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Koubayashi
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 Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:20 pm Post subject: A weird gold top |
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One piece back, one piece neck (no heel cap) and nitro finish.
However, goldtop.
Seems to be a solid flame top under the gold as well.
Weird it is.
Does anyone know if the workers occasionally did LSD or somehting?
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marcusnieman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Koubayashi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| marcusnieman wrote: | | Nice.... |
But weird.
FEB, nitro, one pice back, no heel cap neck and the maple top has a well centered seem. Doesn't make sense at all.
Why is it gold? Never heard about Japanese manufacturers doing factory refins like Fender and Gibson did back in the days. |
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brokentoes
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe it has a big knot in the maple top under the gold ?? |
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Koubayashi
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| brokentoes wrote: | | Maybe it has a big knot in the maple top under the gold ?? |
Could be.
But, that would be known to the staff before they glue the top onto the body.
I can't recall I have ever seen a onepiece body and nitro finish on a goldtop. |
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JDB
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| Did you test top or back for nitro? I heard the top is an acrylic lacquer (wich also reacts to acetone)on the gold top but poly on the back and neck. |
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Koubayashi
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| JDB wrote: | | Did you test top or back for nitro? I heard the top is an acrylic lacquer (wich also reacts to acetone)on the gold top but poly on the back and neck. |
Back and top is either acrylic or nitro.
reacts to acetone.
I just wonder why a one piece body on a goldtop.....Never seen it before.
No indications that it is a customer order either. |
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wulfman
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| Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I have had a 1-piece back RLG-50 and RLG-60. Not sure why they used them either. |
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