Just spent some time setting it up and it's now playing and sounding great. Raised the action a bit and replaced the bridge, tailpiece & studs, also dropped on some old pickup covers. Really impressed with the build quality, can't find fault with anything and the matte/nitro finish is also to my liking. Quick couple of photos taken in low light
Don't know if it's wise posting those pics on a public forum... perhaps keep an eye out for a skinny bald guy wearing a leather jacket and a Gibson t-shirt, he may be coming after you (you were warned, after all).
Aside from that, it's bloody stunning.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.
Needs one of those $9k relic jobs. Then it'd be authentic.
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