Supro Lexington Mid 60's Sunburst

NOTE:  The 1st picture does not show the guitar for sale in this listing!  It shows a page from the 1965 Supro Catalog that depicts four different Supro models. The guitar 2nd from left shows the model I have for sale in this listing.  If you can manage to borrow Marty & Doc's DeLorean for a quick joy ride, you can take it back to '65 and get one of these brand new for $169.50!  Otherwise you'll have to make do with this used one for $599.  The very last picture shows a page from the 1966 Supro Catalog.  Note how they changed tailpieces between '65 and '66.  Back in '65 the marketing brochure didn't call this a tri-color sunburst finish.  It was a "shaded" guitar.  How quaint!

This is a mid-1960's Supro Lexington guitar in very good condition for its age.

This model was made from 1965 to 1968.  The company went out of business shortly thereafter.

I believe this one to be an all-original 1965 model.  The research I've done suggests that by 1966 and later, Supro had changed to a different style combination tailpiece and bridge design.

Cosmetically this guitar is in amazing shape-- you would be hard pressed to find another with fewer signs of wear. One notable minor cosmetic issue, which is visible in the photos, is that the prior owner had placed the bridge off the pickguard and onto the body closer to the tailpiece. This was a dumb thing to do because in addition to marking the finish, it would have totally screwed up the intonation for its 24 ¾” scale length. Other than that, there are a few light scuff marks that you would expect to find on a 50+ year old guitar, but only superficial surface marks, nothing through the finish anywhere.

The neck is Supro's "Kord King" design, which has no truss rod and is non-adjustable. Instead of a truss rod there is a shaft of rigid, aircraft grade aluminum permanently sealed inside the neck and fret board.

The sound and tone of this guitar is also unique and amazing due to Supro's "Vista Tone" pickups. They look like humbuckers but they are uniquely designed single coils with magnets oriented parallel to the strings. Soundwise, they have a harmonically-rich, vocal quality somwhere in between Strat single coils and Gibson P90's. The tone is extremely well suited for slide playing, which to me is where this guitar really shines.

Also included is the original, cheaply constructed, chipboard case which is pretty well beat, not in great condition and does not provide much protection for the guitar.  If you plan to travel or gig with the guitar I would recommend getting either a gig bag or hard case for it. It will fit well in a strat-style case.