1965 Höfner 176 Galaxie guitar red sunburst SOLD! £650

[maut]

EUR 700 / GBP 600

The codes on the pots date this to 1965. The guitar is overall in a good condition, alle electrics work without noises, no scratchy pots or switches, the three pickups have a very healthy output.

The trussrod works as it should, the tremolo is good. The frets are about 70%. The tuner for the high E-string is a little bent but works fine.

One thing is to mention: There are two holes between the bridge and the tremolo. These have been covered up with some matching paint, but they are definitely visible at closer inspection. Apart from that everything else seems to be original and unmolested.

Most of the 176 bodies were finished with vinyl covers that tend to bend or break. It was less expensive than applying paint jobs back then. The sunburst nitro finish on this one is still deep red and not faded, the guitar was stored in it´s case for many years.

The case for the 176 in this version is really rare. It has a kind of faux tweed exterior, some wear on the edges, and a faded painted band logo on one side. All locks work fine, and it fits like a glove. The handle is from an old VOX amp, this must be an old replacement to the original handle.

I´m in Berlin, international shipping is no problem.

Edited March 19, 2019 by maut

[geoffbyrne]

Lovely.  Case is original.  I had a 62 V3 and, apart from a different guitar the case was pretty much identical.  Paper over pine, but looks good.

G.

[Happy Jack]

That's a lovely guitar. Sad thing is, I remember just 10 years ago when you could barely give these things away!

 

[maut]

Yes, 10 years ago a few things were cheaper than today. 🙂

Jamie Hince from The Kills plays them, that helped a bit.

[pete.young]

Ry Cooder used a Model 177 on his latest album.