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Meeting friends - from left to right: Vintage Pro DS-280M (2003) - Vintage Pro DS-280M (2001) - Vintage Pro DS-280M (2000) Then find the intruder... :D

That's called a flash sale, Geoffroy. :lol:

Very nice. A friend of mine may buy it, if this is not already done. :)

https://item.rakuten.co.jp/esp/c/0000000453/ or by email at crafthouse(at)espguitars.net I bought them a Navigator pickguard. You can also try https://espguitars.co.jp/contactus email webmaster(at)espguitars.co.jp They can quickly answer all your questions.

Recently sold by the same seller: http://page24.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/q143490156

DS-280R FS on YA: http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e205492544

Recently purchased for a friend...

Hi, No such a fretwork on yours? Thanks,

A Gotoh one should fit.

Check this ad out. :wink:

I hope so. :D I think I know the buyer. :wink:

Everything fits. The logo is correct, and a one piece ash body is part of the specifications of a SEV-54.

This isn't a special order ; the guitar is a SEV-54, from the Traditional Series. It was available in the same price range as a Mirage Deluxe at the end of the eighties.

You do as you like, Soundcreation. If my answers, based on my modest experience, seem to you like a lot of speculative information, please pay no attention to it. :wink: All I can tell you is that a mint condition DS-280R (as the other one I own, presented below) looks like exactly the same...

Hi, Concerning the pickups: As far as I know, Alnico-II and Alnico-V 'Beefed up' were introduced in the Vintage Pro line in 2000, when they switched to the 280 range, closer to Navigator specifications. The previous Pros (DS-250) were significantly different (choice of wood, profile, radius...