This is a mint-condition, domestically-made 8-string steel guitar. Remarkably, the tripod is still unopened, and the protective vinyl on the Fender logo plate, fretboard, and case handle hasn't been peeled off since it left the factory. Not only are there no scratches, but it doesn't even feel like it's been used, a truly amazing condition as if it had warped here from 20 years ago.