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NGD R8 from Japan

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finally, after 5 weeks in customs i could pick up that beauty yesterday... first les paul model for me, can't wait to plug it in : )))

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cheers from portugal :salude
 

Big Al

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I was gonna ask, why Japan? There's a gazzilion available here. Then I saw it. WOWZERS!!!! My kinda LP!

Give ya a dollar for it.:):hank
 

corpse

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I could not have waited to get home. That is a very old looking top- one to love.
 

GotTheSilver

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Wow! That thing looks great! Congrats. Enjoy! :dude:

I have a 2013 R8 and I love it!
 

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thanks all!! muito obrigado ff ; )

didn't have time to reply yet cause i couldn't lay her away - it sounds so great it's ridiculous!!! never held a humbucker guitar in my hands that sounded so well. i just had the chance to crank my deluxe reverb and it never gave me chills like that before... had to stop now, cause i've got a feeling my ears are bleeding and my head makes WHOOM WHOOM in rythm with my heartbeat... john bonham 26" bass drum WHOOM... but hahaha so well worth it!!!!!

i started searching the web for a 58 and with the first click i landed on nico-nico guitars in tokyo. it was the first guitar on their homepage that caught my eyes... i started writing with the seller, asked him about some other models he had and let him compare them for me, did some research on the shop and yeah.... i was in touch with a handful of other sellers - also u.s. and europe of course - but i couldn't get this first lp i found out of my head. in the end i thought, screw it, there's a reason why i ran into it in the first place and pulled the trigger.... after some long nights and some cold sweat i'm so happy i did it!!!

cheers
christoph
 

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thanks all!! muito obrigado ff ; )

didn't have time to reply yet cause i couldn't lay her away - it sounds so great it's ridiculous!!! never held a humbucker guitar in my hands that sounded so well. i just had the chance to crank my deluxe reverb and it never gave me chills like that before... had to stop now, cause i've got a feeling my ears are bleeding and my head makes WHOOM WHOOM in rythm with my heartbeat... john bonham 26" bass drum WHOOM... but hahaha so well worth it!!!!!

i started searching the web for a 58 and with the first click i landed on nico-nico guitars in tokyo. it was the first guitar on their homepage that caught my eyes... i started writing with the seller, asked him about some other models he had and let him compare them for me, did some research on the shop and yeah.... i was in touch with a handful of other sellers - also u.s. and europe of course - but i couldn't get this first lp i found out of my head. in the end i thought, screw it, there's a reason why i ran into it in the first place and pulled the trigger.... after some long nights and some cold sweat i'm so happy i did it!!!

cheers
christoph
very cool! Love that color, reminds me of my TH. I bought mine online and was nervous as hell too, but was SHOCKED at how lucky I was to get one that floored me! Online purchasing is a gamble because one cannot try before you buy. Enjoy the heck out of that thing.:hank
 
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