SOLD - Rare Les Paul Special - Specially made for the Japanese market.

jimkehoe

SOLD

Gibson Japan Epiphone Les Paul Special

£600 £500 sale 

The "Made in Japan" 2006 Japanese Gibson Epiphone Les Paul Special is straight from Japan's Legendary plant Fujigen. This rare Beauty is a very hard to find Gibson Epiphone Les Paul Special. You can tell these models apart by the different "Epiphone" headstock logo. This guitar features many true vintage and premium features not even found in current Gibson USA production line Les Pauls . This guitar also features the Gibson open book headstock (headstocks that are exactly like Les Pauls, without the missing corners like current Epiphones). The Epiphone Japan guitars that were intended for export outside of Japan do not have a Gibson style open book headstock. These Gibson made Limited Edition Epiphone series were only produced from 2005-2007 and are no longer being made. They are becoming rare to find. 

Highly desirable notable premium features:
Limited special "Epiphone" headstock logo 
Japan only/non-export model
Gibson "open book" headstock
17 degree Headstock angle
No neck bolt (vintage feature)
Mahogany neck
2 screw TRC
Bone Nut (1.65" nut width)
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany 
Fretboard: Rosewood with dot inlays, 22F 
Pickups: P-90
Hardware: Chrome
Controls & Switch: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch 

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A Unique Guitar:

When I first bought this it was an imported Japanese Epiphone Les Paul Special that had been made only for the Japanese market in Japan. Very high quality. It purported to be TV Yellow but in reality it was a disgusting  green/yellow and didn't look great.

Despite this I willingly bought it because it played and sounded as good as any P90 Les Paul type guitar I had ever played.In the fullness of time I had the original pick ups changed to Jason Lollar P90's and also had the guitar completely dismantled and stripped of the hideous finish. Luckily it was a beautiful Mahogany below and with loving care and attention and oiling it now looks majestic.

All work was carried out by Charlie Chandler at great expense but has in my opinion proved worth it.

There is a slight ding on the front lower edge which I'm sure could be rubbed out if someone knows what they are doing. It is purely cosmetic and a bit of natural relicing.

Collection in person only from near to Dorking in Surrey. 

The serial number is F600770 which means it was made in The Fuji-Ten Plant in Japan in 2006.
The neck profile is a '59 roundback. Not slim but certainly No baseball bat.

Made in Japan and released for the Japanese market and was not available for sale outside of Japan. The guitar is pretty light weight, resonant and balanced; it's noticeably SOLID, like a Gibson, and plays like a champ. It features a '59 round back neck profile which is thicker and has more 'back' to it than a '60s slim profile. This guitar has a traditional 'open book' Gibson style headstock. The original open gear Gotoh tuning machines hold the tuning so well that they've never needed to be replaced [and the white button caps give the guitar a cool, vintage look.] The fretboard has dot inlays and white binding.

jimkehoe

Bump.

jimkehoe

Looking for a Strat with slim rosewood neck and light weight. Price/trade value reduced to £500.

revsorg

The photos don't seem to be working 

fretfinder

What is the weight?

revsorg said:

The photos don't seem to be working 

Pics are working OK for me.

revsorg

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[edit] ahhhh.... I can see the images if I tick view desktop site in my browser. 

jimkehoe

Weight is 6 pounds 14 ounces and hopefully the photos are there.

jimkehoe

Cancel trade for Strat - Now sorted.

But will still consider a telecaster with a slim rosewood neck that weighs less than 7 1/2 pounds or £500.

jimkehoe

Bump.

jimkehoe

Bump  - Straight sale only now.

jimkehoe

Bump.... Does rock'n'roll, blues, country AND Jazz !

Haych

I'm watching this on ebay at the moment.  Looks great, if only you weren't so far away,

jimkehoe

Haych said:

I'm watching this on ebay at the moment.  Looks great, if only you weren't so far away,

It does look to be a bit of a trek!

jimkehoe

Bumpety...

jimkehoe

SOLD.