Davel Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Hi all can anyone help with information on this guitar please. hutchins “Mersey” bass guitar I have bought for son , but can’t find any information anywhere .?seems rare? i tried many ways to contact Hutchins guitars but have had no reply? I have seen Hutchins “Hamburg” that is similar . Any information would be much appreciated thank you Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 It's a Hofner copy by Hutchins probably made in the Far East but certainly not Germany. If it were a Hofner it may be rare or at least worth something, this is not in that category. It's in a case which is good, a cheap Far East Hofner is around £300 new. I think Hutchins just badged generic Far East imports, were not a bad brand but not sure if they are still going? From their website: Gary then turned his passion into his work and Hutchins Guitars was born. Over the next few months Gary studied guitar building, travelling to the Musik Messe in Germany to meet guitarists, makers and industry designers to talk guitars with other passionate like-minded people. His travels, research and countless conversations across the industry taught him exactly what type of guitars were available and, more importantly, which were not. During these first few years Gary had the great fortune of encountering two guitar building gurus, Allan Entwistle and Trevor Wilkinson, both of whom he is now proud to call friends. After a year of research, study and travel Gary put together his first small range of guitars and basses and things grew from there. More encounters with guitar makers including Graham Stockley, at the time with Hofner Guitars, Laura Libricz of Steinberger Sound, Gerd Schaller, a German Luthier and Harry Hornsey, a UK based Luthier helped Gary improve the range and ensured that the set up and playability of the guitars was of a high standard. The team now designs guitars that look different, look interesting, look GREAT and then makes them play! The last words should be from Gary ... “Thank you for taking the time to visit and read my website. I hope you find my guitars of interest and that one day soon you will join the growing family of Hutchins guitar players and own one yourself.” Neon Logo Chandler 6 Green The Beast Pick ups 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davel Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thank you yorks5stringer that’s sort of what I thought as hunted everywhere online I even contacted Gary Hutchins but no reply?. the one thing that caught my attention was that I couldn’t find another anywhere. still I bought for son , as he wanted hofner 62 , and far too expensive for me to buy , hopefully this will do him for now and he can dream of owning real hofner in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 It's light weight, short scale (I think) and decent enough to learn on. If he wanted a Hofner then he can (as you say dream) as he plays it. Tone wise they are not particularly wide ranging but neither is the Hofner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Saw a ‘real’ 1962 Hofner in Mansons, Exeter last week. Tuners replaced, hence ‘only’ £2k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davel Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Just restrung for son with rotosound 77 jazz band flat wound and he loves it .sounds great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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