Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

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Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by Pepe Silvia » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:43 am

This is for sale locally, looks interesting. I might want it but want to figure out what it is first

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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by Con-Tiki! » Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:22 pm

kawai, methinks. maybe Kent, if not.

not especially valuable, been repainted, usually have big , maybe non-adjustable necks.
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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by Pepe Silvia » Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:58 pm

I was trying to figure out if it's been repainted. Finish looks old enough that the clear coat yellowed

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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by Fiddy » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:43 pm

I contacted the seller, apparently it already sold to some girl that came with a Wildwood cardboard box to pick it up.

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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by dylanafghjkl » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:54 pm

definitely (probably) kawai, not sure if it's a refin tho because it's possible that's the original colour, but i've never seen any relatively low end ones painted in anything other than sunburst/red/redburst.

it'd probably be suuuper light but like ^ said there's probably no truss rod so you'd have to physically bend it to make any adjustments

edit: o i didnt see it'd already sold, what is a wildwood cardboard box p.s

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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by empyrean » Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:27 pm

I had a blue MIJ Kingston that had faded into those exact shades that are going on there.

It's possible it's original. Looks about right.

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Re: Can someone ID this old Japanese guitar?

Post by thomastaylors » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:37 pm

I've seen these in red and branded "Crestwood"

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