We are selling this rare and vintage Toledo (1970s) strato-style electric guitar, made by Aria and sold under the Toledo brand for the Canadian market.
These "Toledo" guitars were made by Aria Guitars of Japan under contract for the Canadian Conservatory of Music, a music school chain based in Toronto with braches all across Canada. The School went to Aria to supply them with playable and good value instrument that would be marketed to their own students. The Conservatory imported Toledo branded Aria guitars through most of the 60's and early 70's. Any Toledo brand guitars found outside of Canada have been brought there buy their owners.
Aria Guitars is one of the older Japanese guitar manufactures, and they built a nice guitar with cool workmanship. Aria seems to have marketed guitars under many brand names, Toledo being one of them. Unfortunately, Aria web sites do not have any information on these old guitars, and there is little information about Toledo guitars out there on the web.
This gorgeous guitar is fully working and in very good conditions for its age (please, check the photos). On the back, in the lower part of the body, the guitar has a scratch/hit (please, check all the photos). However, this does not compromise the functioning of the guitar in any way!
It’s a Stratocaster guitar with a thicker neck than the recent models. The guitar is easy to play with a very low and comfortable action. Cosmetically there are some minor signs of wear related to a guitar from 50 years ago. It works fine, the electrics work fine, delivering a very rich and warm, yet clear tone from the pickups. They sound very loud, but clear and brilliant, ideal for twang and surf sounds, but also funk and everything else that needs twang.
IMPORTANT: This guitar probably needs a general standard setup by a luthier (change strings, etc.). It can therefore be a real deal for those who intend to bring it back to its full capacity!
FOR THIS REASONS THIS TOLEDO ELECTRIC GUITAR IS SOLD AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE AND AT THE BUYER'S OWN RISK, WITHOUT WARRANTY AGAINST POSSIBLE COSMETICAL OR FUNCTIONAL DEFECTS: WE CAN’T OFFER ANY REFUND OR RETURN!
If you are looking for some real 70s vibes, and a unique guitar sounds cool, this guitar is for you!
Very hard to let this one go, but it's not getting enough use and it's just time to move on.
See photos & condition description for condition details, but feel free to ask questions.
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