London, United Kingdom
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Selling this lovely 1969 J-200, George Harrison specs! Despite the replaced bridge / absence of the tune-o-matic (probably a good thing) it sounds exactly like the guitar you can hear in the Get Back documentary, and a lot of Beatles recordings. Warm, bassy and nicely "compressed". The neck is very narrow at the nut which is typical for the era, but it makes the guitar extremely easy to play if your hands aren't too big.It was refretted a few months ago in Paris by a very renowned luthier, and a new bone nut was added. The original nut, saddle and frets will be included with the guitar. It is set up like a dream and plays extremely well, and is ready to be played for years to come. Apart from that nothing to declare, the guitar is structurally sound and beautifully preserved. The finish is stunning and the serial on the headstock is still visible. A few scratches here and there, mainly on the bottom as you can see, but all normal wear for a 57 year old guitar. I can ship everywhere so feel free to message me if you have questions about the guitar or wish to purchase it.If you are wondering about the "2" on the back of the headstock like I was, here is the most detailed explanation I found for it on Charlie Gelber's website :"I think that everyone assumes that the “2” means factory second but apparently it doesn’t-or at least it doesn’t only mean that. [...] According to the gentleman I spoke to, it means it went back to the paint booth a second time to fix a finish issue. That could mean covering a flaw in the wood by expanding the opaque area of the sunburst, it could mean buffing out or re-spraying a drip or flaw in the clear coat, or it could mean that the finish wasn’t up to standards and had to be completely redone. Unfortunately, they don’t include an explanation.But wait, there’s more. Apparently, if an employee wanted to buy a Gibson guitar, he was able to do so at a discount but he (or she) was only allowed to buy one that had a flaw-a factory second. It was, according to my source, quite common for an employee to go to the paint guy and ask the paint guy to tell the QC guy that there was a problem and to stamp a particular guitar with a “2” so the employee could take it home at a discount. I’m told that a few dollars may have changed hands or maybe not. So, assuming this is true (and I have no reason to believe otherwise) we have some “2” designated guitars with no issues of any kind. [...] In general, the “2” designation doesn’t affect the value much, if at all. A finish that was done twice at the factory is still a factory original finish."
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