Clover Les Paul

[Sigmania]

Description of item​

In order to organize my equipment, I am putting up some Japanese vintage guitars for sale.

Clover Les Paul type.

This is a Les Paul whose details are unknown.
Even after searching, I couldn't find any details.
Judging from its construction, it appears to be from the 1980s.

The body is not a hollow body, but a solid body. DiMarzio's humbuckers are also not square footed, but they are probably from the same era without markings. The wiring system seems to be original or from the same era.
As you can see in the image, the top of the body is crowded with quilts, bird's eyes, and tiger eyes, and has a unique, deeply carved arch shape, making it a cool individual.
It gives the impression that it was made with a lot of attention to detail.
It weighs about 4.7kg.

The neck is almost straight with no breaks or signs of repair, and I would say the frets are around 70-80%. There is no fatal chatter or clogging of sound.
There are some small scratches and dullness on the metal parts, but I think he is able to make stable tuning adjustments.

This will be confirmed using a home amplifier. There are no problems with the pickup either front or rear. There is no gully in volume or tone. Jack is a little noisy.
Please check the pictures for other details such as condition.

It is believed that about 40 years have passed since it was manufactured, so I think it is in good condition and will continue to be used in the future, but the details are unknown, and as you can see in the image, there are small scratches and dents. , only those who understand Japan Vintage, please consider with no complaints and no returns. If you are looking for a complete item or are nervous, please refrain from bidding.

Although it is in tatters, it will be shipped in the hard case shown in the image and securely packed with air packing and cardboard. It will be shipped by Yamato Transport cash on delivery. *The guitar stand in the image is not included.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask before bidding.



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[Homer J. Simpson]

Nice... with fret nibs and what looks like a 1-pc back, also doubles as a cutting board with juice groove! . (Never seen anything like that!)

 

[Sigmania]

The German carve reminds me of the contours on some Arias.

 

[Homer J. Simpson]

What makes this so weird (apart from the impression that there is literally nothing to find on Google about "Clover" guitars) is that this doesn't look like a German carve to me. A German carve doesn't rise up again at the edge.

The pics seem to be messing with the brain, like an optical illusion but this detail seems to show what I mean - looks like a groove, not a "step":



Fun fact edit: Germans don't have a word for "German carve"

Edit 2: It is a German carve:



An unusual one though, and most Rossmeisl guitars don't look like this diagram either. TIL that Wenzel Rossmeisl (father of Roger Rossmeisl) actually had a patent on the German carve.