Samick / Cort Lawsuit Era D-Series MIK Acoustic Guitar w/ Silverfoil Pickup (1970s, Natural)

For sale here is an electrified vintage acoustic guitar that was made in Korea in the late 1970s. This one is super remarkable for the quality of the maple top and the mahogany back, sides and neck. The tonewoods used are amazing in quality, especially from an old cheap guitar. This one has pretty low action and plays pretty well given the age of the guitar, so I decided to electrify it.

The silverfoil addition is a little pet project of mine. I have probably made over 5-6 dozen of these at this point. I found these silverfoil pickups online and have been adding them to vintage acoustic guitars that are not in collector shape, but still play great.  

The silverfoil simply clip mounts in the sound hole, and then I added a jack plate on the bottom and wired in a simple volume control. I have been controlling the tone of mine with my pedal board, but they sound pretty good unaffected. Very clear and shimmery

Other than that, all I had to do was shine it up, set the action and change the strings. The tone is wonderfully full and the action is decently low for a guitar this age. Obviously not "modern guitar" action, but not uncomfortable by any stretch of the imagination. There are also some to-be-expected dings and scratches. (See pics for full condition.)

As always I oiled the board, changed the strings, polished the finish and tweaked the set up. This one is strung with electric strings, but you could use bronze acoustic strings, just make sure they are super light gauge acoustic strings. I like the .10-.50, and I order mine from a company right here in Nashville called Stringjoy. These old girls were not meant to handle large amounts of string tension, so getting light gauge strings on your first string change is CRUCIAL.

As with all of my pre-1980 acoustic guitars, this guitar is being sold "as is" regardless of condition. (See my shop policies for more information.) This guitar has no case or gig bag. As always, I pack my guitars to survive a thermonuclear explosion, and always ship with full insurance.

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