Description
Condition: This is a well-played highly versatile guitar with an authentic vintage vibe! There are plenty of scratches and small nicks, dings and dents throughout the instrument with some light buckle rash on the back. There are some heavier areas of finish wear throughout the top of the body and back of the neck (see photos). There are some areas of finish on the headstock worn away from a guitar stand and a sticker ghost on the face of the headstock. The back cover plate was replaced and expertly hand-made by our luthier. He also performed touch-up solder work on the original preamp and the electronics are in excellent working condition. Both pickups have been replaced.
Body: Solid contoured RD Artist shaped body in black finish. Stop-Bar Tailpiece, Tune-O-Matic bridge, speed controls knob, dual toggle switches, a mini toggle and a 4-ply black pickguard.
Neck: Slender profile neck with a bound maple fingerboard, pearloid dot inlays and a 1 11/16” nut. Grover tuners, Grover tuners, 25.5” scale length. Fingerboard and frets have moderate play wear with heavier wear in some areas. The neck is very straight and the truss rod functions fine. Truss rod cover is missing.
Pickups/Electronics: Humbucker in the neck and a DiMarzio DP-100 humbucker in the bridge. Dual volume controls, bass control, treble control, treble boost switch, power boost switch and a 3-way selector switch.
Weight: 9lbs, 3.5oz.
Playability/Sound: This is a great example of an early model RD Artist. The preamp and controls allow the player to sculpt the sound to their needs with plenty of high end available thanks to the treble boosting switch. The power boost can also provide a great boost in volume ideal for solos and lead work. The neck is very comfortable and suitable for virtually any playing style.
Case: Includes original hardshell case.
