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"mijmusicalinstruments"-not saying he,s ripping anyone off deliberately or that it was definitely MIK but thought it might be worth mentioning.

i did have my doubts-well a seemingly reputable and very experienced ebay seller in japan has just sold it; advertised catagorically as MIJ.

were Sam Sung pickups only fitted to Korean Tokais or could an MIJ Tokai les paul custom come with Sam Sung humbuckers? I,m considering buying the guitar , its advertised as Mij but i,m wondering if these pups would make it Mik? no serial number on guitar to age it but the white body has aged...

thanks alot for all these great responses to my original post-some fantastic info here!

I believe the first digit of a Maxon 5 number code is the pickup code-eg U1000, U2000 etc. I,m trying to identify a Maxon pup stamped 34619 on the base- 4=1974 6=june 19=19th of month which pickup range do you think is identified by the initial digit 3? Its a chrome covered humbucker-thats...

Thanks-shes a beauty.

for sale my beautiful Gold Top-tried unsuccessfully to post link to Ebay so heres the id number instead-170686734084.

Were any Japanese Gold stars ever fitted with a large locking nut? Don,t really have any info on the guitar apart from the fact that it is about 20 years old but don,t know how reliable that is. The locking style nut shows up in a photo,its large and fitted above a regular nut which leads me...

Hi Rok-replied to your PM , sorry i,ve been busy, could have replied sooner!

Well if you,re tempted by those I,ve got my 1976 Burny FLG 65 up for sale on ebay at the mo and there,s a link to it in the Classifieds section of this forum-and i,ll post it to you!! ( can,t blame me for trying)

its a long trip to Wales for most of us!

Guys-Thanks alot for posting that link for me and the advice on how to do it-i,ll know for the future! not great with computers as you might have gathered. Yes the Les Paul script is original-totally original guitar apart from the new nut.

don,t know how to do it....

I,m putting my mint 1976 Burny FLG65 up for sale. You can find a detailed description and 12 photos on Ebay UK. Beautiful guitar. Happy to post anywhere.

anyone??