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Messenger

Specifications:
Description:

Price: $879.00 US
- Body: Spruce Top, Mahogany back and sides, center block
- Colours: Transparent Green, Cherry
- Pickups: New York MINI Humbuckers
- Switching: 3-Way
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
- Bridge: Custom Chrome Tail, OPTIONAL BIGSBY B-50
- Neck: Bound Maple, SET Neck
- Finger Board: Rosewood, Dot Markers
- Scale Length: 25 1/2" (648mm)
- Width at the Nut: 1 5/8"
- Hardware: Grover Imperial Style Nickel/Chrome
- Strings: D'Addario #10
- Case: extra
- Unique Features: Fretboard ends at Body Joint, Cat's Eye F-holes
- Suggested Retail: $1099.00 US
History:

What has become a rare and collectable American Made guitar, the 1967 Messenger is best known as the guitar of choice by Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) in the early 1970’s. Eastwood's tribute captures the seductive look of the original distinctive cat’s eye f-holes and unusual neck joint. Available in transparent Greenburst and Cherry

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"...there isn't much to dislike about the Messenger. It's clearly a winner, ready for your best retro riffery. Have at it! _Peter Brown" -GP

Vintage Guitar Mag - Dec. 2008: Eastwood Press Release - Feb. 2008:

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