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Supro Americana 1570WB Sahara Wedgewood Blue Semi Hollow Guitar & Bag #016

Supro Americana 1570WB Sahara Wedgewood Blue Semi Hollow Guitar & Bag #016

Regular price $ 499.00
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Supro Americana 1570WB Sahara Wedgewood Blue Semi Hollow Guitar & Bag

6.52 lbs

This guitar was on display at the NAMM show.  The guitar may have some minor light scratches, if any at all.  Anything noteworthy will be pictured.  The guitar plays fine and it fully functional.  It does carry a full warranty against and defects or issues that may develop.  In most cases, the protective plastic film is still on the pickguards and pickups.

This one has a couple small finish blemishes near the neck joint. 

Includes a Henry Heller Silver Series Deluxe Gig Bag, a $70 street price value. 

  • Ultra high density padding on the top, bottom and sidewalls
  • 400 Denier Atomic Silver outer shell
  • Carmine Red plush velvet interior
  • Darker Ruby red string guards
  • ergonomic padded grab handle
  • 2-Inch wide sewn in cotton backpack straps
  • High quality continuous coil zippers

Historic Reissue

The Sahara is a wide-body reproduction of the single-pickup electric guitar that was manufactured in Chicago during the early 1960s. This historic reissue guitar mates a chambered body with a newly developed, composite “Acousti-glass” top. This updated construction preserves the instrument’s Art Deco aesthetics and timeless, semi-hollow sound while improving its acoustic resonance and tuning stability.

Vistatone Pickup

The Vistatone pickup found in the Supro Sahara is a reproduction of the groundbreaking, single-coil design developed for Valco by Ralph Keller in the early 1950s. The Vistatone pickup is cited as prior art in Seth Lover’s PAF patent and is found in many of the most desirable vintage Supro models.

The Sahara’s vintage-correct tuners, dobro tailpiece and adjustable rosewood bridge are joined by a faithful replica of the legendary Vistatone pickup to bring you a fully realized and worthy reissue of this classic Supro guitar.

 

Legendary Sound

The electric tone of the Supro Sahara is pure 1960’s rock ‘n’ roll, with an aggressive mid-range voice that does not sound like any other instrument. 50’s wiring on the volume and tone controls allow for a broad range of sounds, including crystal-clear clean sounds when the volume is rolled off.

Our semi-hollow recipe of an Acousti-glass top and chambered body retains the unique sonic characteristics of the original reso-glass models while providing today’s musicians with a lightweight, highly playable instrument that stays in tune and is easy to maintain.

 

Features:

  • Vintage Supro body design
  • Wedgewood Blue Metallic finish
  • Redesigned two-bolt neck joint
  • Vintage-correct Vistatone pickups
  • 50’s-wiring volume and tone controls
  • Rosewood bridge
  • Dobro tailpiece
  • Acousti-glass top
  • Semi-hollow mahogany back
  • Mahogany neck with dot inlays
  • 24 ¾” scale

 

Americana Series

The Sahara and its relatives in the Americana Series of Supro electric guitars were designed by Trevor Wilkinson and David Koltai to capture the spirit and sound of the Art Deco-influenced, historic line of Supro instruments manufactured in Chicago by Valco during the guitar boom of the 1960s.

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