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Up for sale, a late 1960s Firstman Liverpool 67 Special in excellent condition, complete with the original case, hangtags and Firstman-branded strap. Firstman was the brainchild of Japanese electronics genius Kazuo Morioka; perhaps best known for his work producing Japanese Mosrites in partnership with Semie Moseley, Morioka’s work also spans Kawai and Teisco. This Firstman Liverpool 67 Special is among the most unique and rare Japanese-made guitars of its era, and purportedly only around 200 were produced in the model's sparingly short two-year run. Sporting an aggressive violin-esque hollowbody design, scroll headstock, and Bigsby-style vibrato, this Firstman is the little brother of the Liverpool Deluxe, which was originally designed in ‘67 for/with Tsunaki Mihara of the Blue Comets.
The hollow body is crafted from maple, with a maple neck and a bound ebony fingerboard, and this guitar offers a bold, barking natural acoustic quality with great treble snap. The pickups are an ideal blend of sweet surfy sparkle and midrange warmth, delivering percussive cleans with twangy high treble cut in the bridge position and a fuller, rounder sound at the neck. This Firstman is featherweight at 6lbs 7oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .910" deep 1st fret, 1.040" 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Slender (refret), flawless
-Scale Length: 25"
-Nut: 1 5/8"
-Tuners: Sealed
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: Staple x2, 6k ohms
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Roller bridge, Bigsby-style vibrato, aluminum barrel knobs (vintage, replacement)
-Plastics: Four-ply pickguard
The gloss Black finish presents very well, with an area of faint scuffing on the back that falls shy of “buckle rash,” light finish checking on the top, and just a handful of minor nicks and finish scratches on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is immaculate.
The original hardshell case with form-fit interior is included, along with the hangtags and Firstman-branded strap.
The hollow body is crafted from maple, with a maple neck and a bound ebony fingerboard, and this guitar offers a bold, barking natural acoustic quality with great treble snap. The pickups are an ideal blend of sweet surfy sparkle and midrange warmth, delivering percussive cleans with twangy high treble cut in the bridge position and a fuller, rounder sound at the neck. This Firstman is featherweight at 6lbs 7oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .910" deep 1st fret, 1.040" 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Slender (refret), flawless
-Scale Length: 25"
-Nut: 1 5/8"
-Tuners: Sealed
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: Staple x2, 6k ohms
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Roller bridge, Bigsby-style vibrato, aluminum barrel knobs (vintage, replacement)
-Plastics: Four-ply pickguard
The gloss Black finish presents very well, with an area of faint scuffing on the back that falls shy of “buckle rash,” light finish checking on the top, and just a handful of minor nicks and finish scratches on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is immaculate.
The original hardshell case with form-fit interior is included, along with the hangtags and Firstman-branded strap.
