1966 Fender® Electric XII

$3,599.99

  • Year: 1966
  • Manufacturer: Fender®
  • Model: Electric XII
  • Case: Hard
  • Color: 3-Tone Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: 1966 Fender® Electric XII is all original, in excellent condition, and perfect playing order. Comes with a 60's Fender® bass case that is in rough condition, we do not recommend porting the guitar around in said case. Details: 18" body length from top of neck heel to lower strap button, 14" lower bout width, 1 5/8" body depth, 1 5/8" nut width, 25 1/2" scale length, Weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces. Materials: Alder body, bolt-on Maple neck, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, bone nut, Fender® Electric XII logo on front of headstock, nitrocellulose lacquer over 3-tone sunburst finish. Hardware: Enclosed Fender® tuning keys, split single-coil pickups, 4-way pickups selector (neck, neck & bridge in series, neck & bridge in parallel, bridge) master volume control, master tone control, 21 frets, 12-saddle bridge for precise intonation, tortoise/w/b/w pickguard. Brief History: Introduced in late 1965, major production began in 1966. The model did not go over well and was discontinued by 1970. String through body construction. Has a unique headstock, known as the "hockey stick". Used by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin on, the ever-classic, Stairway to Heaven track. Cosmetics: This guitar shows signs of many years of use. Has picking indents on the bass side of the pickguard from a heavy-handed player. Minor bumps and dings on top and back of body, mainly around the lower bout near the strap button. Has some small chips in the finish; one on each side of the back's contour, near the upper bout's strap button and the bass side's edge. Small patch of buckle rash, but does not break the finish. Slight playing wear on the back of the neck, treble side. Near the bass side horn and neckplate, the word "HELP" was scratched in the finish. Minor bumps and scuffs on top of headstock. Has finish checking on front and back of the headstock. No dents or chunks missing from fingerboard, frets have less-than-average playing divots on the first 2 and only on the G® and B string.