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Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby rynaro » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:34 am

Whilst in Tokyo i saw a gospel japanese reissue for 98000Y, yep the sunburst MKV one.
When were these made and for how long were they in production?
and were they black cloud?
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby dorkrockrecords » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:34 am

They're Fillmore and I believe they only did a short run of them a couple years back.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby 101Volts » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:54 am

Pictures, please? I never knew Fillmore made reissues of the Mark V. :P <-- Imagine that as a drooling smiley.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby 101Volts » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:47 am

It doesn't have the German Carve? :shock: Did the original "Mark IV" Have a german carve?

Still... Drool.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby thunderhead » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:28 pm

Very Cool, would love to see one in person :!: 8-)
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby dorkrockrecords » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:49 pm

101Volts wrote:It doesn't have the German Carve? :shock: Did the original "Mark IV" Have a german carve?

Still... Drool.


Might be time to get your eyes checked, 101. It's got the German carve and is missing the trem arm, just like Kurt's.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby 101Volts » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:54 pm

dorkrockrecords wrote:
101Volts wrote:It doesn't have the German Carve? :shock: Did the original "Mark IV" Have a german carve?

Still... Drool.


Might be time to get your eyes checked, 101. It's got the German carve and is missing the trem arm, just like Kurt's.


Well now that I look at the upper half of the body I can see it. It isn't so easy to tell if it has it on the bottom half near the pickup switch though.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby dorkrockrecords » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:59 pm

101Volts wrote:Well now that I look at the upper half of the body I can see it. It isn't so easy to tell if it has it on the bottom half near the pickup switch though.


That's because it's not carved on the treble side, also like the original.
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Re: Japanese Gospel Guitars

Postby Veenture » Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:23 pm

This is what's so good about the forum too ...learnin'-all-a-time :mrgreen:
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