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from 2002 & with an original MSRP of 360,000 yen ............. crap
wulfman said:Did you buy it? I've seen them for around that price. Usually the History guitars resell at about 40% of list.
guitar hiro said:I am aware there are folks having shipping issues/delays from Japan but the History is set for a delivery today
That would be < 48 hours from NARITA airport to my door.
This would be a new record for my experience with shipping from Japan. 8)
EDIT:
FedEx was supposed to deliver by 10:30 AM this morning & the History arrived about 10:15 8)
FedEx does not f*** around :lol: they are the pros!!
Everything looks just as I expected but seeing any guitar in person is always better than seeing photos.
The level of craftsmanship that went into this guitar is absolutely sick. 8)
The fret work on this thing is just insane; flawless.
A couple of bonus points:
(1) the pickup & the switch leads are all braided steel (I was expecting plastic = yuck)
(2) the pots are NOBLE 15A500k ohm & they are very easy to turn/silky smooth.
guitar hiro said:for anyone that may be interested in possibly purchasing a SH-L2 I will offer my personal take on the particular used market (2002) example I acquired
Build quality = 9.5 of 10
Craftsmanship = 9.5 of 10
Materials = 9.5 of 10
If this were a PRS example with comparable materials I would have no doubt a minimum MSRP would be $8K to $10K, with a minimum retail price point of $6K.
I actually never really entertained the idea of owning this type of MIJ guitar but the price point, build quality, and materials really got my attention.
For my nearly five decade old hobby of buying & selling guitars this example is certainly a welcome diversion & a very good diversion it is; I could easily become a collector of the SH-L1 & the SH-L2 line, if only they were more readily available to purchase.
This is likely one of the most detailed electric guitars I have ever had the pleasure of owning, and the bonus; it's a great guitar! I want more. :lol:
AndyTokai said:I don't think so, given that jacaranda can be said accurately with standard Japanese phonemes and Brazilian rosewood cannot (although katakana often makes no sense - I've always wondered who makes the decisions on terms such as "half pants", lol). As for the confusion, I guess it's forgivable for most of the English speaking world to assume they're two different things, as opposed to a Spanish and an English name for dalgerbia nigra.
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