London, United Kingdom
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FENDER D’AQUISTO ELITE 1984
We are happy to offer for sale this rare vintage Fender Elite by D’Aquisto. Details as follows:
Year of manufacture: 1984
Country of origin: Japan (Terada plant)
Serial number: 40802399
Body Type: Hollow body archtop (16" lower bout width)
Body Depth: Sleek 2.75 inches
Top Material: Arched spruce
Back & Sides: Laminated flame maple (Natural finish)
Neck Material: 3-piece maple with a set-neck construction
Fingerboard: Bound ebony with Mother of Pearl block inlays
Scale Length: 24.75 inches
Nut Width: 1 11/16 inches
Pickup: Single gold-plated Schaller humbucker (neck position)
Controls: Master Volume and Master Tone with ebony knobs
Bridge: Height-adjustable compensated ebony bridge
Tailpiece: Contoured "cello-style" trapeze.
Tuners: Gold-plated sealed tuners with ebony buttons
Pickguard: Bound ebony with D'Aquisto's signature modern curve
Condition: 7/10
Case: OHSC (Original Hard-Shell Case)
Comments:
In the early 1980s, Fender sought to establish a credible presence in the high-end archtop market. They partnered with Jimmy D’Aquisto, the protege of John D'Angelico and arguably the most celebrated archtop luthier in history, and launched the “Master Series” in 1984. The “Elite" sat in the middle of the three-model lineup, between the Standard and the Ultra. It featued an arched spruce top, a single neck humbucker, and ebony appointments. It is often described as a modernized, "D’Aquisto-fied" version of the Gibson ES-175, designed to be a high-performance "working man's" jazz box. It features D’Aquisto’s signature aesthetic touches, including the S-shaped soundholes (blended with traditional F-shapes), a sleek ebony cello-style tailpiece, and a stylized headstock based on older D'Angelico designs.
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