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1960s Suzuki Electric Guitar. Funky Japanese Guitar. And It Works Too!
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Description Brand: Suzuki Body Type: Solid Type: Electric Guitar String Configuration: 6 String Dexterity: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Travel back in time with this vintage electric guitar. Though there are no maker's marks on it (besides "Japan" on the neck plate), according to the pickup guide in Frank Meyers classic "History of Japanese Electric Guitars," it was made by Suzuki in the mid or late 1960s. Suzuki made and exported guitars, but only from 1965 to 1967. Today, its name is better associated with pianos and violins. This guitar is a pretty little one-pickup electric. Volume and tone controls. Truss rod. The neck is surprisingly straight for an old Japanese electric guitar. Nut width is 1-5/8". Frets are in solidly good condition, with some quite minimal wear in first three frets. There is significant ordinary play wear all over, as well as metal tarnish. The nut and saddle are both replacements. I just fit the nut. No case. The action is good for an old Japanese electric guitar: between 2/32" and 3/32" at the 12th fret. With that action, it plays up to the 15th fret without buzzing. It is a funky and foxy looking old guitar with plenty of musical life left. If you do make an offer during business hours, please know that I typically respond to offers within the hour. Questions? It will be well packed with plenty of new 1/2" bubble wrap and shipped in a new 46"x19"x7" stout cardboard instrument box. Please check out my Ebay store, “The 1970 Time Travel Trailer,” for more cool vintage stuff, including a bunch of vintage guitars (and a few ukuleles, banjos, fiddles, mandolins and amps, as well as fiddles, brass, woodwind, and various oddball musical instruments and old instrument brochures & catalogs). And please check out our new YouTube TV show, “Musical Treasure Hunting,” to see more of our adventures searching for old musical instruments.
Description
Brand: | Suzuki | Body Type: | Solid |
Type: | Electric Guitar | String Configuration: | 6 String |
Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Japan |
Travel back in time with this vintage electric guitar. Though there are no maker's marks on it (besides "Japan" on the neck plate), according to the pickup guide in Frank Meyers classic "History of Japanese Electric Guitars," it was made by Suzuki in the mid or late 1960s. Suzuki made and exported guitars, but only from 1965 to 1967. Today, its name is better associated with pianos and violins. This guitar is a pretty little one-pickup electric. Volume and tone controls. Truss rod. The neck is surprisingly straight for an old Japanese electric guitar. Nut width is 1-5/8". Frets are in solidly good condition, with some quite minimal wear in first three frets. There is significant ordinary play wear all over, as well as metal tarnish. The nut and saddle are both replacements. I just fit the nut. No case. The action is good for an old Japanese electric guitar: between 2/32" and 3/32" at the 12th fret. With that action, it plays up to the 15th fret without buzzing. It is a funky and foxy looking old guitar with plenty of musical life left. If you do make an offer during business hours, please know that I typically respond to offers within the hour. Questions? It will be well packed with plenty of new 1/2" bubble wrap and shipped in a new 46"x19"x7" stout cardboard instrument box. Please check out my Ebay store, “The 1970 Time Travel Trailer,” for more cool vintage stuff, including a bunch of vintage guitars (and a few ukuleles, banjos, fiddles, mandolins and amps, as well as fiddles, brass, woodwind, and various oddball musical instruments and old instrument brochures & catalogs). And please check out our new YouTube TV show, “Musical Treasure Hunting,” to see more of our adventures searching for old musical instruments.