doppleganger
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i recently bought an OBG goldtop, which i believed to be a reissue. it has the fret edge bidings, blank trussrod cover, patent applied for pickups etc.
here's some photos:
and in my research, i chance upon comparing its serial number with japanguitars.com.uk's goldtop reissue
my serial:
japanguitars.com.uk:
other photos of the above goldtop are found here:
http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a278/generalunrest/ObG%20LPR-reissue%20Goldtop%201993/
so i jest on myself that its almost a distant cousin from the batch of RI's, however when i brought it home, i opened the neck pup cavity and saw this:
it seems that it doesn't look like the ones i've been seeing in the forums about long tenon ones. it doesn't have a TONGUE, nor i can't see any sign of seam for it to protrude. prolly been covered by the finish, but something's been bugging me. there's a mark of a rectangle in the middle of the cavity and i can't seem to figure it out.
well i also heard about some stories about the RI's not having the all-RI features at all, did i get a lemon out of the bunch? the FEB is really done nicely, nobody would go on faking it lolz!
i hope to hear from our resident experts on this matter. OBTW, should it be short tenon, i wouldn't mind spending 220usd on it tho!
thanks in advance!!!!
here's some photos:
and in my research, i chance upon comparing its serial number with japanguitars.com.uk's goldtop reissue
my serial:
japanguitars.com.uk:
other photos of the above goldtop are found here:
http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a278/generalunrest/ObG%20LPR-reissue%20Goldtop%201993/
so i jest on myself that its almost a distant cousin from the batch of RI's, however when i brought it home, i opened the neck pup cavity and saw this:
it seems that it doesn't look like the ones i've been seeing in the forums about long tenon ones. it doesn't have a TONGUE, nor i can't see any sign of seam for it to protrude. prolly been covered by the finish, but something's been bugging me. there's a mark of a rectangle in the middle of the cavity and i can't seem to figure it out.
well i also heard about some stories about the RI's not having the all-RI features at all, did i get a lemon out of the bunch? the FEB is really done nicely, nobody would go on faking it lolz!
i hope to hear from our resident experts on this matter. OBTW, should it be short tenon, i wouldn't mind spending 220usd on it tho!
thanks in advance!!!!