Conrad Bison Matsumoko 68 Fireburst

For sale is a rare made in Japan Conrad Bison, semi-hollow electric guitar, that was obviously inspired by Gibson’s Johnny A. model. Built in the late1960s, this is a fantastic lawsuit era example of the golden years of American, Japanese luthior craftsmanship. This spectacular beauty was built at the world renowned Matsumoku factory in Japan, that also built a slew of other famous makes such as, Univox, Aria, Ibanez, Epiphone, Maxitone, Bruno, Electra, Greco, Ventura, Sekova, Encore, Telestar, and quite a few high end Teisco's. Based on my research, everything on it is original, except for the pickguard…Including the electronics and its sweet vintage P-90 pickups that work and sound great…& a very cool classic Gibson fashioned trapeze tailpiece. It also comes with a custom-made nickel silver pickguard, as seen in the pictures. Not only is it beautiful, it also sings a sweet tune both acoustically as well as plugged in. This deal is a take it as-is deal. The pickup selector switch plastic tip is missing, as well as the (original) plastic pickguard. In addition, there was about a ½ inch of plastic binding on the upper right corner of the headstock, that was missing when I purchased it, and was professionally repaired by an expert luthior. That being said, if minor cosmetic irregularities are not an issue to you, you’re playin a very fun guitar.

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