MIJ Acoustic/ MOSRITE GUITAR Made In Japan BLACK WIDOW 1968 All Original

  

Aria MIJ for MOSRITE/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR. VINTAGE 60s /70s BLACK WIDOW V. Dispatched with Other 48h Courier. This comes with the original case, though it seems to have been stripped. It also comes with the paper work of the service (done 29/10/2020) by Luthier Julyan Wallis - The Guitar Doctor as seen on tvs The Repair Shop with a detailed breakdown of the works carried out.

Condition is really good for its age and exceptional compared to the others out there. The lacquer has cracks and chips and one of the incredible tuners isnt perfectly seated.

All that said, following a service this is a formidable guitar and one that could never be replicated! I found the following description online somewhere and have blatantly copied it across, it eloquently explains the history of the guitar better than I ever could. I hoped this would be an inheritance piece but I urgently need to turn over some cash. Reasonable offers will be considered, ask me anything. To understand Just how rare this guitar is we first have to go back to the original history of Acoustic an American company who made Guitar amps for the likes of Jimi Hendrix.

They decided to diversify into Guitars (and this was their one and only attempt). Harvey Gerst guitarist with the BYRDS was sponsored by Acoustic and actually owned the very first Black widow.

As he could not get on with Hendrix's Strats he decided to show him using his own L/H Black widow. Hendrix loved the sound and when it came time to go Harvey asked for his guitar back from Hendrix to which Hendrix replied What guitar? This is my guitar, but you can have any of my other guitars. Acoustic designed the guitar and then contracted Bartell Guitars to build them but they could not meet the numbers required and so they outsourced to Sammy Mosely of Mosrite Guitars. Samy Mosely already had a Contract with Matsumoku Aria to produce instruments under the Mosrite brand name.

Very few Aria "Branded" Black Widow Guitars managed to make it out into circulation. This is one of them. About 100 Acoustic/Bartell Branded Black Widows were made and a Total of 200 Mosrite Black widow Guitars were made and only a few Aria Black Widow Guitars made (All right Handed).

Semi Solid Carved top Body. Three Piece Maple Neck the neck extends to and under the bridge where there is an adjuster screw to provide neck tilt for lowering the action or raising it THIS can be done without detuning the guitar or loosening off the other neck bolts.

(Even the Aria Museum do not own one). The Guitar is Big and Heavy and sounds AWESOME. It has a straight neck and a low and fast action. It has a Slim Neck that goes from a soft C to a Flat D at the guitar body end (Much as you would find on a modern shredders guitar) EXCEPT that this is 1970's and totally STOCK.

This is the REAL deal and some are asking great amounts for this Matsumoku made gem. The item "MIJ Acoustic/ MOSRITE GUITAR Made In Japan BLACK WIDOW 1968 All Original" is in sale since Friday, March 12, 2021.

This item is in the category "Musical Instruments\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars". The seller is "pentowan07" and is located in Hayle.

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1. Manufacturer Colour: Black
2. Body Type: Solid
3. Size: 4/4
4. Custom Bundle: Yes
5. Body Colour: Black
6. Neck Material: Non
7. Set Includes: HardCase
8. MPN: N/A
9. Number of Frets: 24
10. Brand: Mosrite
11. Handedness: Right-Handed
12. Series: Acoustic Black Widow
13. Model Year: 1968
14. Type: Electric Guitar
15. Body Material: Mahog
16. String Configuration: 6 String
17. Model: Black Widow
18. Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
19. Unit Quantity: 1