Up for sale, a 1963 National Westwood 77 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. An uncommon top-of-the-line Valco-built National model, the Westwood 77 features a unique body shaped like the contiguous United States, played by a real whos who of Valco appreciators including Dan Auerbach and David Bowie.
The mahogany body is essentially chambered on the back, enabling this Westwood 77 to offer a distinct barking acoustic resonance, weighing just 7lbs 8oz. This guitar boasts two stunning sounding Supro Vista-Sound oversized single coil pickups, with an additional hidden pickup located *inside* the compensated wooden bridge. This third Silver-Sound pickup (colloquially referred to under the Val-Trol moniker itself) was designed to deliver the acoustic-style tones of an archtop jazzbox. With Volume and Tone controls adjacent to each pickup, the Westwood is a rare and versatile tone machine, with a trio of distinct tones from the pickups that range from shimmering, acoustic-esque clean, to overwound single coil punch, to smooth, mellow jazz tones at the neck. This Westwood 77 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with low action, 11-49 strings, and optimal intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850 1st fret, .960 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, pearloid block inlays
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, light wear on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 5/8
-Nut: 1 11/16, zero fret
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line strip, Special Butterfly oversized buttons
-Serialization: G1-prefix (badge) dates to 63
Body Specs:
-Material: Mahogany
-Pickups: Vista-Sound single coil x2 (ceramic, humbucker-sized), Silver-Sound saddle
-Controls: Volume x3, Tone x3, Master Volume, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge (Silver-Sound pickup inside) with plexi base, aluminum tailpiece
-Plastics: Knobs x6, Master Volume, Plexi pickguard with Val Pro badge
Cosmetic wear on the gloss Cherry Red nitro lacquer finish includes light buckle scuffing on the back, largely constrained to the plastic control cavity cover, a few small chips along the lower bout perimeter, and some minor dings and finish scratches. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a scant few shallow nicks along the profile length.
A modern black tolex hardshell case is included.
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