Vintage 1960s Kimberly Solid Offset Body Electric Guitar — Sunburst

Brand: Kimberly

Origin: Made in Japan (Teisco / Kawai Era)

Body Style: Offset Solid Body

Finish: Three-Tone Sunburst Gloss

Pickups: 2 Vintage Chrome Single-Coils

Pickguard: Chrome/Mirror Finish Plate

Switching System: Independent "MIC 1" and "MIC 2" On/Off Slide Switches

Condition: Good (Used / Vintage Player Grade)

Functional Status: 100% Playable (Pickups, slide switches, and adjustment pots function as expected)

Up for sale is a beautiful, highly vibrant piece of "Bizarre Guitar" history: a 1960s Kimberly Solid Offset Body Electric Guitar. Imported from Japan during the golden era of the 1960s guitar boom, Kimberly instruments were produced in legendary factories like Kawai/Teisco and are highly prized today for their distinctive space-age aesthetics and unique garage-rock tones.

As seen in image17 (26).jpeg, this model features a gorgeous, heavily contoured offset body layout layered in a classic three-tone sunburst finish. Driven by two surface-mounted vintage chrome single-coil pickups, it delivers a punchy, low-output jangle and lo-fi warmth that sounds phenomenal when pushed into a fuzzy or overdriven tube amplifier.

Visual Analysis & Hardware Breakdown

• Distinctive 4+2 Headstock: As clearly captured in image15 (33).jpeg and image13 (37).jpeg, the headstock features a unique 4+2 tuning peg orientation with vintage white plastic buttons, a metal string tree bar, and a raised gold "KIMBERLY" logo plate. A white plastic truss rod cover sits cleanly above the zero-fret nut design (image14 (36).jpeg).
• Retro Rocket-Switch Matrix: Instead of a standard toggle switch, this model utilizes independent on/off slide switches engraved directly into the chrome pickguard plate labeled "MIC 1" and "MIC 2" (image10 (43).jpeg). This allows you to run either pickup solo, combine them together, or completely mute the instrument on the fly.
• Vintage Electronics Array: Outfitted with aged cream control knobs labeled "V" (Volume) and "T" (Tone) sitting adjacent to a face-mounted 1/4" output jack (image9 (50).jpeg). The massive chrome mirror pickguard extends across the lower bout (image11 (40).jpeg).
• Hardtail Base & Zero Fret: Features an adjustable vintage roller-style bridge saddle layout paired with a surface-anchored tailpiece unit (image11 (40).jpeg).

Condition Profile

• Great Playing Shape: The rosewood fingerboard has a beautiful grain structure and features classic pearloid dot markers as shown in image12 (36).jpeg. The frets retain a healthy profile for clean string fretting.
• Vintage Handling Wear: This guitar is in honest, vintage used condition. It exhibits normal cosmetic surface scuffs, small dings, and finish scrapes consistent with an instrument that is over 50 years old, but none of these minor blemishes impact its structural integrity or smooth playability.

What’s Included

• Vintage Kimberly Offset Electric Guitar Only
• Note: Does not include an auxiliary gig bag, hardshell case, or a tremolo arm vibrato tailpiece bar unless pictured.

Standard Reverb Shipping Guidelines

• Packaging: Vintage Japanese instruments require meticulous support during transit. Strings will be detuned slightly before shipment to ease tension on the neck. The headstock, 4+2 tuning array, and chrome pickguard face will be individually bubble-wrapped. The entire guitar will be securely suspended inside a heavy-duty, double-walled box packed tightly with shock-absorbent void-fill to prevent movement.
• Shipping: Ships promptly with tracking. Please check our feedback and buy with confidence!

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