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1. First Guitar - 1990 MIJ Ibanez RG 550 PM (Purple Metallic)- Japanese Market RG550.

I have one MIJ Ibanez RG 550 from 1990 to let go (This guitar was reserved but the buyer disappeared). This guitar was only released in Japan or the Japanese Market and this colour only released for a year in 1990 (see Ibanez RG 550 wiki).It comes with a leather Soft carrying bag. It does not have the back plate though. Condition is 9-9.5/10, mainly due to one tiny paint chip on the edge of the headstock and abit of oxidation on the tuners. Body is totally unblemished. Guitar is still very glossy, the fret life is about 90% or more left and the neck is clean and straight as an arrow. Guitar has been professional set up and is low action.

I am offering this collector condition guitar for SGD$800 (Firm). Best price for a collector condition original run RG 550 MIJ.

Guitar Specifications

Body material: Basswood
Neck joint: Tilt Joint
Bridge: Original Edge
Hardware color: Black
Pickguard: Black
Neck type: Wizard
Neck material: 1-piece Maple
Fingerboard: Maple
Inlays: Dots
Frets: 24 / Jumbo
PU Config: HSH
Neck PU: IBZ V1 (Vintage 1)
Mid PU: IBZ S1 (Single 1)
Bridge PU: IBZ V2 (Vintage 2)
Controls:1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever

Photos:-

More photos here :-

http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n483/pgmlover/1990 MIJ Ibanez RG550 PM - Jap Market guitar/

Ibanez RG550 Wiki :

http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/RG550

 

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2. 2nd Guitar - 1991 MIJ Ibanez RG 570 FM - CS (Flame Maple, Cherry Sunburst)

I have one Rare MIJ Ibanez RG 570 from 1991 to let go. This guitar and its colour only released for a year in 1991 (see Ibanez RG 570 catalog).It comes with a leather Soft carrying bag. It does not have the back plate though. Condition is 9/10, mainly due to oxidation on knobs and Neck plate. Guitar is still very glossy, the fret life is about 90% or more left and the neck is clean and straight as an arrow. Guitar has been professional set up and is low action. Pick ups at the Bridge and Neck have been upgraded with Boutique Manlius PUs to give a fatter tone. Buyer will also get the original V1 and V1 Ibanez PUs. Buyer will also get an additional 5 way switch.

I am offering this collector condition guitar for SGD$750 (Firm).

Guitar Specifications

Body material: Basswood
Neck joint: Tilt Joint
Bridge: Original Edge
Hardware color: Black
Pickguard: Black
Neck type: Wizard
Neck material: 1-piece Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Dots
Frets: 24 / Jumbo
PU Config: HSH
Neck PU: IBZ V1 (Vintage 1) Upgrade to Manlius Boutique PU
Mid PU: IBZ S1 (Single 1)
Bridge PU: IBZ V2 (Vintage 2) Upgrade to Manlius Boutique PU
Controls:1 Volume / 1 Tone / 5-Way Lever

Photos :

More photos here :-

http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n483/pgmlover/1991 MIJ Ibanez RG 570 FM - CS/


Ibanez RG570 Wiki :

http://ibanez.wikia.com/wiki/RG570

Ibanez RG570 Catalogue :

http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/us/1991/rg5.jpg

 

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3. 3rd Guitar - Rare 1981 MIJ Tokai Springy Sound, ST 85 NR (NR = Natural)

This guitar conditon is 8/10. Nice woody vintage wood natural finish. See photos Fret about 70% left. Steel saddles have been upgraded to vintage fender from late 70's-early 80's era. Pick Guard is non - original. Will include the original Pick Guard in the sales. All electronics working. No back plate. Just for info, Fender Japan is now run by the people who made Tokais. Check it up. Even SRV second guitar is a Tokai from that era (same era as im offering here). Comes with a non original paded soft case.

I am offering this collector condition guitar for SGD$900 (Firm).

Photos :-

More photos here :-

http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n483/pgmlover/Vintage MIJ Tokai ST-85 NR/

 

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4. 4th Guitar - Rare early 80's MIJ Navigator Esparto Stratocaster from ESP, in rare pink colour!

This guitar conditon is 8.5-9/10. See photos Fret about 75% or more left. All electronics working. Beautiful guitar. Comes with a non original paded soft case.

I am offering this collector condition guitar for SGD$850 (Firm).

Photos :-

More photos here :-

http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n483/pgmlover/Navigator Esparto Stratocaster by ESP/


Interested parties please contact me here thru PM or if Inbox full, just leave me a thinker here or in my visitor's message page. Transaction venue will be around Admiralty MRT Station Macdonalds. I will bring a portable amp during transaction for testing. I will also be listing a few more guitars to sell as i have way too many. Just hit me with questions yeah....i am ok with answering them
I am not looking for trade at this point of time.

* I am a guitar collector who is very interested in collectable guitars from Japan Golden Age (1977-1985). These really collectable guitars have seen a raise in value, consistently for the last 5 years or more.

 

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Info on SRV Tokai Guitar :-


Tokai 'Springy Sound'- The Original Strat-Clone

SRV Texas Flood Cover Guitar

(photo:www.tokairegistry.com)

Back in the '70's- early 80's, Japan's Tokai company was making some of the most blatant replicas of popular Gibson and Fender guitars.

Lawsuits eventually forced Tokai to dial back the look-alike knob, but those old "Springy Sound" models have become somewhat of a cult collector's guitar.

Think about how wild this is. This Tokai model was NOT a copy of the Fender Strats of its time-- it was an attempt at replicating earlier "vintage" Strats. You see, back when guitar players were first talking up the Pre-CBS era instruments, someone in Japan was listening. Tokai weren't the only ones, but they best represent good quality in that niche. So in effect, they helped kick off the re-issue industry, as well as Gibson and Fender outsourcing "more affordable" models.

The really wild part is that now, "vintage" Tokai clones of vintage Fender Strats are becoming collectible and gaining cult status on their own. This only leads one to assume that other folks must be making counterfeits of Tokai Springy-Sound models.

Anyone remember the movie Multiplicity with Michael Keaton?

But wait! It gets even crazier! An article by Larry Meiners at www.tokairegistry.com states that Stevie Ray Vaughan was featured on the 1985-1986 Tokai Guitar Catalog cover. But wait-- there's more! He also states that SRV's guitar, pictured on 1983's Texas Flood album cover art, is a Tokai Springy Sound, and that the Tokai headstock labeling was removed before the covers were printed-- however, the giant pre-release music store posters plainly displayed the headstock labeling shown in the above photo!

This makes for compelling trivia, but it also provokes the following 3 questions:

1) Were Tokai Springy Sound's better than CBS Strats? Pre-CBS?
2) Why doesn't Tokai create an SRV model?
3) Did Peter Fonda ride a Harley or a Harley clone?


http://www.stratoblogster.com/2007/01/tokai-springy-sound-original-strat.html

 

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Sorry, just saw my mistakes. Collector condition guitar only for the RG 550. A case of copy and paste and never proof read properly