1995 Heritage Super Eagle in Viceroy Sunburst. Incredible USA handmade guitar featuring solid spruce carved top and solid carved maple back and sides.
This probably the best price by far you will find for this model on internet. I am old and thinning out my guitars.
These are compared to Gibson's Super 400 CES with same features. Heritage guitars are made by Gibson employees who started their own company.
It weighs less than 8 lbs.
Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price New $7500, so this is priced at over a 50% savings.
Body size at lower bout:
18",
Scale length:
25 1/2"
Nut:
1 11/16"
Body depth:
3"
Finish:
Vintage sunburst finish, nitrocellulose lacquer type.
Materials:
Solid bookmatched handcarved fine grain quartersawn spruce top;
solid handcarved bookmatched tiger-flame maple back and sides; tiger flame maple neck with walnut centerstripes;
solid ebony fingerboard with pearl inlays; abalone headstock logo; 7-ply body binding; 5-ply neck binding; bound f-holes; solid bone nut.
Cosmetically, there is a hairline crack on bottom side between tailpiece and jack that has been professionally repaired and touched up screw holes when Bigsby tailpiece was replaced with new tailpiece and D'Addario Planet Waves Elliptical strap buttons.
The binding shows a small discoloration on left side edge about 4" on back bottom piece and 1/32" separation about 1" long on bottom edge of back. The back shows some slight wear and or streaking in small area of center back. See pix.
It sounds and plays glorious, the flamed maple pickguard and fretboard inlays are impressive on black ebony fretboard.
Comes with original worn hard case, all latches, hinges and handle work as they should.
Will ship lower 48 states continental USA only No Apo, PO boxes or foreign bidders. Guitar sold as is, as described.