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Paladin2019
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Well, it's definitely MIJ, so that's good. The truss rod cover looks mid-90's to me but I could be wrong. It's obviously a flametop veneer over a maple cap, no fret edge binding and the surface chipping look like poly so I reckon it's a mid-range flametop MIJ (LS65F?). But there's some worrying elements here.
There doesn't look to be a serial number on the headstock and the volute shouldn't be there. There's an uneven mark running along the back of the neck so I think this thing has had a major headstock break & restoration.
The finish checking (age-related surface crackling) is obviously artificial.
If the seller isn't talking then I would walk away from this one. And once I was out of sight I would run away very fast. |
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plc123
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But what if the owner is asking only for 30000yen, for which I could barely get a MIK one. Do you think it is worth the price tag?
Also, to my limited knowledge, I have only seen nitro finishes crack. I wonder if it would be possible for a poly finish to crack?
Btw, thanks a lot for your information. |
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Paladin2019
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| plc123 wrote: | | But what if the owner is asking only for 30000yen, for which I could barely get a MIK one. Do you think it is worth the price tag? |
That's entirely up to you. For me, I can see that this guitar has a complicated history. In order to make an informed decision I would need the seller to be VERY forthcoming about it. Since they're staying silent, I assume they have something to hide. On a guitar like this, it's probably serious.
| plc123 wrote: | Also, to my limited knowledge, I have only seen nitro finishes crack. I wonder if it would be possible for a poly finish to crack?
Btw, thanks a lot for your information. |
Poly finishes can crack, but not like that. In fairness, whoever did it has done a good job of recreating the effect of an old nitro crazy-paving pattern but you can see that it was done with a razor and the wear pattern doesn't match the real chips and dings you can see on the rest of the body and headstock.
EDIT: I've just looked at the pictures on my PC. With the benefit of a decent monitor I now see that the Tokai logo is a cheap transfer. Game over for me. |
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