The Hohner Classic City Series was made from 1998 until 2002 and included 4 models all named after American Cities: The Baton Rouge, The Birmingham, The Reno and The Springfield. All had slightly different body shapes and hardware. The Reno had more than a hint of Telecaster, the Springfield was Stratocaster influenced and the Baton Rouge had Les Paul features. I don't know why these particular City names were chosen - perhaps there is something that links them?
HOHNER THE BATON ROUGEHonher produced THE BATON ROUGE from 1998 until 2002. This Les Paul style electric had a solid alder body with contoured top, two exposed humbucking pickups and butterscotch or cherry sunburst finish. | |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAMHohner produced THE BIRMINGHAM model from 1998 until 2002. It had a double cutaway solid alder body finished in either black or red. The neck had a bolt on easy access joint and was satin finished. Pickups were two exposed humbuckers controlled by single volume and tone controls with a three-way selector switch. The electronics and control layout were identical to the Baton Rouge model - but the Birmingham had different finishes, double cutaway body and six in a row tuner layout. | |
HOHNER THE RENOHohner made THE RENO between 1998 and 2002. It was a solid alder bodied electric guitar with the same body shape as the Hohner JT60 but the JT60 had Strat style pickups and controls whereas the Reno had Telecaster style layout. The Reno had a humbucker in the bridge position and a chrome covered single coil at the neck, controlled by single volume and tone controls and a Les Paul style three-way selector switch. The satin finished maple neck was attached with a bolt on easy access joint and had 22 frets. | |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELDHohner made the THE SPRINGFIELD between 1998 and 2002. It was similar to the JT60 model of the mid 1990s - with a Strat style pickup layout, vintage style tremolo and black or blue finishes. |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | butterscotch finish, red finish | sunburst finish | Indonesia | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | black finish, red finish | - | Indonesia | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | two color sunburst | sunburst finish | Indonesia | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | black finish, blue finish | - | Indonesia | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Model | Controls material | Number of control knobs | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | metal controls | 2 control knobs | 3-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | metal controls | 2 control knobs | 3-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | metal controls | 2 control knobs | 3-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | white controls | 2 control knobs | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
Model | Pickups configuration |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | 2 humbucker pickups |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | 2 humbucker pickups |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | 1 single coil and 1 humbucker pickup |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | 3 single coil pickups |
Model | Body material | Body shape features | Body style | Pickguard material |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | alder body | contoured body top, single cutaway | Les Paul-style body | - |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | alder body | double cutaway | - | - |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | alder body | double cutaway | - | black pickguard |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | alder body | contoured body top, double cutaway | - | white pickguard |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tuners |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | wraparound bridge | chrome hardware | die-cast tuners |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | wraparound bridge | chrome hardware | die-cast tuners |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | fixed bridge | chrome hardware | - |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | tremolo bridge | - | - |
Model | Fingerboard inlay material | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | - | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | - | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
Model | Neck joint | Number of frets | Peghead (headstock) | Tuner layout | Neck material |
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HOHNER THE BATON ROUGE 1998 to 2002 | bolt on neck | 22 fret | black face headstock | three-each-side | - |
HOHNER THE BIRMINGHAM 1998 to 2002 | bolt on neck | 22 fret | - | six-in-a-row tuners | - |
HOHNER THE RENO 1998 to 2002 | bolt on neck | 22 fret | - | six-in-a-row tuners | maple neck |
HOHNER THE SPRINGFIELD 1998 to 2002 | bolt on neck | 22 fret | - | six-in-a-row tuners | maple neck |