Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Excellent condition with modest wear including light scratches and other normal signs of handling and use.
This guitar was sold at Julien's Auctions in 2019 from the Estate of Walter Becker. See photo of lot listing included with the guitar. We can find no evidence Becker used the guitar in performance, only that he owned it. That's all we know, but if anyone has further evidence, please let us know. In any case, if you're a Walter Becker fan, and who isn't, this would be a very cool instrument to own and play.
Breedlove introduced the Mark IV model in the 2008 NAMM show, so this prototype would almost certainly precede that date. Further research is up to you but regardless, this is a unique and sweet sounding guitar that you will want to play whether Walter did or not.
See below for more details and specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Original Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners
Original 1 11/16” Synthetic Nut
Mahogany Neck with 24 7/8” Scale Length
Neck Thickness .81" at First Fret and .93" at Twelfth Fret
Bound Rosewood Fingerboard with Offset Dot Inlays
22 Large Frets in Excellent Condition
2 Harry Haussel Humbucking Pickups (Possibly Original)
Original Tune-o-Matic Bridge with Staggered Strings-thru-Body Layout
Bound Flame Maple Top on Mahogany Body in Dark Cherry Gloss Finish
Weight 7 lb 11 oz
Original Deluxe Gig Bag
No Serial Number
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