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mystery japanese les paul copy -- id, please?


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hi --

 

i'm a newbie here. i recently got this old japanese les paul copy thru ebay, and was wondering if anyone could please pass along any info about what make/model it is. a previous owner sanded the brand info off the headstock.

 

i'd be grateful for any help you could offer.

 

i did notice recently that the shape of the truss rod cover and headstock top is similar to one i saw on a 'matao' on ebay, if that helps. it also appears, from the sanding marks, as if the original logo might have been in some type of script writing.

 

mysterylespaulbody.jpg

 

mysterylespaulheadstock.jpg

 

mysterylespaulheadstockcloseup.jpg

 

mysterylespaulneckplate.jpg

 

i've only played strat-style guitars so far, and have been eager to try out a les paul.

 

 

thank you!

 

drew joseph

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here are a few more pics, for what they're worth. seems to be a solid body -- no ply. there's also a sticker in the pot cavity -- does that help at all?

 

mysterylespaulpotcavity1.jpg

 

mysterylespaulpotcavity2.jpg

 

here's a pic of the tuners as well.

 

backofmysterylespaulheadstock.jpg

 

as far as 'how it plays or sounds,' i'm such a novice that i can't really give any useful input in that area. it is definitely bassier than my strat. no comparison.

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That looks like one of the various copies made at the Matsumoku factory. I'm guessing a bit because the neck plate and binding are very similar to an Electra I had.

 

Solid guitar, Matsumoku specialized in bolt on lp copies, many sounded and played really well.

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