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Very sweet 1997 575 Custom in Sunset Sunburst. The Custom model adds a few visual touches (slash pearl inlays, gold hardware, bound board and head stock) but as far as I know same 575 you know and love; carved curly maple top and back. Curly maple sides, short scale, 1 11/16 nut, 16”lower bout...

I’m going to be in Ann Arbor next weekend. I would love to visit the Kalamazoo factory. Have tours been reinstituted? 

Very nice instrument in very good condition. Some very light expected scratching, neck straight, action low, strung with light flats. Almond sunburst, split block mop inlay, ebony board and tailpiece insert, 1 floating humbucker. Looks like the first guitar made on 5/25/96. Standard specs...