1970s Memphis (Japan) Les Paul-Style Electric Guitar

Overview: This cool-looking old LP copycat is Japanese-made and likely from the early to mid '70s. I've handled a lot of these over the years. This one has the usual build with a solid-plank ply body that has a press-arched, semihollow top construction. The neck is bolted-on and the pickups are lower-wind and mildly microphonic and so sound a bit cleaner and more like mini-humbuckers.

Repairs included: It got a level/dress of the frets and a setup from Sarah, I think, some time back. I then rewired it entirely as the original harness was damaged beyond use. It's currently playing spot-on and ready to serve.

• Weight: 7 lbs 13 oz
• Scale length: 24 3/4"
• Nut width: 1 23/32"
• Neck shape: medium-full C/soft V
• Board radius: 9 1/2"
• Depth at first fret: 0.95"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1.0"
• Body width: 12 3/4"
• Body depth: 1 5/8"
• Body wood: ply
• Bridge: ABR-style
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Pickups: 2x humbucker
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 46w-10
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight (with tiniest hair of upbow on treble side in frets 1-5)
• Fret style: medium-low

Condition notes: This has replacement tuners and a replacement wiring harness and knobs. In the photos, 1 tuner is still original and I didn't catch that when it was first worked-on. I will swap that out with a similar sealed unit before shipping/selling it. There are small scratches, scuffs, nicks, dings, etc. throughout but it has a very rock-and-roll readyness look about it. The finish style looks great, too!

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: WCNY