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c.1984 Fender D'Aquisto Elite
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Serial #: C000173 Body size at lower bout: 16"
Scale length: 24 3/4" Nut width: 1 11/16" Neck
depth, 1st/10th frets: .84/.87
Materials: Arched spruce top, arched flame maple
back and sides; solid maple neck with adjustable
truss rod; solid ebony fingerboard; mother of pearl
fingerboard and peghead inlay; triple bound body,
headstock and fingerboard, bound f-holes.
Hardware: 100% original gold hardware includes
sealed tuners with ebony keys; contoured
Macassar ebony tailpiece; adjustable compensated
ebony bridge; triple bound ebony pickguard; solid
ebony volume and tone knobs, Schaller
humbucking pickup.
Notes: Jimmy D'Aquisto was the last and most
celebrated apprentice to the legendary John
D'Angelico. In an abbreviated career of just three
decades, D'Aquisto created a peerless body of
work, instruments that are now the most costly and
sought after archtops ever made. Working in
collaboration with Fender Musical Instruments, he
created a number of more accessibly priced instruments that have become highly prized by serious players to this day.
The D'Aquisto Elite model is an upgrade from the Standard series, with a soundboard of arched spruce (rather than maple),
an ebony fingerboard, all-gold hardware, and a bound rosewood pickguard more curvilinear in shape. The 16" body is
comfortable to hold, with feedback resistant laminate construction. Body depth is a sleek 2 3/4", with a 24 3/4" scale that
makes fast runs and stretch chords fall more easily under the hand.
This gleaming example is in 100% original condition, with a rare lustrous deep ebony finish. Lovingly maintained, the
guitar looks much as it did the day it left the factory almost four decades ago, without apparent playwear. Action is smooth
and low, with a fresh high precision setup over a gentle D profile neck, and solid ebony fingerboard.
The voice is warm and rich, with classic bop tone: a versatile workhorse equally at home in a wide variety of settings, with
excellent resistance to feedback. This handsome performer was Jimmy's gift to the gigging musician: a superbly designed
instrument at a working player's price. One only: call now.
Setup: Trussrod tension and neck relief adjusted; bridge height adjusted; bridge compensation set; string slots at nut and
bridge inspected and recut as necessary; bridge foot contour inspected and fit to top as necessary; bridge radius inspected
and recurved as necessary; bridge wheels and tuners lubricated; fingerboard and bridge oiled; body and neck cleaned and
hand polished.
This instrument is strung with medium gauge roundwound strings. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge
strings, according to preference. String action is set at 4/64" to 5/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic
playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.
Case: Deuxe black plush lined hardshell case.
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