1939c. Vega Console Steel

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1939c. Vega Console Steel

Serial # 35754. At the pinnacle of Art Deco design in the steel guitar's history you'll find the Vega Console Steels of the late 1930's. From the bold and colorful fingerboard markers to the brushed steel logo and nickel hardware this steel more than exemplifies what the prevalent design sense was all about in the years leading up to the Second World War. The instrument's heavy maple body has rounded edges and corners, a dark brown lacquer finish, gold Vega logo, and a figured Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The instrument's original humbucking pickup in is good working order, as are its Bakelite-knobbed volume slider and 5-button tone selector (Contra, Bass, Normal, Treble, High). It's hard to pinpoint the single most fantastic thing about this instrument, but if I had to I'd look at the rotary tuning machines... They are Grover G-98's with specially designed shafts and thumbwheels; and they work perfectly. I'd love to have a set of these for my 30's 00-18!!! At the bridge end, the steel features a 3 position tuning bridge which quickly switches the instrument between A, E and C# tunings. This combination of tunings was made famous by Sol Hoopii in the 1930's, and this steel is naturally well suited for the brand of Hawaiian / Jazz fusion that Sol pioneered. The instrument comes with some case-candy, original legs (which are not particularly functional) and the original hard-shell case.
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$1199 (US $999)
1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel
  • 1939c. Vega Console Steel

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