Withdrawn - keeping - Les Paul Special -Rare Japanese market model.

jimkehoe · May 2018

FS/Possibly FT - Two Unique upgraded guitars. Classic 60's Strat and Les Paul Special FS/Possibly FT - Unique upgraded guitar - Les Paul Special

FIRST ONE: - NOW SOLD.

600. £550.

Classic Player 60's Strat in Sonic Blue.• Recreation of a 60s Strat, designed by Master Builder, Greg Fessler• Alder body with Sonic Blue polyester finish• Maple neck with C Shape profile• 12 inch radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets and dot inlays• 2 point synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage style stamped steel saddlesPick ups replaced with Lindy Fralin 54's . Work/Parts on the strat just shy of £300. Trem bloc and trem replaced with Callahan.Back of neck stripped back to wood - smooth and fast, no stickiness. Expertly set up with 10's. All work carried out by Charlie Chandler. Fender gig bag.https://farm1.staticflickr.com/902/42274166821_a74c73079f_z.jpg
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SECOND ONE:

£550 £500 £480. £450. WITHDRAWN - keeping.
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 Homer Simpson puke green/yellow and looked absolutely disgusting. 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.

I am only selling as I mostly play acoustic these days and have moved to a smaller property so have been reluctantly selling guitars and gear that I really cant justify keeping. There is a slight ding on the front lower edge but purely cosmetic and I'm sure could be rubbed out if someone knows what they are doing. But it is purely cosmetic and a bit of natural reliccing.
I strongly urge anyone to come and play and hear this guitar for yourself.
Collection in person only from near to Dorking in Surrey. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/972/42227231772_be1db0d2ca_z.jpg
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I am near to Dorking in Surrey and welcome anyone coming and trying first. In fact I am only prepared to sell to someone who collects so you are very welcome by arrangement to come and if for any reason you do not like the guitar then there is no expectation or pressure.I have a Gibson gig bag for the guitar.I would also consider a trade for a telecaster provided it fits the following criteria:Rosewood neck.Light in weight ( 7 1/2 lbs max)Relatively slim neck profile (Definitely not a baseball bat)

jimkehoe · May 2018

Bump.

jimkehoe · June 2018

Bumpety......

jimkehoe · June 2018

No love or tele to trade?

mstill1984 · June 2018

I had you until I saw the rosewood neck requirement

jimkehoe · June 2018

mstill1984 said:

I had you until I saw the rosewood neck requirement

Shame

jimkehoe · June 2018

I will consider the following as possible trades with cash adjustment where appropriate.

Tele - must be slim rosewood neck and the guitar weight less than 7.5 pounds.

jimkehoe · June 2018

Price .

jimkehoe · June 2018

Strat now sold. Les Paul Special still available.

johnl · June 2018

Nice looking. How old is it and what's the neck profile like?

jimkehoe · July 2018

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

jimkehoe · July 2018

Bit of research reveals the following (Description of same model) :

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.

Further info:

Gibson Japan Epiphone Les Paul Special

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

pmbomb · July 2018

Hello from over by The Nower. (Neighbourly bump).

jimkehoe · July 2018

pmbomb said:

Hello from over by The Nower. (Neighbourly bump).

Surrey Hills - Can't be beat. Morning neighbour.

jimkehoe · July 2018

Bumpety......

Roland · July 2018

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jimkehoe · July 2018

Bump

fretfinder · July 2018

jimkehoe said: The guitar is pretty light weight, resonant and balanced.

Do you have an accurate weight for the guitar? Thanks.

jimkehoe · July 2018

fretfinder said:

jimkehoe said: The guitar is pretty light weight, resonant and balanced.

Do you have an accurate weight for the guitar? Thanks.

Light as a feather but solid as a rock.
Just weighed on kitchen scales - 6.14 Lbs or it showed 3.13 Kg which actually is 6.9 lbs so I am suggesting somewhere around the 7 pound mark.

jimkehoe · July 2018

Bumpety bump.

jimkehoe · July 2018

Happy to consider trades - Particularly Tele less than 7.5 lbs with rosewood neck or Reverend guitar etc. Try me.

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