Description
What makes this guitar special: A stellar piece, with tons of vintage character. This well made hollowbody has a super comfortable neck profile, for easy playing of anything from chording to fingerstyle and lead lines. The variation in the woodgrain is gorgeous, and it has all the right player’s wear for a guitar of its age. In all original condition (save for a missing pickguard, and a switch tip), it even comes with the original hard shell case! The vintage HiLoTron pickups sound absolutely fantastic, with tons of warmth provided by the full hollowbody design. This piece has been professionally setup and intonated by our in-house master luthier, so it plays and sounds fantastic.
Cosmetic condition: Very good condition for its age, with expected wear for a 50 year old piece. There are various scratches, nicks, dings, chips, and dents throughout the instrument, as well as some buckle rash. The binding has shrunk some over time and has some light cracking in a few places (see photos). There is also some visible weather checking, and expected finish cracking near the neck joint. The few hairline cracks on the headstock are surface only and do not affect the integrity of the guitar at all. The original pickguard is not included.
Body: Single cutaway hollow maple body with bound top and simulated f-holes in beautiful burgundy finish. The finish showcases the woodgrain nicely, adding to the vintage aesthetic. Bigsby tremolo tailpiece with compensated rocking bar bridge.
Weight: 7lb, 2oz
Neck: Solid double bound mahogany neck with black side dots and mother-of-pearl thumbnail inlays. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard is in phenomenal shape for its age. Frets appear to be original and have wear consistent with their age, but still play fine with no intonation issues or fretting out. 1 3/4" nut width, 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight and truss rod functions normally.
Electronics: Dual HiLoTron pickups (Bridge-3.16K ohms, Neck-3.66K ohms). “G” Arrow stamped knobs (individual pickup volume, and master volume) with 3-way tone selector switch, 3-way pickup selector switch, and standby switch.
Case: Original hard shell case included.