Vintage, VENTURA, V2500 70's Matsumoku ,Lawsuit, Les Paul Custom Goldtop,

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Up for sale,  Nice , vintage, 1971-72?  Matsumoku Ventura Les Paul Goldtop Custom copy in good condition.This is i believe, V2500, their top of the line Les Paul copy model This one has a nice deep yellow gold sparkle top, which is starting to age nicely along with a fully bound body and headstock, with nice mother of pearl inlays and a rosewood fingerboard. People spend money to have these relicd like this!  frets and board have modest wear, it still plays
very well, nice action, plenty of life left. Something about the ones that have been played a lot says a lot for the guitar!  Has  chips, dings, mostly on The back and sides, the top is very nice with a few scuffs and dings, very deep Gold finish looks almost 3d! , pictures dont do it justice! beautiful bound mother of pearl Les Paul Custom style, Lawsuit headstock, That has nice, starting,
to yellow,  patina.  Very presentable, condition for its age.  I got this in trade with a bunch of other equipment, dont know much more about. It. This is an original gold plate hardware guitar, tuners, toggle switch, are original and gold plated. No visible cracks or breaks. Mahogany? Pancake style body with carved maple? top,  Looks mostly original except for the bridge, tailpiece, pickups, rings,  toggle switch plate. Im told by the previous owner that the parts are genuine Epiphone, the pickups, bridge,  tailpiece,  are Epiphone. 57 Alnico Classics.  Has nice action, in my opinion, probably needs to be setup, new strings. to new owners preference. You can pay more, you can pay less, but you wont find one other like this one. Input jack is temperamental, needs to be in, just right and pots are a little scratchy but work fine. Why settle for a generic, like everyone has, stand out in the crowd! This is a quality, vintage, well built, made in Japan  instrument made to compete with the big USA brand, they did a great job.  Real vintage 70s goldtops are going for 3-5k?   No case included. Will be packed securely for shipment.I have too many guitars,  parts, projects, time to let some go to someone who will enjoy them!  See photos, ask questions, as they are part of the description. no returns, refunds, partials, for {Parts or Repair}, Project, due to Vintage age. Thank You. You won't  be disappointed. See my feedback. Payment by Paypal preferred.