Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, nicks, and natural aging of parts and finish. All of the fingerboard inlays are original but some have been reglued. Includes an original Wah effect module.
Electra MPC guitars were made in Japan by Matsumoku for St. Louis Music and became popular partly due to endorsements by artists like Peter Frampton, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, and The Outlaws. Originally, the guitars had Gibson-style headstocks but were changed to a distinctive "wave" headstock shape to avoid legal issues.
The 1970s Electra MPC (Modular Powered Circuits) guitars were innovative electric guitars introduced by Electra in 1976. These guitars featured a pair of cartridge slots built into the guitar cavity that allowed two effect modules to be plugged in and controlled directly from the guitar, eliminating the need for external effect pedals.
Electra manufactured MPC modules with various effects like Phase Shifter, Dynamic Fuzz, Treble & Bass Expander, Overdrive, Auto Wah, Tube Sound, Octave Box, Flanger, and Compressor, plus a special "Mini Amp" headphone amplifier module. The effects are controlled via on/off toggle switches and adjustable knobs on the guitar itself. Only two effects modules can be plugged in at any given time. This particular guitar comes with only one effect which is Auto Wah. Additional modules may be available in the vintage marketplace.
The guitar also has a 5-way rotary selector switch on the upper bout which operates as follows:
Both pickups in series & in phase
Bass pickup only for rhythm
Both pickups in parallel & in phase
Treble pickup only for leads
Both pickups in series & out of phase
See below for more details and specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Nickel Hardware
Original Electra Tuners
1 11/16” Plastic Nut
Maple Neck with 24 3/4” Scale Length
Neck Thickness .80" at First Fret and .98" at Twelfth Fret
Rosewood Fingerboard with Acrylic Block Inlays and 12" Radius
22 Medium Frets in Very Good Condition
Original Humbucking Pickups with Built-In Auto Wah Effect
5-Way Rotary Switch Controls Pickup Selection and Wiring Options
Tune-o-Matic Style Bridge with Stop Bar Tailpiece
Flame Maple Veneer Top on Mahogany Body in Cherry Sunburst Finish
Weight 8 lb 2 oz
Newer Gig Bag
Serial Number Not Legible
NOTE TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS:
We want you to be happy with your purchase and we try to represent the condition of all used and vintage guitars as accurately as possible in our listings. Every used guitar shows some signs of play wear and vintage models even more so. We call out all areas of damage or unusual wear, and describe the overall condition based upon what is "normal" for the age of the instrument. Expect to see minor dings, finish checking, or other evidence of normal use and aging which may not be captured by photography or explicitly mentioned in the listing.
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