Kustom K200 1968 - Natural

KUSTOM K2001968 SEMIHOLLOW GUITAR Kustom Guitars are one of the rarest and unique manufacturer that is said to be ranked high in the list of "Top 10 Most Unknown, Undervalued, and Underappreciated Guitars" in the vintage guitar market! This guitar, labeled in kustom catalogs as k200 model, is a Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1968), made in Chanute, Kansas, natural lacquer finish, laminated maple body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, with a couple of dearmond 2000 pick up model. They are built a bit like the Rickenbacker 300 series guitars, with very thin hollow bodies carved from solid maple blocks with hollow chambers inside, and a single slash sound hole. Unlike the Ricks, the necks are bolt-on, allowing for continuing action adjustment, and the rosewood fingerboards are not lacquered, making for more conventional playing comfort.

The Kustoms have a distinct mid-'60s hot-rod feel about them -- unfortunately, they came to market just as the heavy 1968 blues-rock wave brought solid-bodies, hyper volume, and distortion into the guitar universe and thus were born at exactly the wrong time. These are in no way cheap guitars; they are elegantly built and finished, and in many ways are the equal of quite a few far better-known contemporaries.

All hardware is high quality, including the fully adjustable bridge. This guitar is finished in an ambered natural finish that really shows off the grain of the wood. Overall length is 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm.), 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 1/2 in. (622 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.). This guitar remains all original in almost mint condition, all pots and switch work correctly. No repairs or modifications, just a re-fret in a short term would be recommended