Greetings Forum,
I am posting for the first time. I recently acquired a beautiful 1991 sunburst ash silhouette with a Birdseye maple neck from a music store in Osaka, Japan.
The guitar appears to be in mint condition. However, the price was a mere $750 bucks—despite the fact that virtually all musical equipment in japan is priced higher than it would be in the USA. There are two “mysteries” about this guitar that appear to have reduced its price (thereby happily enabling my purchase). First, the previous owner changed the pickups. It sounds great, but the pickups lack any identifying sticker— so it is no easy task to determine what they are. This means that this beautiful guitar was priced lower on the Japanese used market. The information is apparently valuable. The second mystery is that this guitar has no silent circuit. Perhaps this is simple— were they not yet installing those in 1991? I would be most grateful if anyone here could shed light on these mysteries. In the meantime, I’ll be playing the new axe. Thank you for your consideration.
Pictures to follow shortly!
I am posting for the first time. I recently acquired a beautiful 1991 sunburst ash silhouette with a Birdseye maple neck from a music store in Osaka, Japan.
The guitar appears to be in mint condition. However, the price was a mere $750 bucks—despite the fact that virtually all musical equipment in japan is priced higher than it would be in the USA. There are two “mysteries” about this guitar that appear to have reduced its price (thereby happily enabling my purchase). First, the previous owner changed the pickups. It sounds great, but the pickups lack any identifying sticker— so it is no easy task to determine what they are. This means that this beautiful guitar was priced lower on the Japanese used market. The information is apparently valuable. The second mystery is that this guitar has no silent circuit. Perhaps this is simple— were they not yet installing those in 1991? I would be most grateful if anyone here could shed light on these mysteries. In the meantime, I’ll be playing the new axe. Thank you for your consideration.
Pictures to follow shortly!
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