Stringphonic Gypsy Jazz Guitar with upgrades & HSC - one of THE best

Description

Here's a guitar that really pains me to sell. Unfortunately with the doings of the past year I have to downsize and let this one go. This is a Dell Arte labeled Stringphonic guitar from Japan.  Top quality and truly one of the best guitars you can buy for gypsy jazz regardless of price. The bridge has been upgraded to a Brazilian rosewood Bridge, sounds extremely bright and Loud with massive bass.   The tuners have been upgraded to Grover Sta-tites 18:1 they're very smooth and look good. The guitar shows signs of use with small scratches and Nics here and there.  If you look closely over the left mustache you will see a faint outline of a contact pickup that I had on this guitar. That lighter Spot Will disappear eventually on its own. (and by the way if you use the ischell pickup, that is exactly the spot it sounds best). I'm including a hard shell case and will ship same day. I am the original owner and bought this a little more than a year ago. I have personally owned about 60 gypsy jazz guitars and can honestly say that this is up there with the best, wish I could keep it.
Here we are again after many years.  Finally ready to sell the last of my pristine acoustic collection. These last 7 guitars are the ones I have used for home/studio personal playing the past 15 years or so. All were chosen for their specific tone, playability, and beautiful condition over the years as the opportunity presented itself from a manufacturer visit or a local music shop on the road. These were my personal favorites and covered all the sounds, volume, and tone I ever needed, and were never used on the road and stayed safely in the studio. They are all in Excellent condition ranging from VG/EX to EX/NOS.
What will surprise you for this hard to find 2002 hand made build Sunburst model – very good w/very faint pick wear on guard, slight fret wear on cowboy chords, one very faint lacquer crack about 2” on lower front bout that looks like a faint scratch that you can’t see unless angled in light, ½” lacquer crack on upper sound hole by neck not through wood, (see pic, both stable and not changed in last 10 years)
small dings on a ¼" area on edge of upper headstock (see pic) and small finish blemish on right side of fretboard on face.  Otherwise, beautiful finish condition due with to perfect hydration and always in case storage.
No factory pick up.
The JF30-12 is Guild's best buy in Jumbo 12-string guitars. The JF30-12 was added to the Guild line in the late 1980s and instantly became one of Guild's best selling models. It combines the Maple body design of the F50 with the cosmetics, Rosewood fretboard, Rosewood bridge and Spruce selection of the F48 to create a more affordable Maple Jumbo. This Guild JF30-12 boasts a solid AA Spruce top with a beautiful flame Maple body, featuring an arched back and 5-ply body binding, flame Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard and bridge, and gold hardware along with the gold Guild logo in the headstock, finished in rare sunburst.
No factory pick up.
Please see my perfect feedback selling over 50 guitars and amps from my road and studio collection the last 20 years to buyers around the world (last guitar sale on eBay was 8 years ago when I trimmed down my road and studio collection). My descriptions are accurate, all defects posted, and proper pictures of full guitar. Your guitar will be polished and freshly strung w/martin SP Lights or Light/Mediums. Guitars will ship securely in their case (slightly detuned) in guitar boxes via UPS Ground.
Check my other auctions - selling Martin OM-35 and D-18V, Gibson J45 ADJ Sunburst, Larrivee OM-50 and L-12, Blueridge Brazilian BR-263, Guild JF30-12 Sunburst.  Open to answer any questions.  Thank you for taking the time to view my auction and thank
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to the many eBayers that have kept in touch asking when I was going to finally do this.