1967 Fender Bronco Vintage Short Scale Offset Electric

Description
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Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Bronco, professionally setup and ready to be played. This vintage short scale Fender "student" model was introduced halfway through '67, and this is one of the very first examples made. The guitar is 100% original aside from finish overspray exclusively on the body, and features an original black bobbin single coil pickup and untouched wiring harness.

Essentially a new spin on an old favorite, the Bronco uses the same body/neck platform as the Mustang/Duo Sonic/Musicmaster with a new vibrato unit design, new pickguard shape, and bridge position-mounted single coil. The pickup has plenty of sparkle and bite, with more roundness than one might expect and a smooth, balanced character. The guitar weighs a mere 6lbs 14oz. We've had this Bronco dialed in here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with fresh 11-50 strings and low action.

The maple neck has a slender and fast-feeling C shape, with significant palm wear through the nitro lacquer gloss. The dark, tight-grained Brazilian rosewood fretboard retains the original fretwire, and both the lacquer neck finish and Brazilian board are two features only seen on the very first Broncos from 1967-68. The original slender frets are intact, showing moderate, uniform wear on frets 1-5, and lighter wear until roughly fret 10. The guitar plays well up the 24" scale, and the neck is very straight with a responsive truss rod. The nut measures 1 5/8" in width, and the headstock retains the original Fender "F" tuners with white hexagonal buttons.

The original electronics are untouched, with the black bobbin pickup wired to original pots that date back to the 42nd week of 1966. The stock white pickguard is missing a couple corners but still sits nice and flat and secures well to the body, and the pair of aluminum skirted witch hat knobs are also intact. The stock vibrato unit has clean chrome plating and all of the minor parts that complete this rare vibrato are present, including the original arm. It's a surprisingly effective vibrato, with a smooth, even response and reliable return to pitch, and it's a curiosity why Fender never used this system on any subsequent models.

Under the pickguard and in the neck pocket, the original Fiesta Red finish is present, yet a previous owner did an amateur overspray on the body in a slightly darker, more purple-y shade of red. This overspray on the body shows plenty of scuffs, nicks, and minor battle scars, along with a couple curious amorphous shapes on the back where the finish reacted to stickers which were cleanly removed. There is also some scuffing in the pick path, and heavy lacquer checking on the original finish on the headstock face.

This Bronco is from the very first months of production, featuring untouched electronics and all original hardware.

Caractéristiques du produit

État :: Très bon (Occasion)
Marque: Fender
Modèle: Bronco
Finition: Fiesta Red
Catégories: Solid Body
Année: 1967
Fabrication: États-Unis
Matière de la touche: Palissandre
Forme du corps: Double Cutaway
Nombre de cordes: 6 cordes
Droitier / Gaucher: Droitier
Caractéristiques du corps: Offset
Type de corps: Solid Body

A propos du vendeur

Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar
Membre depuis Aug 2013
Seattle, WA, États-Unis

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Politique d’expédition

Disponible pour retrait sur place de Seattle, WA, États-Unis

Expédie de Seattle, WA, États-Unis vers :

États-Unis continentaux: $65,00
Partout ailleurs: $165,00

Within the continental USA we ship via FedEx Ground. All shipments are insured through the shipper as well as our shop insurance policy.

We are happy to offer worldwide shipping on all items! Please contact us for an accurate international shipping quote before bidding or buying, as cost varies by buyer location. Most guitar shipments outside the USA are via USPS Priority International, and FedEx International Economy is our preferred carrier for amplifiers and shipments that exceed dimensional limits of USPS (these vary by country).

International orders will be declared as “merchandise” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery.

We use industrial 1/2" bubble wrap as well as 1" hard foam and double walled boxes where applicable to make sure your purchase arrives safely. Strings are detuned, switch tips and endpins packed separately, and all usual precautions taken to ensure that our instruments and amps arrive exactly as described.

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