Meet your ultimate travel companion — the Hofner Shorty Deluxe. Compact, stylish, and ready to play anywhere, this upgraded version of the classic Shorty keeps the same full-scale length for comfortable playability while remaining incredibly portable. Whether you're jamming on the couch, backstage, or in the air, it’s built for convenience without compromising performance.
What sets the Shorty Deluxe apart is its dual humbucker pickups, delivering a broader tonal palette with added warmth, power, and clarity. Topped off with a redesigned headstock that channels Hofner’s iconic vintage aesthetic, this guitar doesn’t just sound great — it looks the part too.
Compact enough to fit in most airline overhead bins and bundled with a rugged, padded Hofner gig bag, the Shorty Deluxe is the perfect grab-and-go guitar for players on the move.
Features
- Full-scale length with compact body design for maximum portability
- Equipped with dual humbucker pickups for a wide range of warm, powerful tones
- Ideal for travel, practice, or playing on the go
- New headstock design inspired by classic Hofner styling
- Fits in most airline overhead compartments for easy transport
- Includes a durable, padded Hofner gig bag for added protection
- Available in Red, Black and Blue finishes
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: Shorty
- Body Wood Top: Basswood
- Body Soundhole: None
- Body Wood Back: Basswood
Neck
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Construction: One Piece
- Headstock Shape: Hofner VB
- Logo and Artwork: Hofner script
- Neck Joint: Bolt On
- Joint At: 18th Fret
- Thickness Neck + FB At 1st Fret: 21mm
- Thickness Neck + FB Near Heel: 22mm
- Heel Cap: None
Fingerboard
- Fingerboard Wood: Blackwood
- Scale: 24.7"/62.8cm
- Nut Width: 42mm
- Width At 12th Fret: 52mm
- Inlays: Dots
- Binding: None
- Side Dots: Yes
- Number Of Frets: 22
Bridge
- Bridge Material: Metal
- Bridge Type: Fixed Tailpiece/Bridge
Finish
- Tuners: Single Nickel
- Tuner Buttons: Nickel
- Tailpiece: Fixed Tailpiece/Bridge
- Nut Material: Bone
- Pickguard: —
Hardware
- Pickup Neck: Hofner Open Humbucker
- Pickup Middle: None
- Pickup Bridge: Hofner Open Humbucker
- Potentiometer Knobs: Black knurled
- Strings: 10 to 46
Setup
- Setup Action Bass String at 12th Fret: 2mm
- Setup Action Treble String at 12th Fret: 1.3mm