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Good luck with the sale. It is a very nice guitar. I should know, I used to own it!
Nice 1-piece body on that.
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Cliff, from the auction pics they aren't. Some EG-500Cs did have waffelbacks. One is for sale on YA but is listed as an "EG-1000C?"
They did use wafflebacks on some lower models early on in 1980.

Yes, HYPER GUITARS is like going to a museum and has such a cool vibe.

No confusion in Japan, that is the proper Japanese word for Brazilian rosewood here.

Nice guitar! I happen to have the History goldtop studio LP version from the same period and from the routings it is exactly the same style as an early Bacchus LP I have. My guess is that yours is not Fujigen, but rather Deviser. Have a look at the tenon and routing and you will probably see somethi...

Jagard guitars are made by Terada
Here are some other examples for sale in Japan:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/302327558

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h467541563

Tokai, Crews (Terada-made) and Momose (Deviser).

Very much the same shape and inlay shape as the Fujigen custom BATT models of the time.
https://www.mercari.com/jp/items/m53499 ... FuzbV9WApR

Did you buy it? I've seen them for around that price. Usually the History guitars resell at about 40% of list.

Oh and one more thing, it's an EG59-60.70's had very strong flame veneer tops.

Going to say around $850 shipped would be a reasonable price. Nothing there but a good later Mint Collection Greco, which can be found fairly easily IMO.

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Great guitars, I've got one here that I found recently, number 5546 and a few have been seem over the years. As you say, very nice pickups and a fairly fat neck. I think it may be an SS-85 based on another similar rare model SS-85S.(http://www.sonicsystem.co.jp/sonix/archives/35510)
GLWS!

Caps are original but pots are not. Original metric pots were short shaft.
CTS makes metric pots now, or you can go with standard CTS pots. Knobs will need to fit whatever you choose obviously.