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Musicman Sabre 1 1978 Players Grade
Guitar description
This Superb Musicman Sabre 1 has seen a lot of action having been the main workhorse for a prolific player who did 1000s of gigs. It has recently had a refret (with wide jumbo frets) and the original bridge has been reinstalled where a trem had previously been retrofitted (holes in the body have been filled). Aside from this it's all stock and remains in excellent condition. There are marks and scuffs associated with nearly five decades of use but it's a superb instrument. There is a distinct vintage Fender feel to this but mixed with the quality and design of the Musicman brand. A hugely playable guitar with a great array of tones. These were only made for two years before being replaced with the Sabre 2. This great guitar has been priced very well and according to its condition.
Guitar specification
| Country of manufacture | USA |
|---|---|
| Fret board radius | 12 |
| Body | Ash |
| Candy | none |
| Case | none |
| Frets | Wide jumbos |
| Neck | Maple |
| Neck shape | Medium - slim C |
| Number of frets | 22 |
| Pickups | original MM humbuckers |
Guitar condition
A former work horse. Well used but has been lovingly restored to optimum playability with a refret (fret board re finished with relic finish) and set up. Some holes in body where trem was previously.
What did we do?
- Action setup and string-height adjustment
- Cleaned
- Fret dress and polish
- Fret level
- New strings
- Strip-down authenticity check
- Truss-rod adjustment
- New strings — Daddario 10-46
Gallery uses 6 preserved photographs selected in backup filename order from the 33-image backup.
