Summary
The neck and body are structurally in Excellent condition, the varnish-free Chechen fretboard is smooth and well-conditioned, the stainless steel frets have been PLEK® processed, and the finish is Very Good with typical normal wear from a well-played instrument of this age. Rated Good overall due to deviations from stock and priced below Reverb’s valuation of $2,731.
Model
Year 2017
Serial #1715770
Weight 8.25lb
Mods
Reshaped Headstock (creates a more solid flat-facing contact surface for Gotoh® machine head casing mounts, shallow hairline cracks in the walnut wings run parallel to casing screws, does not affect screw tightness in any way, screws are toe-screwed in to avoid 90° post holes, machines are solidly screwed in and stable)
Premium Gotoh® SD510 HAP (high adjustable posts) Machine Heads with tulip buttons, Gear Ratio 1:15, Lightweight 22gm, special ordered factory direct from Japan
RIC® OEM 03295 Bakelite Nut, wide width 1.75″ / 44.45mm
Fretboard Varnish Removed
Stainless Steel Frets
Recently PLEK® Processed
New D’Addario® Chromes/XL Strings, Balanced Tension Custom Set
- 42w/20 32w/15 24w/11.5 17/8.5 13.5/13.5 10/10
- 186.3 lb. Tension
RIC® OEM Vintage Re-issue “Toaster” Pickups
- Gavitt Cloth Hookup Wiring
- 10% Underwound Neck, 6.6KΩ, 1.5L A5 0.25″ Rods
- Middle 7.4KΩ, 1.7L A5 0.25″ Rods
- Bridge 7.4KΩ, 1.7L A5 0.25″ Rods
TAOT® CTS® 450G 525KΩ 5% Tolerance Audio Taper Pots
- 3 Independent Volumes w/Kinman Treble Bleed 1nF/220K
- Neck and Bridge wired to switch
- Middle switch bypassed
- 1 Master Tone w/Orange Drop .047uF
- Gavitt Cloth Circuit Wiring
Switchcraft® 3-way Toggle
Pure Tone Technologies Mono Output Jack (superior cable contact points)
Customized Aftermarket Trapeze Tailpiece (Allparts® 12-string Stopbar and Winfield Vintage Custom Attachment Bracket, featuring individual string-thru holes and correct wide-width spacing to match bridge saddles, original RIC® included)
Winfield Vintage Historic-style Knurled Strap Buttons (original Schaller® strap locks included)
Value-Added
Ethos Custom “Union Jack” Premium Leather Strap for the “My Generation” look
Shubb® Lite 12-string Wide-Width Aluminum Capo, the stainless steel frets stand up to frequent capotasto use
Dunlop® Body Mount Pick Holder with Dunlop® Primetone Medium Picks
Winfield Vintage Ultimate 330/360 Custom Case
- Highest Market Quality
- Cool-Looking Vintage-style Silver Tolex
- Leather End Caps and Handle
- Plush Blue Form-Fitting Interior, Secure Tight Fit, Zero-Movement
- Keys
Included
Adjustment Wrenches
- Dual Truss Rods, Hex Nuts, 1/4″
- Machine Head Height Adjustment
- Bridge Height Posts
- Bridge Saddle Intonation
RIC® Manual & Polish Cloth
Parts Bag
Shipping
Ships in original factory box. Double boxing is available upon request for an additional charge. International shipping is available, additional charges will apply. Inquire for a quote.