Description
This gorgeous R8 started life as a regular Custom Shop '58 Reissue, but was a given a professional "Relic" treatment by Dan Shin at Lay's Guitar Shop in Akron, OH. The back was "aged" from its original Cherry into more of a caramel brown & the AA-figured Butterscotch top shows off some really nice, subtle weather checking. The neck is silky smooth & super comfortable to play anywhere on the fretboard. The double humbuckers sound fantastic & deliver muscular yet dynamic tones. Professionally set up & ready to rock straight out of the case!
Cosmetic Condition: Intentionally "aged" after-factory with various little nicks, dents & dings; scratches, weather checking & mild finish "relic". Overall the guitar looks great & is definitely a one-of-a-kind with a super cool vibe all its own!
Neck: Semi-chunky, one-piece mahogany neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Beautiful rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. Frets are in great shape with hardly any wear. Kluson Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: One-piece, solid mahogany body with AA-grade figured maple top in "aged" Butterscotch finish. Stopbar tailpiece with ABR-1 bridge & nickel hardware. Single-ply cream pickguard & jackplate. Guitar weighs a delightful 8 lbs 11.1 oz.
Electronics: Dual humbuckers with cream bezels & nickel covers. Bridge - 7.83K ohms; Neck - 7.96K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs. 3-way toggle switch & "bumble bee" caps. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included.
