RARE vintage 1969 Fender Swinger, Musiclander, Arrow

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Only 200 to 300 of these ever made. A unique guitar in the history of Fender made by CBS era Fender from pre-CBS parts!This specimen is in great condition with what I would consider minimal wear (can't help but be aged... it's over 40 years old!) and comes with the original case.See full sized pictures here : /a/gcRHe From wikipedia :The Fender Swinger (also known as the Fender Musiclander and Fender Arrow – as the "Swinger" emblem is usually missing from the headstock) was a short-lived electric guitar model released by Fender in 1969, with few made. The Swinger was an attempt by CBS (which had bought the company in 1965) to extract cash from inventory by combining unused bodies from the failed Fender Bass V with parts from the Fender Musicmaster . Another use of surplus stock was the Fender Custom (aka Fender Maverick). The Swinger was marketed as another cheaper, short-scale 'student' guitar, but never seriously promoted, with resulting low popularity. [ 1] It was used by Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads in live performances and can be seen in their movie Stop Making Sense . It has been used by Ben Kweller live, and saw the bulk of the guitar work on his 2006 self-titled album. Jimmy Page can be seen playing a modified Swinger (with a humbucker in the middle position) on the front of a Led Zeppelin live 8-track .The Fender Swinger read more

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