1960's Maier Japanese Guitar w/Built-in Amp and Speaker (Fernandes BSV Neck)

1960's Maier Japanese Guitar w/Built-in Amp and Speaker (Fernandes BSV Neck)Made in Japan in the 1960's, this is a very fun and very quirky old thing that was likely sold to the Japanese domestic market. Loaded with a very nice sounding vintage single coil run through the original on board solid state amp and a 3" speaker, it sounds great both plugged in or on it's own. The neck on this one was replaced with a Japanese made Fernandes BSV series neck that fits snug in the pocket and intonates well (as the BSV series were 610mm

Received a professional setup prior to listing including a partial fret level

The Hagstrom Vintage Series HB-8 8-String Bass Guitar was made famous by legends such as Noel Redding

Good vintage condition with some wear and tear but it plays nicely and sounds good as it sits

however this one has had that replaced with a pair of active FGI humbuckers (which were Fernandes' version of an EMG style pickup) with on-off mini-toggles along with the traditional three-way selector

Natural finish on the Monkey Pod body (featuring a dragon artwork done by the original owner) with a maple neck and dark rosewood fingerboard (13

the M225 features a cedar top

Sunburst ash body (featuring the forbidden sticker on the back) with a maple neck (7

Frets have some light play wear but were polished and play well

Mahogany body with a slim 60's mahogany neck and 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (12" radius

controlled by a three-way selector

all original and plays well with a straight neck and plenty of life in the shiny

meaning you get a lot more tuning stability than the later models with the wobbly tremolo system