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So, helping a friend sell this guitar. I have it in my possession (we're both in Detroit) so, happy to get many more pictures, serial number, etc.
I believe it's a 1962, he mentioned having the original pickup too.
He's asking $7.5k.
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02-15-2024 12:38 PM
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PM sent! Looks like it has been played in some smoky bars but if that’s not a diamond in the rough I dunno what is!
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Has a 70s truss rod cover. Orange or purple label? Check the serial # again, they can be confusing.
Missing the plastic Johnny Smith badge on the t.p..
But yeah been giigged heavily, a cool thing imo.
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It also seems to be missing the correct bridge saddle.....
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I bought that truss rod cover NOS. I was told it was from the 60's. It was $200. Ugghh.
The original bridge/saddle is in the case.
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A 60s L5 or JS tr cover would just be engraved custom w a fat white border.
What color label? Serial #?
Pics of the back and back of neck please.....
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Ok, just snapped some pictures and put them in this album.
Happy to grab anything more specific that I may have missed.
Pictures
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I could swear I've seen this guitar before. looks like the one that belonged to Ralph Tope.
the patina/playing wear is super cool! looks like a '62 judging by the features and #.
have you checked the headstock for a possible repair under that dark area?
a blacklight might help....
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That guitar patina looks amazing. A lot of mojo in there. It would probably raise someones 50 points just playing it.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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How about some pictures of the head stock from the side? Looks like there’s something weird going on there aside from the finish.
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Wow, what a magical looking guitar. <3
GLWTS.
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Hey guys, I have been in contact with Ralph about this guitar. Yes it belongs to Ralph Tope and previously belonged to Ilya Lushtak.
I found this clip of the guitar in action. Ralph is a fantastic player and is contributing 99% of the greatness here, but I can tell this is the kind of guitar that sits wonderfully in a mix while retaining its full hollow/floating pickup character.
For those wondering here are some more details I from Ralph.
The body has some repaired cracks done by Gary Zimnicki. There was also a previous headstock break which was repaired. It has been refretted in the past and has about 4 hours of play since its last fret level/crowning. The pickup is wired to an endpin jack. Ralph has the Gibson JS pickup somewhere too. Comes with a wooden bridge saddle but unsure if it's original. The case is, as you can see, not original.
Definitely a player, which is what I would want it to be. The headstock repair is the most significant new info for me to process. Sight unseen I can't evaluate the stability of it so it's a risk.
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Send a pm! Thanks
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Originally Posted by Danne
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Obviously not the original pickguard, if that matters.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Are all those guitars in the background yours? Wow.
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Originally Posted by Brian859
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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