There's a lot that can be said about this 1967 Bigsby Condor Prototype. But, like the seller, I really don't know where to start. He has this information though, which is a bit more than I could muster up:
"1967 Bigsby Condor Prototype Experimental Guitar, only
3 made, was to be called the Condor, one was given to Barney Kessel, the other
was given to Howard Roberts, this one sat in Milwaukee since then, Paul Bigsby
may have worked on this-no way to know, the pots are 1967, Paul died in 1968,
Hammond was contacted for the electronics, and the work was contracted out to
Gibbs Electronics in Milton Wisconsin, Natural finish, Rosewood fretboard, the
guitar weighs 11 lbs. - 0.9 oz., biggest volute & headstock on Earth !!,
huge neck profile, the guitar has been sitting for almost 50 years, it has not
been tested, everything is in very good condition, don't miss this once in a
lifetime chance to get an extremely cool & unique collectors item, has the
original fancy heavy duty hard case."
The first thing I noticed was the way the strings break at the bridge at a sideways angle. I've never seen another guitar do that. I wonder how effective it is.
Currently listed at $3295 U.S.
R.W. Haller
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