Balaguer Toro USA Heritage Electric Guitar w/ Case-Metallic Purple over Sunburst

Message from Joe Balaguer, the builder of this guitar:

This is a very special Heritage build that is now available for sale. Some of you may have seen this guitar in pictures or videos in the past. Three of us worked on this build, so you can see this as a team-built Heritage, as Justin (Luthier), Pat (previous QC Manager), and myself did various things on the guitar to complete it. This is truly a unique build because it has a history to it. The body and neck for this build sat for a handful of years after I milled the wood back in 2014/2015 because the hustle and bustle of growing a company put this personal build on the back burner. It traveled from Los Angeles, where I was living at the time of the body/neck being milled, all the way back to Pennsylvania.

It wasn’t until 2019/2020 when I devoted the time to dig into it, and I ended up including Justin and Pat in the process. I ended up keeping it as my personal guitar this entire time. In my opinion it is a collector’s item for anyone who really digs what we do at Balaguer, it just has a special kind of mojo and the history mentioned above adds to it. I don’t play it as much as it deserves and I want it to be played / enjoyed for years to come! It is very lightweight yet very resonant at the same time. This Toro feels like a worn-in guitar you’ve owned for years. I don’t normally let personal USA guitars like this go, but it deserves to be riffed on more.

Condition: This is a USED Toro USA Heritage in excellent condition. No issues to report on the condition of the guitar. One of the latches on the case is broken. It comes equipped with our Pro-Tech setup.

Pro-Tech Setup: Our Pro-Tech setup makes your guitar ready to rock straight out of the box. Here’s how..

• Make any adjustments so the neck is straight to avoid any fret buzzing and for comfort
• Check the nut and nut slots for any adjustments/filing to prevent any tuning issues, as well as for comfort at the lower frets
• Make any adjustments to the bridge/tremolo system so it’s in the proper position for tuning stability
• Set the action to a height that feels comfortable for each guitar
• Set the intonation so you’re in tune everywhere on the neck

All of these steps will make your brand new guitar feel as comfortable as ever and ready to play straight out of the box! 

Specs

• Body Wood: Swamp Ash
• Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
• Neck Finish: Aged Nitro
• Fretboard Wood: Hard Rock Maple
• Frets: 24 Stainless Steel
• Inlays: Black Dots
• Finish: Nitro Metallic Purple / Sunburst Finish over Finish
• Bridge: Hipshot Ibby
• Tuners: Graphtech Ratio Locking Tuners
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Pickups: Balaguer USA Hypernova Humbuckers, 1 Volume, 5-way switch