no 'expert' here and far from it but from my limited experience with 120s and also from what others have posted in various forums, which can typically be skectchy, I was under the impression that the majority of 120s are veneer with the exception of a hand full of circa 1981 examples.And FWIW, I don't think Tokai did veneer tops on LS models in 1979. I believe that started around 1981?
If anyone has seen one they can document from before 1981 I would like to see it.
And I am not seeing an LS120 in any of the catalogs and foldout flyers I have for 1979 and 1980.
There is an LS100 in 1979...
Didn't seem to bother Gary Moore and Stripe which was refretted numerous times.I'd generally agree with that, it's generally not an issue with unbound fretboards.
However it's more complicated with bound necks and fret nibs. The nibs are usually gone after a refret (that's why I think this one was refretted) because a fret job with retaining the nibs (which can be done and I was even stupid enough to do that... once in 1985) is super tedious, therefore super expensive and the quality of the job can't be easily guaranteed.
When a vintage guitar has lost the nibs, it has lost one of the features that originally set it apart from the cheaper models and defines its current value, and to get that back the neck needs to be rebound and refinished and the guitar is still not 100% original anymore. At any rate, it reduces the value and doesn't jibe well with guitars offered for NOS grade prices.
That's interesting. And it doesn't look overly flamed like I would expect with a veneer top.Had a LS120 "Reborn" some yeaers ago-
was a veeneer top..
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