HEX Guitars is a Korea-based brand that specializes in products in the entry to middle class price range.
HEX Guitars has its own factory in Indonesia, and the president of HEX Guitars himself lives there to ensure a high level of quality control.
Because the president is passionate enough to go into the field himself, instead of leaving it to other companies' factories, they manufacture guitars of such high quality that it is hard to imagine from the price.
This is a newly started headless style series.
The N400 is the simplest model with a hardtail bridge.
The sophisticated body shape is made of Mahogany.
Two rubber feet are attached to the body end, allowing the guitar to stand stably without a guitar stand.
Roasted maple is used for the neck.
Roasted wood, or Thermo wood, is a new material popularized by Sago new material guitars in Japan.
It was originally developed using Finnish technology as a wood for making saunas.
Treating it at high temperatures volatilizes the water and oil inside the wood, making it highly stable even at high temperatures and humidity.
In terms of sound, it gives the impression of a richer, more mature sound.
The fingerboard is made of Indian Rosewood with a compound radius of 12-16” fingerboard radius.
Compound radius has a fingerboard shape that is round in the low position and flat in the high position.
Generally speaking, a round fretboard R is good for playability but prone to sound clogging in the high position.
The compound radius solves this problem.
This technology is used by high brands such as Suhr Guitars and Tom Anderson.
The material of the frets is stainless steel.
Stainless steel is cloudless and has high hardness.
Stainless steel frets continue to shine forever and are extremely hard to wear, which has made them popular among high-priced guitar brands in recent years.
The neck shape is slim and non-habitual C shape.
The PU is a humbucking PU with an original ceramic magnet.
They use the original PU in many models.
This is not to cut costs, but because they are confident in the quality of the PUs they design themselves.
The staff members who know music and play music on a daily basis have thoroughly researched and designed the magnets, wires, bobbins, and many other elements.
Controls are PU selector, volume, and tone (push-pull SW for coil tap on/off).
The balance in the hand is very good, and those who usually play Fender or Gibson will not find the HEX N difficult to play.
The sound is clean and headless, yet it does not lose the musical overtones and fullness of the bass.
The basic quality of the neck area is very high, making the instrument highly playable, and it would be difficult to assert that it is inferior to instruments priced around 200,000 yen.
Overall, it is a great product with high quality in looks, playability, and sound.
It is not a bad choice for those who want to try a headless guitar for the first time, or even as a first guitar.
SPECS
BODY
MATERIAL: Indonesian Mahogany
SHAPE: HEX NEXT
NECK
MATERIAL: Roasted Hard Maple
FINISH: Light Matte (Black)
SHAPE: Slim “C”
SCALE: 648mm(25.5")
TRUSS ROD: Spoke Nut Type Double Action
ASSEMBLY: 4 Bolt-On
FRET BOARD
MATERIAL: Indian Rosewood
FINISH: Light Matte
FRETS: 24, Stainless
RADIUS: Compound Radius (12“-16”)
NUT: Bone
INLAY: Pearloid Dot
HEAD
HEADPIECE: Titanium Locking
COLOR: Black
FINISH: Matte
PICKUPS
CONFIGURATION: HH
CONTROLS: 1-Volume, 1-Tone(Push/Pull), 3-Way Toggle
BRIDGE PICKUP: Ceramic Humbucker
NECK PICKUP: Ceramic Humbucker
HARDWARES
BRIDGE: Lightweight Aluminum Alloy Hardtail
STRING: D'Addario EXL110 (.010“-.046”)
CASE: Deluxe Gigbag
As a side note, I met them at the Sound Messe in Osaka in 2024.
The guitars on display were excellent, but I misheard the price as 6000USD. So I put the deal on hold, thinking, “The quality is high, but so is the price.
However, I later realized that I had misheard and that the price was actually $600USD, so I immediately contacted them, which was not surprising since what I felt was reasonable at $6000USD was $600USD.
A few days later, we had another meeting in Seoul and agreed that GIB, TONIQ would be responsible for HEX's commercial distribution in the Japanese market.
Since then, we have had frequent meetings with them, and we have finally succeeded in starting the sales this time.
We have uploaded detailed explanatory videos on Youtube and other sites, so please check them out.
Please look forward to it.
Accessories ：HEX Deluxe Gigbag
Please note that the images shown are samples and may not be exactly the same as what you will receive due to the nature of the product.
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
Text: Shunsuke Saga
Guaranteed by the manufacturer
The product will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.
We will ship in a hard cardboard box.
Contact Info
LINE : vwj2699r
email :gib.hyogo@gmail.com
TEL : 050-7127-1046