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zaigasu

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Hello everyone
I am Japanese. Translated by google

I bought this guitar 10 years ago
It was written as LS320 prototype in the shop

Back is it a one-piece back
pickups SH-55n Seth Lover → Replaced with 57CLASSIC & 57CLASSIC+


If you have any other questions, please ask
I will take a picture if there is a place I want to see

I'm sorry in poor English

https://imgur.com/gallery/GGNbiiZ
 
You already know the answer. It is an LS320. It was made in 1997.

Is there anything more specific you wanted to know?
 
Paladin2019>> Another thing to worry about
It doesn't say LS320 under the front pickup
When I searched on the internet before, I saw something written as LS320.

The color of the inlay on the fingerboard is also gold, so I didn't see much, so I was worried.


Sigmania>> Thank you!!
At the store where I bought it, it was sold cheaply due to scratches on the body top.
But I thought it was like Gary Moore's guitar and fell in love with it.
I'm happy because it's my favorite guitar
 
It is beautiful.

Looks like it says “LS” in the neck pickup compartment then I don’t see anything else.

Why were you thinking it was a prototype?
 
The reason I thought it might be a prototype
I was curious about what I wrote above
But if you look it up again
I was able to find the LS320 in the same state
So the problem has been resolved

I was relieved because I found out that it is LS320 now.
Thank you everyone for telling me various things
 
zaigasu said:
The reason I thought it might be a prototype
I was curious about what I wrote above

It's definitely a 320. The flame top is solid, not laminate. The fret ends are bound. The electronics are US made. The original pickups were Seth Lovers. Based on the year of manufacture there is nothing else it could possibly be.

Tokai are usually reliable about putting model numbers in cavities but they did not do this all the time. If it's a prototype then it would make sense that there wouldn't be one here.

The inlays also look very similar to other LS320's I've seen online.
 
I am going to post the images here so they are easier to see.

The fret board on these may be Brazilian Rosewood? Body possibly Honduran Mahogany? I think another member here has one of these and may add to this thread. He would know for sure.

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Looks like it was exposed to moisture? The metal is pretty corroded.

Be sure to keep it somewhere where it is protected from moisture.

This is a special guitar.
 
The inlay was the same as the photo in the 1997 catalog

Because the humidity in Japan is high
Especially because I live near Mt. Fuji, it often gets foggy.
It's an important guitar, so I'll clean it with a cloth after playing!
Thanks for the advice

After taking the picture, I cleaned it and replaced the strings.
 
zaigasu, Welcome to the LS-320 club 8)

Not 100% sure but I believe 1997 was the first year for the 320.

Your 320 looks awesome. :D Tokai calls the inlays 'amber cell' and they do have a bit of a gold tint to them, IMO

Enjoy


PS My (2000) LS-320 has no stamp at all in the neck pickup cavity
 
guitar hiro said:
Tokai calls the inlays 'amber cell' and they do have a bit of a gold tint to them, IMO

So I was wrong about it being from a cashew finish. It sounds like the color is from within the material of the fret markers. Glad guitar hiro pointed that out.

Gorgeous guitar.
 

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