Description
What makes this guitar special: This stunning guitar was recently acquired from a collection of nine Les Pauls hand selected by Yamano specifically for the Japanese market. This particular model has all the hallmarks both players & collectors are looking for in an R9, along with a beautiful, wide ribbon flame top finished in Lemonburst. A perfect '59 profile neck combined with a pair of Burstbuckers makes this an awesome sounding guitar! Yamano Music paperwork written in Japanese is included along with the original COA & an assortment of Gibson hang tags. Professionally set up by us with fresh strings & low action, so it plays & sounds fantastic!
Cosmetic Condition: Excellent condition overall with various minor nicks, chips, dents & dings along with mild surface scratches. The cherry finish from the the body & neck has blended in a bit with the binding leaving a pinkish tinge in certain areas.
Neck: '59 Profile, one-piece mahogany neck with aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Beautiful, dark rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. Frets are in great shape with no wear. Gibson Deluxe tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod is in perfect working condition.
Body: Solid mahogany body with a beautiful flame maple top finished in Lemonburst. Stopbar tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nickel hardware. Single-ply cream pickguard is in great shape with no cracks & no cracks in the jackplate either. Guitar weighs 9 lbs 2.4 oz.
Pickups: Gibson Burstbuckers with aged nickel covers & cream bezels. Bridge - 8.05K ohms; Neck - 7.59K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs; 3-way toggle switch & bubble bee caps. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original vintage-style hardshell case. Also included are the original tags, COA & Yamano Music paperwork written in Japanese.
