Produced in dark brunette only.
1965/1968-FEATURES
Headstock
Wide style as standard.
Black background with bell shaped flower and leaf.
HOFNER logo all in MOP.
Single layer white binding.
Machineheads
Individual open backed.
Nickel plated with ornate backplates (Type 1 in General Notes).
White or cream knobs.
Nickel plated posts.
Nickel plated standard solid bushes (7mm).
Nickel plated tuners.
Steel cogs (with 15 teeth.
Nut
Three ply; W/B/W or B/WB.
Neck
Five piece maple; maple/2.75mm mahogany/5.5mm beech/2.75mm mahogany/ maple.
Mahogany and beech strips carried into heel.
Rosewood fingerboard with triple dot inlays (6 number).Some guitars have (8 number).
Single layer binding.
All inlays in MOP.
Scale-length
650mm.
Truss-rod
Standard type.
Two layer bell shaped cover.
B/W fixed with three screws.
Frets
Nickel plated standard frets.
Top
Laminated spruce three-ply.
Body
Laminated flamed maple back plain rims.
Binding five layer binding W/B/W/B/W.
Dimensions 20.25 x 15.25 x 1.875.
F-holes
Single layer binding W.
Pickguard
Black five layer B/W/B/W/B.
The Ambassador has a style of pickguard not utilised on any other Selmer Hofners, with the exception of the Florentine cutaway President model of 1965. These plates, detailed below in figure 2-1, are the two variations adopted.
Fig 2-1 Ambassador Scratch Plates
Bridge
Micromatic type, as used on most electric models from around 1963.
Tailpiece
Harp style tailpiece.
May have HOFNER on upper bar
© Ramsay McKinnon 2006.