Hohner Artist HTA490 Review

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Overall Rating 4.5/5

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Features 4/5

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Quality 3/5

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Reliability / Value 4.5/5

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Hohner Artist HTA490 Specs

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  • Body Shape: Tele®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Maple  
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  • Body Top Wood: Flame Maple Veneer  
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  • Binding: Tortoise  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Tuners: Wilkinson  
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  • Bridge: Tele bridge  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Hohner can be really happy with Artist HTA490, because they met the needs of most of musicians: A quality instrument at a fair price. This guitar is not the best in its class, but it will serve you well, and will offer you good experience for the price paid.

Hohner went really far in carefully choosing Artist HTA490's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes Artist HTA490 a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Hohner's Artist HTA490 you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by Artist HTA490.

Hohner did a good job. Artist HTA490 is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect Artist HTA490 to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. Hohner did a really good job with Artist HTA490 guitar.

Playing live, Artist HTA490 will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. Hohner has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.