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Rare guitar. From what little information there is on t'internet I believe that these were made for just three years (1973-76) at the same Matsumoko factories that built the Greco/Tokai's. (unless someone else here knows better.
All original parts.
In reasonable condition for a 70's guitar. It has seen some action, and there is buckle rash and tarnishing on the pickups and bridge components, but still plays well.
At the moment the action is set very low - as it has those wide-flat gibson frets. The neck is narrow but full, and I'll put that into context by adding that the nut width is 40mm - so though the neck isn't as much of a handfull as you might think.
The guitar weighs in at 8.7lbs or 3.9kg, and it seems that the weight is well distributed, as there is no tendancy to dive.
£300 or best offer.
No postage, but I'm prepared to drive a reasonable distance (I'm at junction 8 of the M1) to do a deal.
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There’s a looong thread here which goes into some detail:
http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2756
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
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I recall the quality was good - But it was a one of transaction that was never repeated - Until I saw this ad for sale I'd totally forgot about Pearl as a guitar product - But as mentioned above it would be a product, from the likes of Matsumoko with the Pearl brand name added as required
If and I say if as I have no info, but if they were made in the 70's then when we acquired them from the suppliers, then they must have been old warehouse stock as it was certainly early 80's when we purchased them - I vaguely recall we had to buy a pack of 6 LP's and ditto SG's - They would be factory shipped in a master carton of 6
In fact just found them in my old stock book - We paid £60 for them in Oct 1980 - We had S/burst + Black LP's and cherry SG's - And that £60 included a case - I assume just a Jap generic case of the day - My stock book has no serial number and or model number info - So I'm guessing somewhere around £120 back then would be the forecourt price which would still have been a good price back then