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All gone: 1979 Gibson 'The Paul' / 1979 Vesta Graham VGC 1000 (ES335-a-like)
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Laydeez and Djentlemen
After a protracted absence from the forum's bazaar sections, time for a spring clean. Vicissitudes of resurgent work and family health issues have led to me barely playing a note since Christmas, and having a music room one cannot move in for all the gear seems a trifle superfluous.
So: here we have 2 cracking examples of late '70's hard rockin' perfection.
First up is this 1979 Gibson 'The Paul' (dated 10/4/79, if the dater websites are to be believed).
Obviously lived a rock n roll life but looks all the better for it, I think, with all the knocks, dings and general patina an axe might wish for after 43 years of red hot action.
Walnut body and neck, lovely LP Custom style oversized headstock, ebony fretboard, Grover tuners and the original T-Top pickups that seem to have survived earlier crazes to replace with DiMarzio Super Distortions and similar horrors.
Arm chamfer on the front and the gut cut on the back arguable improvements to some of the more uncomfortable aspects of 'true' LPs. At least to the more generously proportioned gentle person.
Best bit about it is the neck: worn satin smooth from decades of having the shit played out of it.
Should mention someone in its history had added a pick guard - now removed, but in the case, with little screw holes to show for such barbarism.
What is that?! I hear you all cry.
Well. According to myth and legend, Vesta Graham was a brand created by Hidesato Shiino in 1978. Shiino was one of the founders of ESP and after leaving founded Shiino Musical instruments Corporation and PACO studio to meet the needs of professional musicians. Vesta Graham was the first brand launched by Shiino Musical Instruments. Vesta Graham instruments were truly high-end, hand made using the best materials and components, an attribute common amongst the brands Shiino created.
With the back story out of the way, this is a semi acoustic model manufactured in late 1979. Original price of the guitar was ¥100,000 making it an expensive guitar at the time. As such it was made to a very high standard, featuring a one-piece mahogany neck with ebony fretboard and mother of pearl markers of a unique design. The neck is bound with the frets featuring fret edge binding, as well as fret over binding. The f-holes are bound - more binding than an S&M session.
The guitar is built like a 335, with a full length center block and features a long tenon. Tuners are US made Grovers. The body is three ply laminate and flamed on all sides, finished in this gorgeous orange sunburst, with nitro on top to seal the deal. I believe the guitar is all original.
Few minor dings that I"ve tried to picture - nothing that affects playability.
Comes in a Greco Super Real case, with all catches working.
Once again, £1200 now £1100 takes this fine instrument.
Happy to answer all queries/send more pics etc.
Thanks for reading this far! Check out my acoustic in that section
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