G. Balestra "VulcanMaster Model" Guitar - Late 70s / Early 80s - Tobacco Burst
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*This is a used guitar in very good condition
*This is a consignment item
*Includes tweed hard shell case
*Observations: This is a very rare and cool guitar built by New York luthier Giuliano Balestra in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Balestra was known for making instruments for famous players like Elliott Randall and Buck Dharma, and it is not often that you see these become available.
The VulcanMaster is a mahogany set-neck T-style guitar with a Gibson scale length and an ebony fingerboard. There is scratching and swirling on the top and pickguard from normal playing wear and some small dents or deeper scratches on the top and back but no buckle rash. There are few tiny finish chips edge of the back near the output jack and a few very small dimple-like dings on the sides of the guitar. There is some pitting and dulling on the bridge and most of the other hardware, which is mostly brass. Overall, this one is in very good condition, especially for a nearly 45 year-old instrument!
There is very little fret wear and the playability is terrific. Acoustically, this is a loud, resonant guitar and the electronics work well and sound great!
$2499 plus $45 for shipping (consignment item)
- Brand: Guiliano Balestra / Vulcan
- Model: VulcanMaster
- Serial Number: None
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
- Neck Profile: C Shape
- Depth at 1st Fret: .878"
- Depth at 12th Fret: .928"
- Scale Length: 24 3/4"
- Radius: 10"
- Inlays: Pearl Dots
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.637"
- Fret Type: Medium Jumbo
- Number of Frets:
- Tuners: Schaller, Gold
- Bridge: Breass T-Style w/ Brass Saddles
- Pickguard: 1 Ply Parchment
- Pickups: Mighty Mite neck humbucker, unknown bridge pickup (also possibly Mighty Mite)
- Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-way selector switch, series/parallel switch for neck humbucker
- Finish: Tobacco Burst
- Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
- Case: Tweed hard shell case
- Made In White Plains, New York USA
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| Listed | a year ago |
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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