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Condition: Used, Excellent

Truly one-of-a-kind! With an all maple body and set-neck and a rosewood fingerboard, this strat style guitar from Branzell has brawn and bite. Fitted with four dip switches (one for each pickup plus a bridge only override) you've got the ability to get traditional and non-traditional strat tones at your fingertips.

SP Luthier Notes: Fret dress and setup

From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)

Since graduating from Roberto Venn School of Luthiery in 1978, the quest to understand what makes great guitars was instilled and continues to intrigue me. The careful blending of fine tone woods and old world craftsmanship (I still mainly use hand tools) lays the foundation for the sonic and aesthetic qualities that define a Branzell Guitar.

Model: S-Style

Weight: 9.25 lbs

Serial #: 1055 GLB

Year: 1982

Body Material: Maple

Color: Transparent Black

Body Finish: Gloss

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Shape: C (.840" - 1.00")

Scale Length: 25.5"

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Jumbo (.112" x .049")

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1 5/8"

Neck Finish: Gloss

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Position Inlays: Abalone Dots

Neck Pickup: Virgil Arlo 1954 Strat

Middle Pickup: Virgil Arlo 1954 Strat

Bridge Pickup: Virgil Arlo 1954 Strat

Controls: Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Bridge)

Pickup Switching: 4 x Toggle Switches: 1. Neck On/Off / 2. Middle On/Off / 3. Bridge On/Off / 4. Solo Bridge (Defeats all other Switch Positions)

Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail

Tuning Machines: Schaller Gold Closed Gear

Hardware Finish: Gold

Pickguard: None

Knobs: Gold w/Black Tops

Case: Gator Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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