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Hi togps I have the same model mine is 84 too not in as good condition as yours but still very good considering it's age. Did they only make them in 84 and do you know how many were made? Mine is much lighter than most LPs it feels half the weight of my Orville Sykes. Very resonant and the...

Hello Everyone, I have lusted after a small guard SG Junior for years after regretting not buying an original 60s one when they were "relatively" affordable. Gibson have only made large guard Juniors recently to my knowledge so I was delighted when I saw Richtone had some MIJ Tokai Juniors on...

I once had this problem on a customers 82 ( I think from memory) Loverock I set up about five years ago. It wouldn't quite intonate even with the saddle the best way around and at full adjust it was a few percent flat. I removed the bridge wound both height adjusters onto one post and gently...

Hi can anyone tell me what specification levels there were for SS's and how to tell which mine is? http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj195/simonlockwood/SStar.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj195/simonlockwood/SSTARR.jpg http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj195/simonlockwood/SSHS.jpg...

Thanks togps! Thats just like mine but in a bit better condition. Even down to the fact that the screw poles of the neck pickup are gold plated and the bridge pickup ones aren't! I thought that was odd but the catalogue picture shows the same story so it must have been intentional....... Do...

Does anyone have any information or a link to a picture of this model please? I have looked in the catalogues here and tried online but cannot find any info on this model. I just got it off ebay and was surprised to find it had fret edge binding which I thought was only on 80 models and above...

Hi I'm looking for a pickguard for my '85 LS80. Were the eighties ones thin like a Gibson Historic? Thats the style of guard I'm looking for I definitely dont want a thick one bexause I want it to look vintage accurate. I already have one from off my '01 LS75Q and that is too thick. Cheers, Simon

I too am greatly annoyed by all these ads that have recently appeared on ebay! Has ebay just become available in China or something? I've seen the same pictures used 3 times on the same page of listings page by 3 different sellers. Some of these ads seem to get bids as well hopefully no-one...

Try this mail order site for electrical upgrades and aged parts etc. I have dealt with them a few times and had great service. http://www.rsguitarworks.net/catalog/index.php My recently acquired '85 LS80 had lost its circuit board and had some crappy small pots installed so I fitted one of RS's...

Hope this works!!! http://www.albumtown.com/data2/e213e90ae7c55e7e8c2a5e9d7394a067/52812_p774046.jpg http://www.albumtown.com/data2/e213e90ae7c55e7e8c2a5e9d7394a067/52812_p774053.jpg http://www.albumtown.com/data2/e213e90ae7c55e7e8c2a5e9d7394a067/52812_p774058.jpg...

Hi Hans the ebay pictures were poor which is why this buy was a bit of a gamble which appears to have paid off! The images don't show any real details. Can I just copy and paste a few new ones from my computer if I take them? Simon

Hi Mike so looking like an LS80 then? How did you find the gotoh lightweight tailpiece? Improvement? I'm dontfret! on ebay too......... Togps how do I post pictures?

Hope I'm not on the wrong section! I just bought a 1985 LoveRock off ebay serial # 5030804 which arrived today and I was surprised to find it had fret end binding like a Gibson and has a one piece back. I'm assuming this means it is a higher end model than the LS50 I expected can anyone offer a...

Hi 20th CB thanks for the info. :D I have an Antoria J200 copy I bought about a year ago off ebay after seeing one belonging to one of my set-up/repair customers. They are beautiful guitars and sound good too if only the headstock was bound and the sound hole end of the fingerboard had that...

Hi has anyone come across one of these before? I was recently given one in pretty bad but definitely saveable condition. A search of the net brought up nothing about Antoria Explorers. I did find some Ibanez explorers though and given the close kinks between the companies assume it probably...