Home / Instruments /Accessories / Ordering / Tips / Friends

archtop.com

1986 Heritage Golden Eagle

Status: Pricing and hold status for all instruments currently available is shown on our Instruments page here. If this instrument does not appear on the Instruments page it has been sold, and is no longer available. Photos and descriptions of Previously Sold instruments may be found here. To be notified of examples of this model or similar instruments in the future, please contact [email protected],. Please be specific on which instrument(s) you're looking for, and we'll be happy to contact you as soon as they become available.

Serial #: C05101, Kalamazoo label Body size at lower bout: 17", Scale length: 25 1/2" Nut: 1 11/16" Body depth: 3" Neck depth, 1st/10th frets: .82/.98

Finish: Antique natural finish, nitrocellulose lacquer type.

Materials: Solid bookmatched hand graduated Sitka spruce top; solid bookmatched tiger-flame maple back and sides; tiger flame maple neck with walnut centerstripes; solid ebony fingerboard with block mother of pearl inlays and original EVO Gold fretwork; abalone headstock logo; 7-ply body binding; 5-ply neck binding; bound f-holes; solid bone nut.

Hardware: All original gold hardware includes adjustable finger tailpiece, Grover Super Rotomatic tuners; 5-ply bound curly maple pickguard with volume knob, compensated inlaid adjustable ebony bridge, endpin jack. Handwound Kent Armstrong PAF floating pickup installed, original gold floating humbucker included.

Notes: Handbuilt in Kalamazoo by former Gibson artisans in the old Gibson plant, the Golden Eagle was the flagship of the Heritage line. The equivalent to the Gibson L-5 Wes Montgomery, this handsome Golden Eagle shares the same materials and specifications as its Gibson cousin, including the solid carved parallel braced spruce soundboard, solid flame maple back and sides, and inlaid ebony fingerboard.

Combining art deco styling with outstanding solid carved tonewoods, the guitar shows particularly vivid tiger flame maple throughout. The solid carved X-braced Sitka spruce soundboard produces a warm, rich, woody acoustic tone, faithfully conveyed to the amp. Amooth low action over a gentle C profile neck, with gleaming EVO Gold medium jumbo fretwork, and a fresh high precision setup.

Maintained in fine shape, the guitar is free of cracks, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear, with a few random pick marks, mostly near the low E string. A special plus, the guitar is fitted with an upgrade Handwound Kent Armstrong PAF floating pickup, with the original gold floating humbucker included in the case.

Unavailable now for some years, the Golden Eagle is a fully handmade US built classic jazz archtop, at an unbeatable price, when you can find one. One only: call now.

Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel 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. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.

Case: Original premium black TKL arched hardshell case with crushed velour lining.

Home / Instruments /Accessories / Ordering / Tips / Friends