Need help identifing this LP copy.

[Eddy]

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... ure004.jpg I bought this back in 1982 , it has no markings but does have Dimarzio pickups.

[mrblanche]

Does it look like a Fuji Gen product to anyone but me?

[Bassassin]

[Eddy]

[Eddy]

[Eddy]

[Bassassin]

Thanks for the additional pics. I'd still say it's related to the two Hondos - it shares details that I'd consider factory traits - the truss cover, the round-cornered fretboard etc. That being the case I still think it's from Korea & made by Samick, as I think the other two are.

Have you ever taken the pickups out, & if so is there anything stamped on the back? Likewise the rear control cover - if the pots have a "dp" logo then that would pretty much confirm country of origin - I think every 70s / 80s MIK guitar I've ever owned or worked on has dp pots.

I do think this is a great-looking guitar - I love the German carve around the body edge. Class.

J.

[Eddy]

I have had it all apart and it has no markings, only two old Dimarzio pups.

[wietse]

i own one like that, in black, and that one is branded harmony nice guitar with that germanized carved top and dimarzio's.




shitty pictures, made these years ago, need to make new pictures of this one soon with my new camera.

this was the first les paul model i bought i still rememeber what i paid for it, 150 euro with HCC, never regretted it, real value for money.

[Bassassin]

Looks like we're making progress! Wietse - would you agree about the Hondo/Samick similarities?

J.

[wietse]

possible, at that era the most korean build guitars were made by samick/hondo mine has still a model number sticker on the neckplate
H7000B, and on the headstock the remains of what once were a round QC sticker and one that could have been made in japan or made in korea.

[Mad-Mike]

I rebuilt a Les Paul almost exactly like that years ago, it was branded as a "Global", that's about all I know, and I recall it had a Made in Japan label somewhere on i.

[Spud1950]

Nice looking guitars.The German carve looks great.

[Eddy]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! I have been searching for many years, trying to I.D. this guitar ( my wife has knicknamed the BEAST because of its growl ). I found it and bought for $50.00 at a pawn shop in Kentucky back in 82 , and it has been a great guitar over the years with no problems... unlike some others I won't mention. Thanks again.