Neck Details: Bolt-on mahogany neck with unbound ebony fingerboard and dot inlays. The body and neck have been fully refinished in a dark blue metallic. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please call to speak to one of our experts.īody Details: Solid mahogany body. None of the above has any impact on & does not in any way relate to the "condition" of the guitar as specified in the above listing.The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. to the truss rod, etc.) upon arrival to you. Simply tune it up to proper pitch (440) & give it a few hours to adjust back to the proper string tension.Īlso, because of differences in climate between Michigan & where the guitar is shipped to, as well as differences in season (temp./humidity) between when the set-up was performed & when the instrument was sold, the instrument may require minor adjustments (e.g. When you receive the instrument, therefore, the strings may buzz at first because of this temporary slight back bow. During the time that the instrument is detuned, if it has a truss rod, the neck may be pulled into a slight back-bow, as the strings are not providing the opposing force to maintain the usual slight relief (or flat position in some cases). Then before shipping, all instruments are detuned further until the strings are almost "slack," as is recommended for safety during shipping.
to suit your exact tastes.įurther, after instruments are set-up & photographed for listing here on Reverb, they are detuned before storage to prevent undue stress on the neck. While each instrument I sell is professionally set-up prior to being listed on Reverb, that set-up may not be exactly to your particular taste "right out of the box" & (as with any instrument that you buy anywhere) you should expect to possibly make adjustments to the action, string gauges, etc. The set-up on any guitar is subjective & a matter of personal taste, which of course varies for every player. In addition to my 100% 5-star feedback rating here on, I also have a 20 year, 100% positive feedback rating on eBay (from nearly 1000 ratings-user name "scedro").
Please look carefully at all of the photos and feel free to contact me with any questions before buying. All four latches & hinges work as they should. The case definitely shows its over 40 year age (see photos) but it's fully functional.
The foam "bridge mute" works as it should (see photos 20 & 21).I’m assuming it was produced earlier rather than later, in either '74 or '75.
Vintage Mid-70s - These were made from 1974-1979 the serial number of this one is B00894, so.