jimmypringles
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I got a 1981 egf1200 and it is definitely not a veneer. it's a solid flame top. I took out the pickups and the grains in the pickup cavity clearly match the top. Anyone know whether 1200's in general were solid tops or whether just some of them were that way? I had always heard that egf 1200's were veneers, but I'm wondering if that was just disinfo like "all japanese guitars have thin necks" thing that people keep repeating. I've seen 1200's with and without sheilded pickup cavities and I'm wondering whqat the difference is.
I AB'ed this guitar with an 83 egf59-100 that came with two pickups with dry z stamps and dry 1982 stickers and either dry 1982's sound almost exactly like dry z or the pickups are left over dry z's that they just stuck dry 1982 stickers on. If they really are dry 1982 stickers then dry z's are nothing but hype. I also AB'ed them with an OBG with gibson classic 57's in it and it shits all over the orville. It's too bad the orville by gibsons came with american pickups because otherwise they are great guitars.
neck measurements
nut width a little over 1 11/16 (1.70)
depth at 1st fret .9
depth at 12th 1.00
width at 12th 2.06
I have 4 other japanese les pauls (3 59 models and one 57) and the necks are all very similar, the difference is this one is a little bit more of a rounded C profile and the others are closer to D
I AB'ed this guitar with an 83 egf59-100 that came with two pickups with dry z stamps and dry 1982 stickers and either dry 1982's sound almost exactly like dry z or the pickups are left over dry z's that they just stuck dry 1982 stickers on. If they really are dry 1982 stickers then dry z's are nothing but hype. I also AB'ed them with an OBG with gibson classic 57's in it and it shits all over the orville. It's too bad the orville by gibsons came with american pickups because otherwise they are great guitars.
neck measurements
nut width a little over 1 11/16 (1.70)
depth at 1st fret .9
depth at 12th 1.00
width at 12th 2.06
I have 4 other japanese les pauls (3 59 models and one 57) and the necks are all very similar, the difference is this one is a little bit more of a rounded C profile and the others are closer to D