1971 Maxitone (Vox) SG-200 SG w/Bigsby (Metallic Red)

1971 Maxitone (Vox) SG-200 SG w/Bigsby (Metallic Red)Made in Japan in 1971 and exported to the USA by "Bruno" for sale to the North American market, this Maxitone is essentially a rebadged Vox SG 200. Solid body with a nice German carve, 628mm scale length with a roller bridge and zero fret, it weighs 3. 7kg's. Loaded with two Maxon made humbuckers and a Bigsby style tremolo system, it sounds and plays great for an oddball 70's guitar. Good vintage condition with only basic signs of wear, frets have

Basswood body wearing a very deep "Old Candy Apple Red" finish bolted to a '72 profile one-piece maple neck

There's a finish crack on the back where the paint has shifted a little around the factory join

Multi-scale frets provide better comfort

it's loaded with the original Maxon humbucker in the neck position and an aftermarket Tokai humbucker in the bridge

Frets were polished and are shiny and smooth with only light wear

this one's got a fresh set of Gotoh humbuckers installed along with a replacement volume and tone pot

combining high-powered brutal yet clear tones from the Guitarnivore humbucker

Alder body bolted to a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard (a very vintage 6" radius with a 44mm nut width)

bolt on mahogany neck and 24 fret rosewood fingerboard (628mm scale length

This pedal has the legendary metal can LM308HZ chip used in the original RAT pedal instead of the plastic DIP8 LM308N in the Earthquaker version

Generate slithering “Axis Bold as Love” textures

With a tidy Sunburst finish on the basswood body with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard