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1989 Burny RR LPC for 23,000 yen off YJ back in 2011 still even have the auction listing.

I've a 1984 JS-550 and even though they're the bottom end of the Mint Collections there's pretty much no difference between them and the higher end LPC's other than hardware like pups etc as far as I can see. I've a few other fujigen even the top of the range Orville 57B and they haven't cut any cor...

I've had a few older fujigen guitars and they were all just either pressed or hammered in , no glue and never installed sideways

No problem, Burny did a few weird ones in the late 80's, I've spent far too much time on Yahoo Japan buying guitars so seen a lot of their weird and wonderful guitars :) For the OP the model number, or/and serial, is usually stamped at the bottom of the neck or in the neck route with many Japanese b...

Looks like a Burny LS-65, based on Gibson's L6 models. Burny LS-65 <Specification> Neck: Maple and scarf joint Fingerboard: Rosewood 22 frets Scale: 24 3/4 inch Joint: Detachable Body: Mahogany Pickup: Fernandes FMH-3210 × 2 Control: 2 Volume 2 Tone Peg: Gotoh SGE-04 Bridge: Gotoh GE 103 B-T Tailpie...

Nice one, I love the simplicity of juniors and always fancied getting one of the Greco SG's.

Playability is a bit subjective as so much depends on what weights and neck profile you'll like best. The Super Real era 1979-1982 is generally considered when Greco where at the top of their game. I think the main Japanese manufacturers have always had high standards when it comes to build quality ...

Not sure of the dates but think the 77 and 78 EG500's, there are a lot of catalogue scans on the net that should show the specs. In 79 they started the Super Real/Super Powers and the lower end 500's were solid bodies as far as I can tell. They were doing the 380's and 480 bolt ons in that period so...

Looks like a plywood top from the photo, if you look in the pup cavities it should be clearer for to you.

I've a cheap Japanese Yamaha SG copy with a plywood top and it's one of my favourites, sounds good to my ear even though it's plywood topped too.

Can't remember off hand, I'd have to look at the catalogues, they're all online. The TV models came in a dark brown mahogany and TV yellow finish so doubt it's a refin. They did bolt on neck versions and think the tuner shots I posted were on the bolt ons. https://www.d-plus.me/admin/wp-content/uplo...

Fujigen were the main Greco factory during the the period that was made, January 1978. They didn't chamber guitars but the cheaper ones were hollow bodies with a plywood top. Just look in the cavities and it'll be obvious if it's a plywood topped one.

The early DC juniors did have TV model on them, can't see your pics as you've used photobucket and the facebook group is closed Here's a TV model logo , if it looks like this it should be genuine and unlikely a refin, 3 hole trc in those days too. $1200 seems high to me though, you'd get one much ch...

Might be an idea to some clues as to what you're after ? Standards, customs etc.

Yep the number specifies the date of manufacture and the lightening bolt inlay dates it to 02 Dec 1994.

Pots, caps, trc and bridge have all been changed out.

brokentoes wrote:Love it !!

I have a 1984 Greco Custom in a Blueburst. What years is yours ??

Me too, seemed to be a custom colour in 84, they also did a similar red burst custom in 84 too