AMPEG HEAVY STUD GEH-150 VERY CLEAN! & ASHTRAY COVER MIJ JAPAN GE-150

You're looking at a vintage Ampeg Heavy Stud GEH-150 guitar made in Japan in the 70s. It is Ampeg's take on the Telecaster and comes with its ashtray cover for the bridge pickup. The guitar is modeled on the Fender Telecaster, but it has some neat touches, such as the white pearl block inlays, Gibson stye headstock, and a a unique and beautiful laminated wood body. Also, has a humbucker in the neck position kinda like a Telecaster Custom. It has a fully bound neck, and the frets and neck are in good condition with some minor grooves in the thin frets. The guitar has very little wear and tear, 9/10 condition with only some minor scuffs. True to its name, the guitar was intentionally built to be heavy (8 pounds, 13 ounces) to enhance tone and sustain. No case included. Thanks for looking!

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Ampeg Heavy Stud (GE-150/GEH-150), made from 1973-1975. An import from Japan, single-cut body with weight added for sustain, single coils or humbuckers (GEH). Ampeg debuted its Stud line around ’73. These were copies of Gibson’s SG, Fender basses, and the Fender Tele. Ampeg’s version of the Tele was known as the Ampeg Heavy Stud GEH-150. This came in a natural or cherry finish with a wide three-and-three head, chrome hardware, pearloid pickguard, and neck humbucker/bridge single-coil, like a Tele Custom. These had rosewood or maple fingerboards with dot inlays. The series appears to have lasted about as long as other American imports, being gone by ’75.