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If this guitar were getting married and you were an usher, you might have trouble seating the guests appropriately. Yeah, you could put the Telecaster relatives on one side of the aisle and the Stratocaster kin on the other, but then where would you seat the Gibson cousins?
The 112 model from Hahn Guitars is a Tele/Strat mash-up. Except it has P-90s. Plus a gold-foil pickup, because why the hell not? That might sound like a 6-string platypus with identity issues. But the 112 is a superb instrument whose unconventional parts conspire to produce lovely and unique tones. (Luthier Chihoe Hahn reportedly developed the model in tandem with the late Walter Becker.)
Mr. In-Between
Fender fans will instantly feel comfortable with the 112’s neck, body, and wiring scheme. Meanwhile, the unconventional pickup choices yield far-from-Fender tones that will probably delight single-coil fans who find Stratocasters a bit thin and prickly, as well as Stratocaster/Telecaster lovers seeking fresh variations on those iconic sounds.
The double-cutaway alder body is handsome, with horns more rounded and shortened than a Stratocaster’s. There are S-style forearm and belly bevels. The solid sea-foam green finish and two-piece, single-ply pickguard have an easy, utilitarian vibe. Meanwhile, the pretty strip of unpainted wood that rings the body’s perimeter adds understated bling.
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