjoyable. I'm really pleased with this product! If you're on the fence about buying it (as I was for quite some time) just buy it! Perhaps more experienced guitarists could offer a more detailed experience of using this guitar, but as for me it's made me fall in love with the process and creativity of learning all over again. It came with a gig bag, wire and a card which was signed to signify it had been fully inspected before shipping. The delivery was pretty speedy too even during covid. It has certainly made my new year!

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*Last updated: 2026-07-24*