Sound Pure's Take

Condition: Used, Excellent (frets are in need of replacement but have been left untouched to maintain the collector quality of Bob's original work), Pickup replaced.

An absolutely astounding instrument that won't come back anytime soon once it's gone!  Wow.  This thing is like a late 20s Gibson L-3 that evolved over the last 100 years or so into this wizened, appropriately eccentric, and all around masterful 7 string acoustic/electric archtop.  Truly a guitar that sounds just as good acoustically as it does amplified and vice versa.  Woody, warm, rich, and downright organic.  Comfortable, too--good look finding a 7 string that's this easy to navigate!  And we can't neglect to mention the looks, can we?  From the board inlay to the body bindings to the delicate burst on that top--you really won't find anything that doesn't make you want to stare just a little longer.  The provenance and signature from the master himself is just the cherry on top--10/10 in every way!

Model
7-String Oval Hole
Serial
12085
Year
1985
Color
Sunburst
Top
Alaskan Spruce
Body
American Curly Maple
Binding
B/W/B/W/B/W
Neck
American Curly Maple
Fingerboard
Ebony
Width at Nut
2 1/8"
Nut Material
Bone
Scale
25"
Frets
22
Bridge
Ebony
Tailpiece
Ebony
Pickup
Kent Armstrong
Controls
Volume
Tuners
Grover
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Width
17"
Body Depth (when accounting for arch of top and back)
4"
Case
Hardshell
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