YAMAHA AE-12 - Natural / 17” full acoustic with Bigsby

Description: YAMAHA AE-12 - Natural / 17” full acoustic with BigsbyDescriptionYAMAHA AE-12 - Natural / 17” full acoustic with Bigsby This is a high quality full acoustico with Yamaha's unparalleled technical skill and attention to detail. This 17-inch full acoustic features a spruce top with birch sides and back, maple neck and rose fingerboard, and the tremendous German curve on the back also shows the seriousness of Yamaha at the time. A direct successor to the AE-11, which was released in 1972 and remained on the market until 1976.*It is believed that both the AE-11 and AE-12 models were released in 1973, but with completely different headstocks and tailpieces, no zero frets, and a slightly longer scale. Body: Hollow body Double-bound maple spruce topNeck: Set mapleFingerboard: Rose 20f (block parallelogram inlay 640mm scale)Nut width: 43mmColor: NaturalWeight: Approx. 3.8kg The raw sound is quite loud, so much so that one would think it was an acoustic guitar... because it is strung with La Bella's Phosphor Bronze. It sounds so loud that you would think it is an acoustic guitar.The sound itself is a bright, dry vintage sound typical of archtop guitars. I wanted to change the PU to Lindy Fralin P-90 and the exterior to gold parts/electrical system to modern specs, but for this price, I will give it to you.This is a high quality Japanese vintage, so I recommend it as a bass machine for modification. The following is my personal opinion, but since it is vintage, there are some age-related signs of use such as minor scratches, etc., but no fatal damage. Rare Bigsby B3 full silver (about 38,000 yen) has been retrofitted, and the strap pins are also loose, although the locking pins seem to have been retrofitted.The string height was adjusted in January 2021 and the rod seemed to be at the limit, but otherwise it is still in the previous owner's condition, so I think the electrical system is fine (but I have not checked it by playing sound).Shipping Fedex or DHLInternational Buyers - Please Note:Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Thank you for your understanding.

Price: 2977 USD

Location: Fukuoka Ken, default

End Time: 2024-08-28T06:44:18.000Z

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