Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
2006 Epiphone Japan Les Paul Special LQ Series TV Yellow & new fitted hard case
£829.00 + shipping
JAPANESE IMPORT
Here we have rather a nice Epiphone Les Paul Special built at Fujigen 2006. It's quite a rare model. It's a 2006 Epiphone Les Paul Special LQ limited edition. I have had two others but both were in Cherry which is nice but this TV Yellow one looks super cool!
The guitar was built in 2006 at the Fujigen Gakki facility. Between 2005 & 2007 The LQ series was briefly made for the domestic market in Japan only. The LQ relates to the type of finish which is called "Catalysed Lacquer" Here's a description of what it is:
Catalysed lacquer: Hybrid reactive finishes that cure chemically, not solely through the evaporation of solvents
From what I read, it is a superior lacquer that has the qualities of a nitrocellulose finish but is more hard wearing & it doesn't yellow over time. You can identify an LQ series guitar from the script on the headstock which is gold instead of the usual white which you find on Elites. Speaking of headstocks, this doesn't have the usual Epiphone headstock at all but more of a Gibson "open book" shape. From 1988-1998 Distributor Yamano Gakki was building guitars for the Gibson company and branding them as Orville. In around 1996-1998 they changed the logo from Orville to Epiphone Elite. From 2005-2007 it changed again to Epiphone LQ. They later changed again to Epiphone Elitist but all the guitars are made at the same factories, are superb and highly sought after. This one was built at Fujigen. This is the first Epiphone Les Paul Special LQ I have had & I have to say, it's superb. Top quality construction.
The overall condition is very good for a nearly 20 year old guitar although there are a few small knocks and chips around the edges and on the back but these marks add character IMO and the guitar just looks great. I won't be repairing any of them. Please see the gallery for detailed photos. The neck is lovely. It's slim & a C profile and very playable.
Epiphone Japan Les Paul Special LQ Series
Japan Domestic Market only
2005-2007
Made at the Fujigen factory, Japan
Catalyzed lacquer finish
Body: 2-piece Mahogany body
Neck: Set Mahogany neck
Weight: 3.46 kg (7lb 10oz)
Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
Open-book headstock with Les Paul screenprint
17 degree headstock angle
Long tenon neck joint
22 medium frets with dot inlays
2-screw bell TRC
Bone nut
24.75" scale
1.65" nut width
Electronics: Epiphone Japan P-90 pickups
2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
3-way selector switch
Hardware: Chrome hardware
Grover tuners
ABR-1 bridge with stopbar tailpiece
Vintage style deluxe small button tuners
3-ply pickguard
Colour: TV Yellow (TVY)
Hardcase: Generic fitted hard case from Thomann
JAPAN IMPORT
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Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.
