Hanson Guitars from Chicago.Although there a new name to the guitar world, the folks behind Hanson Guitars have been involved in creating and manufacturing some of the world’s most respected boutique and mid-priced instruments for over a decade. We are also a top producer of modern and vintage style pickups in the USA.
A little background: first and foremost, we love cool guitars from all eras, countries and companies; some long gone, some still with us. It’s what got us hooked on this industry to begin with. Secondly, as musicians, our collective live performance and recording experience totals over 50 years and spans the 1960s to present day. We’ve had the great honor of working with, recording and playing live with some of the very best musicians in the business, including some true legends of Rock and Roll. It is with this perspective that we set out to design cool guitars with very specific and desirable attributes for feel, form factor, style, and of course sound. Oh yeah and we wanted these to be affordable for anyone. The result is what you see here on this site, The Hanson Guitar Model Line. Our goal was not to re-create funky guitars from the past, but to create affordable, world-class instruments of today appropriate for any size stage…and we just happen to mix in some elements from some of our favorite axes we have always loved. |
Hanson CignoThe “Cigno” is inspired by elements found on some of the most artfully designed guitars of yesterday. However, the Hanson Cigno is no pawn-shop-prize knock off. Aesthetically its retro shape recalls the Italian side of the late 50’s early 60’s electric guitar revolution. However, that is where the similarities stop. Utilizing a solid Mahogany body and set-neck design (the gold standard for complex sustaining tone), the “Cigno” has a familiar feel and form factor. The neck shape is all “early 60s ‘paul” but with a re-enforced volute for strength. Rosewood fingerboard and pearl “block” inlays are standard on the “Cigno.” The back painted gold “plexi” pick guard is another cool retro touch.
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Hanson Chicagoan STThe look is elegant and refined, but also flashy enough for rock and roll. The Gold hardware, full body/neck/headstock binding, and shimmering finishes dress this guitar to command attention.
Tonally, we wanted to cross a hollow’s inherent jazz warmth with aggressive rock /blues definition and power. The combination of our own design mini-humbuckers, with a center block based hollow “wings” body, gave us what we were looking for: bright and strong hum-canceling tone that is full-range but doesn’t get muddy. The Ebony fingerboard adds in bit more definition to the mix as well. The “Chicagoan” positively shines in any situation, from jazz club clean to blistering blues or garage rock overdrive glory. It even does superb Rock-a-Billy and country twang, oh and it funks out like a beast too. Specifications:
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Hanson Firenze T90Specifications
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