Sleeper Japanese Les Paul Copies

[captainjack]

Those of you in the know, what are the sleeper Japanese Les Paul copies? I have heard about Tokai, Greco, Burny, Edwards, and Bacchus, but I am wondering if there are equally good Japanese Les Pauls that can be found here in the States for a reasonable sum (say $500).

 

[slapshot]

Agile

 

[mono]

Haha... I doubt anyone is willing to share information on sleeper LPs, as they wouldn't remain sleepers for very long
That being said, your best bet is to check places where the seller has no clue what s/he has... eg. Craigslist or local classifieds, pawnshops and suchlike.

I've heard good things about Arias but they never seem to come up for sale...

 

[tonebone]

shhhhh . . . be vewy vewy qwiet. Some of us are hunting thwose . . .

 

[mono]

one just went on YJ for 50k Yen... real nice ebony board custom...

 

[tonebone]

Good Cap'n . . . please research the web. The info is out there, thats how some here found out about lesser known brands. It is somewhat difficult to get a good burst with vintage attributes at the $500 price point. Very difficult actually.

Yamaha Studio Lords are in your ballpark.

Stay away from Lord Players, horrible guitars. (I jest yee, a-harrrr)

That's all I'm gonna give ya.

Good luck & happy hunting!

 

[slapshot]

up your price a little and you'll have more choice.
personally i don't even bother looking at anything over $1000 but for 6,7,800 you can get something nice.Depending what you want it for I guess

 

[Udonitron]

Agile

Haha you will never let that one die eh?
Be prepared for a new thread to emerge soon lol

 

[Udonitron]

one just went on YJ for 50k Yen... real nice ebony board custom...

Yeah I think the word is slowly trickling out on the Aria's.
Mine sold for more than I thought it would this week!

 

[slapshot]

nope

 

[rastafred]

one just went on YJ for 50k Yen... real nice ebony board custom...

I didn't noticed that one... link please?

 

[mono]

Sorry rastafred, I didn't save the link nor do I have a YJ/rinkya account to keep tabs on the auctions I see. It wasn't listed as an Aria pro though.

 

[GammyBird]

The K series Orville LP's and SG's tend to go between 5$00 and $700. You miight find a deal on one of those too.

 

[rastafred]

Sorry rastafred, I didn't save the link nor do I have a YJ/rinkya account to keep tabs on the auctions I see. It wasn't listed as an Aria pro though.

so you're hunting in the "others" section?

I'm waiting for some nice Aria Pro to come. A custom one with an ebony board, 3 pickups and a hardcase (maybe original) and an LS-800 in tobaccoburst with possible solid flame top.

 

[mono]

No, I don't know where it was listed as I found it under the search term "Aria" but not "Aria Pro." As I'm sure you know there are a lot more crappy guitars to wade through under just "Aria"...

 

[rastafred]

Aria looks like the new MIJ hype. Even chingo has a few, and not cheap...

 

[Darwin]

Those of you in the know, what are the sleeper Japanese Les Paul copies? I have heard about Tokai, Greco, Burny, Edwards, and Bacchus, but I am wondering if there are equally good Japanese Les Pauls that can be found here in the States for a reasonable sum (say $500).

There's a Yamaha Studio Lord on eBay for $499. Otherwise, you can order one of the Studio Lords or Lord Players (not as widely available) from Rinkya for $250ish (sometimes less). With Rinkya fees and shipping, it should bring you into the $500 price range.

 

[slapshot]

Aria?hmm too close to Agile.could be mistaken at a glance by someone.Can't risk it.

 

[Guitarguy3120]

Here is a Beautiful Epiphone LTD ED Custom LQ I found on Ebay for 650.
Everyone who has played it becomes a fan of Japanese Luthiers.

 

[mono]

that was a steal at 650