We are closed until 4/13/2026. All orders will be fulfilled upon return on 4/14/2026.
Hozen Red Label OM Guitar – Short Scale, African Mahogany Edition
(New, with original Hozen premium hardshell case and all factory materials)
This is a pristine, handcrafted Hozen Red Label OM fresh from the workshop in Singapore/Guangzhou. The Red Label series is Hozen’s tribute to golden-era acoustics—period-correct in feel and voicing, yet refined with modern precision for today’s players who demand effortless playability and rich, dynamic tone.
Hozen Guitars are the creation of master luthier Ho Zen Yong (known simply as Hozen), a Singaporean builder whose family were the first piano makers in the country. After running a successful music retail chain, he founded Maestro Guitars in 2004 and later launched Hozen Guitars to focus purely on high-performance, accessible boutique instruments.
Hozen trained under UK luthier Chris Horton and advanced directly with legendary voicing expert Ervin Somogyi, whose influence is unmistakable in every instrument. He personally voices and designs every single guitar, spending hours tapping, chiseling, and adjusting braces while a skilled team of 10 specialized luthiers handles assembly. Each guitar takes roughly six months to complete. Hozen’s philosophy is simple: tone and responsiveness are everything. He selects and matches tonewoods by ear, adapts traditional X-bracing into his signature “irrigation” pattern that channels vibrations across the top for three-dimensional depth and structural integrity, and uses hide glue, carbon-fiber reinforcements, and French-polished interiors for superior humidity stability. The result is a guitar that feels alive under the fingers—clear, projective, and endlessly expressive.
Key Specifications
• Body Shape:Orchestra Model (OM) – compact, balanced, and supremely comfortable for fingerstyle and flatpicking alike
• Scale Length: Short scale 630 mm (24.8”) – easier fretting, slightly warmer response, and incredible playability without sacrificing volume or clarity
• Top: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce – aged for decades in the torrefaction process; tight grain, lively, and already broken-in for immediate responsiveness
• Back & Sides: Solid African Mahogany – warm, woody mids, excellent projection, and that classic “old-Martin” mahogany voice with punchy bass and sweet treble
• Neck: Carbon-fiber reinforced Khaya/African Mahogany – stable, lightweight, and fast; comfortable C-profile
• Neck Joint: Traditional dovetail
• Fingerboard & Bridge: Ebony with maple binding; unbleached bone nut and saddle
• Fretboard Radius: 14”
• Nut Width: 1.73” (44 mm) – perfect for players who want room without feeling wide
• Frets: 20 (14 to body), Japanese nickel-silver
• Bracing: Golden-era X-bracing (voiced by Hozen) – quarter-sawn Sitka spruce; optimized for rich fundamentals, clear projection, and graceful dynamic response
• Rosette & Binding: Rosewood rosette with maple binding and wooden purfling
• Headstock: Solid, with gold-foil veneer and high-ratio open-gear tuners
• Finish: Ultra-thin environmental-friendly polyurethane (high gloss on body, satin on neck for comfort) – protects without damping tone
• Setup: Factory PLEK-processed for flawless fretwork and optimal low action straight out of the case
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb HD Light (.013–.053)
Tone Profile: Warm, woody mahogany fundamentals with the sparkling, articulate top-end only torrefied Sitka can deliver. Rich overtones, quick response, and that signature Hozen “three-dimensional” bloom—perfect for singer-songwriters, blues, bluegrass, and modern fingerstyle.
This instrument is brand new, never played outside the shop, and comes complete with its original Hozen premium black hardshell case, all factory paperwork, warranty card, and protective materials. Ready to become your lifelong musical partner.
If you’re looking for a boutique OM that feels like a vintage icon but plays like a dream, this short-scale African Mahogany / Torrefied Sitka Red Label is exactly that—built with heart by Hozen himself.
Demo Video: https://youtu.be/Bz3JLwsn7no?si=I5YUcpk2cmfDdnxn
We are closed until 4/13/2026. All orders will be fulfilled upon return on 4/14/2026.
Hozen Red Label OM Guitar – Short Scale, African Mahogany Edition
(New, with original Hozen premium hardshell case and all factory materials)
This is a pristine, handcrafted Hozen Red Label OM fresh from the workshop in Singapore/Guangzhou. The Red Label series is Hozen’s tribute to golden-era acoustics—period-correct in feel and voicing, yet refined with modern precision for today’s players who demand effortless playability and rich, dynamic tone.
Hozen Guitars are the creation of master luthier Ho Zen Yong (known simply as Hozen), a Singaporean builder whose family were the first piano makers in the country. After running a successful music retail chain, he founded Maestro Guitars in 2004 and later launched Hozen Guitars to focus purely on high-performance, accessible boutique instruments.
Hozen trained under UK luthier Chris Horton and advanced directly with legendary voicing expert Ervin Somogyi, whose influence is unmistakable in every instrument. He personally voices and designs every single guitar, spending hours tapping, chiseling, and adjusting braces while a skilled team of 10 specialized luthiers handles assembly. Each guitar takes roughly six months to complete. Hozen’s philosophy is simple: tone and responsiveness are everything. He selects and matches tonewoods by ear, adapts traditional X-bracing into his signature “irrigation” pattern that channels vibrations across the top for three-dimensional depth and structural integrity, and uses hide glue, carbon-fiber reinforcements, and French-polished interiors for superior humidity stability. The result is a guitar that feels alive under the fingers—clear, projective, and endlessly expressive.
Key Specifications
• Body Shape:Orchestra Model (OM) – compact, balanced, and supremely comfortable for fingerstyle and flatpicking alike
• Scale Length: Short scale 630 mm (24.8”) – easier fretting, slightly warmer response, and incredible playability without sacrificing volume or clarity
• Top: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce – aged for decades in the torrefaction process; tight grain, lively, and already broken-in for immediate responsiveness
• Back & Sides: Solid African Mahogany – warm, woody mids, excellent projection, and that classic “old-Martin” mahogany voice with punchy bass and sweet treble
• Neck: Carbon-fiber reinforced Khaya/African Mahogany – stable, lightweight, and fast; comfortable C-profile
• Neck Joint: Traditional dovetail
• Fingerboard & Bridge: Ebony with maple binding; unbleached bone nut and saddle
• Fretboard Radius: 14”
• Nut Width: 1.73” (44 mm) – perfect for players who want room without feeling wide
• Frets: 20 (14 to body), Japanese nickel-silver
• Bracing: Golden-era X-bracing (voiced by Hozen) – quarter-sawn Sitka spruce; optimized for rich fundamentals, clear projection, and graceful dynamic response
• Rosette & Binding: Rosewood rosette with maple binding and wooden purfling
• Headstock: Solid, with gold-foil veneer and high-ratio open-gear tuners
• Finish: Ultra-thin environmental-friendly polyurethane (high gloss on body, satin on neck for comfort) – protects without damping tone
• Setup: Factory PLEK-processed for flawless fretwork and optimal low action straight out of the case
• Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb HD Light (.013–.053)
Tone Profile: Warm, woody mahogany fundamentals with the sparkling, articulate top-end only torrefied Sitka can deliver. Rich overtones, quick response, and that signature Hozen “three-dimensional” bloom—perfect for singer-songwriters, blues, bluegrass, and modern fingerstyle.
This instrument is brand new, never played outside the shop, and comes complete with its original Hozen premium black hardshell case, all factory paperwork, warranty card, and protective materials. Ready to become your lifelong musical partner.
If you’re looking for a boutique OM that feels like a vintage icon but plays like a dream, this short-scale African Mahogany / Torrefied Sitka Red Label is exactly that—built with heart by Hozen himself.
Demo Video: https://youtu.be/Bz3JLwsn7no?si=I5YUcpk2cmfDdnxn
