{"product_id":"✨vintage✨-1963-harmony-h53-rocket-made-in-usa-semi-hollow-d-armond-p-up-case","title":"✨VINTAGE✨ 1963 Harmony H53 Rocket~ Made in USA~ Semi-Hollow D’Armond P’up + Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e✨ \u003cb\u003e1963 Harmony H53 Rocket - Made in USA \u003c\/b\u003e✨\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‼️ \u003cb\u003eWEBSITE PRICE £699.00~ FREE DELIVERY \u003c\/b\u003e‼️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome guitars have history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers have character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Harmony Rocket has both in abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in Chicago during Harmony’s golden era, the H53 is one of those guitars that has become something of a cult classic. Lightweight, resonant and fitted with its original DeArmond Golden Tone pickup, it delivers exactly the raw, open vintage voice that players spend thousands trying to recreate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you’re into Chicago blues, early rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, Americana or garage rock, there’s a reason artists continue to seek these out. Plug it into a small valve amp and you’ll immediately understand why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example remains wonderfully original and is in very good vintage condition for its age. Naturally, after more than sixty years it shows honest cosmetic wear including lacquer checking, scratches, small edge chips and a larger finish chip to the back (all clearly photographed). Around the floating bridge there is the expected finish wear from decades of bridge adjustment, but nothing that detracts from its performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost importantly…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt simply plays beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is comfortable, the frets still have plenty of life remaining and that original DeArmond pickup produces everything from warm clean jazz tones to gritty, snarling blues with incredible clarity and bite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese don’t come through the shop very often—especially honest, largely original examples like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecification\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Made in USA (Chicago), 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Maple thinline hollow body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Single cutaway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Original DeArmond Golden Tone pickup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Original Volume control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Original Tone control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Rosewood fingerboard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Bolt-on maple neck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Floating adjustable rosewood bridge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Original trapeze tailpiece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Original white Harmony pickguard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Includes hard case\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar is supplied with a hard case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Buy From Chordplay Guitars?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Independent UK guitar specialist based in Darwen, Lancashire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Over 200 new and used guitars in stock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Open 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Free next working day UK delivery on orders over £470\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part exchange and trade-ins always welcome\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• £50 deposit secures any guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• International shipping available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• First guitar? 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