Hofner HBA-6 submitted 11/17/2008 Submitter tenorclef Where Purchased www.thomann.de Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid 300 (sterling) historic exchange rates / currency converter Sound Nice strident loud sound, can be sweet if played at the fingerboard or bright next to the bridge. My style is mainly trad 20's jazz. Sound Rating 8 Setup Action is generally good, set a bit on the high side which is good for projection but not to high to be hard to play. Setup Rating 8 Appearance Generally very nice workmanship, a couple of blemishes but not noticeable unless you look for them. The inlay/abalone looks very pretty on the headstock. Appearance Rating 7 Reliability Built like a tank and about as heavy too. Reliability Rating 9 Customer Service Customer Service not rated Components Appear sturdy Components Rating 8 Overall Comments Half the price of a Deering and much better than many of the cheaper banjitars/English banjos i've had experience with. This is my second banjitar, it projects well and serves my needs so i can't see any need to upgrade to a better one, this one is fine as is but i may experiment with some of the hardware to see how it alters the tone. Overall Rating 9