Hohner HS-59 Professional
By
brzozowski321, in Electric Guitars
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General Comments
One odd thing.
The pickups, single coil Strat-type, have five wires coming out of them. Red, Green, Black, White, bare ground. So you have 15 wires working their way to one volume, two tones, one 5-way. Obviously this is a few too many wires for three single coils.
I talked to Hohner about it - the fellow knew about it but didn't really know why. They are Korean coils. Speculation on possible stacked Strat coils, or maybe just taps. I have to take it back apart and Ohm out the wires. Something to do with the ATN box, since the blacks and a couple whites are tied off in my unit. Possible that the ATN cap unit and the stacked or tapped coils became the way to more db. More winds, more db, more or less.
I think if I do find stacked Strat coils, I should be able to put in mini-switches to use for off-on of each coil, which would make this setup very unique. I'll see.
Too much gear to list.
Been playing for a couple years now, no gigs, just a hobby, albeit a serious hobby.
Love the looks, the possibility of stacked or tapped Strat type coils, and once in a while, the sheer twang of this unit. Also love that it is another odd duck in my collection.
Hate the fact someone took the ATN out and GC doesn't know anything.
Favorite feature is the action and the way the unit hugs me since it is so thin.
Picked it off a used unit wall, no comparisions.