Description
Custom-made “Wild-style” electric guitar with one pickup, walnut solid body circa 1965. Another truly unique, one-of-a-kind homemade electric guitar from the hills of Appalachia. This may have been a luthiers first project or a home-hobbyist woodworker stretching their skills. Either way it is well put together but needs some refinement if you’re going to play it regularly. The bridge butts right up to the pickup in order to intonate it. The action is medium, possibly slightly high but playable. The neck is wide. So if you like a fat-baseball-bat style, this is your guitar. It’s great for open-chords but might need a refret if you’re going to play up the neck regularly. The electronics are all mounted on a piece of wood-grain Formica. The body is what makes it truly unique and feels like a precursor to the wild Teiscos or later the BC Rich’s. You can play this guitar as is or strip it of the vintage parts for your own project. The pickup, tuners, knobs, tailpiece, and strap-pin are all worth the listed price.
The guitar is playable and the electronics work correctly. The DeArmond pick sounds great and the tone and volume controls work properly. The jack is 1/8 inch. So a cord with adapter is included to make it playable out of the box. (Or, just pop over to Radio Shack to get the actual cord!) The pickup is very strong with a great raw twang to it. It’s definitely the kind of guitar that gets attention when played live or in the studio. It will also work well as a slide guitar. It’s definitely a fun guitar to play and will work for a variety of styles that needs a bold, twangy tone.
CONDITION:Description from VintageSilvertones.com
This guitar is what it is — a homemade project with a variety of flaws that make its imperfection perfect. The large pictures tell the real story on the condition.
TUNERS:
The tuners are Kluson Deluxe 3×2, closed back, tuners with white plastic knobs, The tuners work correctly but definitely show their age of close to 60 years.Description from VintageSilvertones.com
NECK:
The neck is straight with 20 frets, and a 24.5″ scale. The fretboard (possibly walnut also) has the fret markers wood-burned into place. The frets probably could use a dressing or be replaced if you’re serious about playing it regularly. The neck itself has some dings and wear and is generally straight. The action is medium. The headstock has a diamond-shaped piece of formica with “stars” as the logo. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
PICKUP:
DeArmond number 596 (most likely model number) pickup from about 1964. It’s one, strong sounding, single-coil pickup with one volume and one tone control. It uses a 1/8 inch jack. So the cord and adapter are included. The pickup is strong and very twangy sounding. All electronics work properly. Description from VintageSilvertones.com
The Dimensions are:
Overall length: 41″Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Body width: 15″
Body thickness: 1.76″ with neck 2.15″Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Scale: 24.5″
Width of the nut: 1.71″ (depth: 1.0″ approx.)
String height at 12th fret: 0.12″Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Weight: 7.3 poundsDescription from VintageSilvertones.com
