Gumika Serie: Unknown neck-thru (Gumika) Specifications


Virtually identical looking like Matsumoku made Vantage VA-800 Phantom. Type: Solid-Body. Made in Korea. Dual Cutaway shape. Usual location of the serial number: No SN.

Head
Tuning machines: Not original to this guitar. Klusons..

Neck
Three-layer maple with tiny strips of wallnut inbetween. Neck Through Body / Conductor. 22 frets. Nut made of Brass. Laminated neck. The neck is made of Maple. The fingerboard is made of Rosewood. The fingerboard is inlaid. (Brass centered dots).

Body
Wings made of ash, center is a wallnut/maple laminate: w/m/w/m/w/m/w. Body is made of Ash. No pickguard on this model.

Electronics
Configuration: HH. Volume controls: 2. Tone controls: 2. There is a pick-up selector. The pick-up selector has 3 positions. This model is tap/coil capable.

Hardware
This guitar has a one-piece bridge/stop.

Notes

For dating: this guitar appeared the Montgomery Wards Christmas catalog 1981(thanks Jorg!)
Price: $199,95

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