Vega Electric Console Model High Steel Electric Guitar (1939), made in Boston, Mass., black lacquer finish, maple body, original brown hard shell case.
An Art Deco showpiece and one of the coolest-looking steels we have ever seen! This is a six-string console with Vega's original humbucking pickup (invented over 15 years before Gibson's), wheel-operated tuners, a multi-pushbutton tone selector, and sliding lever volume control. The heavy maple body is lacquered black with chrome trim and a fabulous Vega logo on the front.
Vega offered this model in 6, 7, and 8 string versions; all are extremely rare. Perfect for gigs at Radio City; if Flash Gordon's rocket had needed a console steel, this would have been a good choice! Includes the original magazine advertizement introducing the model.
Overall length is 35 in. (88.9 cm.), 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) width, and 2 in. (5.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 23 1/8 in. (587 mm.). Width of nut is 3 3/8 in. (86 mm.).
All original with some general playwear. Excellent Condition.
