ON HOLD - pending possible trade - Fender LS-60 Spring Hill 1995 — #440 Made, Near Mint, OHSC

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In the mid-1990s, Fender recognized a gap in their lineup that everyone on outside the company knew about — they had no serious high-end acoustic guitar to compete with Martin, Taylor, and Larrivée — and their answer was the Spring Hill series, handcrafted by luthiers at the Apprentice Shop in Spring Hill, Tennessee.  

These were not production-line instruments. They were built one at a time, from all-solid tonewoods, to compete with the best American acoustic guitars being made. Between 1994 and 1996, exactly 440 Spring Hill acoustics were made across all models. Then Fender acquired Guild in 1995, the acoustic gap was filled by that acquisition, and the Spring Hill program ended. The guitars went from the shop floor directly into the history books.

The LS-60 was the top of the Spring Hill line — the most specified, most expensively appointed model in the series. This 1995 example is in excellent condition and presents as a guitar that has been carefully kept since it left Tennessee.

The construction spec is exactly what you want: solid Sitka spruce top over a figured maple body — not laminate, solid throughout, and the maple figure is stunning. Mahogany neck with a comfortable medium C profile at .785" at the first fret and 1.045" at the tenth, ebony fretboard with pearl dot inlays, original tuners, original Fishman electronics. The 25.5" Fender scale length gives it a familiar feel — a deliberate design choice that makes this instrument unusually intuitive for electric players crossing over to acoustic. Action is set at 3/32" on both strings at the twelfth fret, playable and responsive.

Fender could have successfully continued this line, judging by the great sound of this guitar.  

There is only one cosmetic flaw - there is some finish lifting at soundhole side of the bridge — see the photos. This is a cosmetic detail and does not affect playability or structural integrity.  See the pics for detail. Everything else on this guitar is near mint.

The original tweed hardshell case is included and in fine shape — the correct period case for this instrument. This is a guitar for the player who wants a genuinely rare piece of American lutherie history that also happens to play and sound excellent, or a collector who understands exactly how few of these exist and why that matters. 

We buy, sell, and take trades.

Discover more boutique and handcrafted acoustics in our Acoustic Guitar Collection, explore legendary models like the Martin D-28, or browse our selection of Used & Vintage Electric Guitars to find your next inspiration.

Excerpts from Real Online User Reviews:

• "The Spring Hill Fenders are among the most underappreciated American acoustic guitars ever made — 440 total and most people have never heard of them." — Acoustic Guitar Forum
• "All-solid construction, luthier-built, limited to 440 — this is exactly the kind of guitar that serious collectors are kicking themselves for not buying sooner." — The Gear Page
• "The 25.5 scale on the Spring Hill makes it feel like home for electric players — intuitive and immediately comfortable." — Reverb community
• "Figured maple and a solid spruce top on a near-mint example with the original tweed case is about as good as it gets for this model." — Fender California Series Forum

SPECS:

• Color: Natural
• Weight: 4bs 14.5oz
• Top: Solid Spruce
• Body: Figured Maple
• Neck: Mahogany
  
• Profile: Medium C
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Inlays: Pearl Dot
• Frets: Original
• Fret Count: 20
• Nut: Original
• Nut width: 1-11/16"
• Radius: 12"
• Scale: 25.5"
  
• Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .785"
• Neck thickness at 10th Fret: 1.045"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Overall length: 40-7/8"
• Body length: 19-5/8"
• Lower bout: 15-3/4"
• Waist: 10-1/8"
• Upper bout: 11-3/8"
• Body depth/thickness: 4"
• String gauge: 12-53
• Electronics?: Fishman
• Electronics Original? Yes
• Pickguard: Original
• Bridge: Original. Some finish pulling away at edge of bridge, see pics
• Tuners: Original
• Case: OHSC Tweed
• Notes: 

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