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[toybitz]

@toybitz anything in the pickup cavities?

Show the neck, bridge, switch and electronic cavities.

One pick up seems to be replaced. Will take more pics in the morning.

 

[toybitz]

@ThePanda

The bridge PU could be the orig PU because it has gold screws... there are signs of gold play in the hardware that just faded. Has. Pat No xxxxxxxxx. Black bobbins are rough, unlike the Duncan’s smooth bobbins.

 

[toybitz]

Reposting br PU

 

[toybitz]

Its a Gibson humbucker

 

[o0mobius0o]

Pots look like CTS. I think I see numbers. 1981 perhaps? The cavity almost looks like Matsumoku, but that tenon is not.

 

[Roxy13]

When I saw the control cavity yesterday I also thought Aria (Matsu). It's harder to tell though on these hand routed pre-CNC guitars.

 

[Ohjay]

When I saw the control cavity yesterday I also thought Aria (Matsu). It's harder to tell though on these hand routed pre-CNC guitars.

One thing that tells us it might not be Matsumoku is the tenon.
I can't recall ever seeing a "normal" tenon on a Matsumoku produced LP and that goes for many of the brands they produced, not only Aria.

 

[Roxy13]

One thing that tells us it might not be Matsumoku is the tenon.
I can't recall ever seeing a "normal" tenon on a Matsumoku produced LP and that goes for many of the brands they produced, not only Aria.

I agree, but the tenon pic wasn't up yesterday. But, that's also why I didn't comment yesterday as I didn't think enough into was up

 

[toybitz]

Please allow me to bump

 

[toybitz]

Rod cover off

 

[toybitz]

Anyone know if this make is MIJ or not?

 

[Roxy13]

I think it probably is. Long tenon neck, ABR bridge and looks like a bone nut too.

 

[toybitz]

I forgot to add, neck and body is mahogany

 

[toybitz]

i guess this query will fade away.