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No. 4702. Weight = Includesm original black Tolex hardshell case. This gorgeous 17" all SOLID carved Eagle Classic is a very traditional color over premium figured Maple & Spruce, and it was PLEK'd at the Kalamazoo shop, and it's simply amazing!! This is the working player's L5 style archtop. This beauty is right at "mint" condition. No smoke odors.
A timeless and beautiful archtop built to satisfy any player looking for a well crafted, solid carved top & back Kalamazoo Archtop that won't break the bank. This guitar is crafted with a solid Sitka Spruce top to bring more complex fundamentals and acoustic value. The clean, African Ebony fretboard and solid white binding offer an understated look. Two gold plated Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbuckers provide the diversity and that good old vintage tonal capabilities that any professional demands. Seth invented the "humbucker" this same Kalamazoo shop!
The Eagle Classic is quintessential Jazz style guitar for any player’s collection. Well balanced and versatile, it’s a workhorse, so beautifully crafted in the historic Parsons Street shop in old Kalamazoo. The tone is familiar, rich & warm. Think Kenny Burrell's gorgeous tone...
- Body Material, all solid: Spruce (Top) / Curly Maple (Body)
- Body Color: Original sunburst
- Venetian cutaway
- Bound f holes
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Rim Wood: Curly Maple
- Fretboard Material: African Ebony
- Fretboard Radius: 12"
- Fret Size: Jescar Medium/Jumbo
- Nut Material: Bone, width = 1-11/16th inches
- Neck Profile: Standard medium C
- Neck Wood: 5-piece Curly Maple
- Scale Length: 25-1/2", lower bout = 17 inches, rim depth = 3 inches
- No. of Frets: 20
- Pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover, Gold (Neck & Bridge)
- Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
- Electronics: CTS 500K Potentiometers, Vishay .022uF Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch and Pure Tone Input Jack
- Bridge: African Ebony Adjustable Bridge with Finger Bail Tailpiece
- Pickguard: Single Bound Polished Ebony
- Strings: GHS Boomers 11-52
- Tuning Machines: Grover Super Rotomatics, gold plated with stairstep buttons
- Hardware Finish: Gold
- Control Knobs: Black Top Hat
- Switch Tip: Black
- Case: TKL
From Duncan's web site:
"The Seth Lover vintage output humbucker pickups are the perfect choice for players wanting to transform their axe into a singing classic rock machine or vintage style archtop. Nothing but blue sky. The Seth Lover neck model gives you a smooth but articulate tone by striking the perfect balance of warm, full low-end and a nice sweet treble. The alnico 2 bar magnet helps to smooth the high-end response, while the vintage output coils bring out this pickup’s rich harmonic content. Single notes will have that perfect singing quality, and the un-potted nickel silver cover creates an almost piano-like tone and percussive feel.
The Seth Lover bridge model gives you that warm, airy, open tone by striking just the right balance of low-end warmth with a smooth but articulate top end. Chords will have a full, open sound, and single notes will have a soft yet articulate feel. The Seth Lover vintage output humbucker pickups are carefully hand built in Santa Barbara to Seth Lover’s original exacting specs. Our butyrate bobbin molds are created by the same factory that built the original P.A.F. mold for Gibson. Other key features include our specially manufactured 42AWG plain enamel mag wire, nickel silver cover, 2.5-inch alnico 2 bar magnet, custom machined metal and maple spacers, and nickel silver bottom plate. We wind every Seth Lover humbucker on Seymour’s original Leesona winding machine from the early Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI., for that unmistakable vintage tone and feel. " (Same shop where this magnificent instrument was made!)
Note: These magnificent, traditional archtop instruments are currently 2+ years back ordered!
Available Now At: WOLFE GUITARS Jupiter, Florida USA
“World's LARGEST Heritage Guitar Dealer for over 3 decades
WOLFE GUITARS, Jupiter, Florida TEL: 561-746-2209 e-mail: wolfeguitars@comcast.net
Wolfe Guitars
2875 Jupiter Park Drive #400
Jupiter, FL 33458