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One of of only 65 worldwide Gibson limited edition custom shop all koa with mahogany neck L-00. Bought new by me in 2016 from Guitar Guitar. Just went in for a look around and they'd just got it in and I couldn’t come out without it and it’s been a great buy. Am only selling because I’ve just bought @JerkMoans ; ES 125 on here so it’s reluctantly got to be one in one out. Excellent condition with one tiny ding caused by one of my cats (still alive) knocking something over. Very hard to spot but have tried to show a pic of it below. Also some almost literally invisible surface buckle rash centre back – impossible to photograph.
All koa guitars vary in sound hugely. I’d say it's brightish, clear and crisp all the way up the neck but not brittle and not muddy in any way. For me it really shines through a flat PA in a band mix and that’s what I’ve mainly used it for. The built in LR Baggs Element VTC pickup suits it very well. I’ve attached a video of me playing it in this context and you’ll see what I mean - you need to listen with headphones to hear the full mix.. This was straight into the PA – no DI, compression, EQ or effects. It really stands out live but it’s not because of volume and loads of people have commented on this whenever I’ve played it out. At home it’s fantastic with a tiny amount of sound reinforcement from my Yamaha THR. It’s really light and easy to handle. I’ve changed the tuners to Grover Deluxe tulips which look better to me than the excellent gold Grovers that were on it originally – they were a bit bling for me and I have included them here. I’ve left the few screw holes at the back of the headstock – see pic – so they can be put back on easily if you want.
I googled the others I could find that were on sale worldwide at the time that I bought it and I’m biased but I would say that this is the best looking out of all of them. Koa can be a bit messy looking but the book matching on this one is outstanding. Built with hide glue and nitrocellulose lacquer. No cracks, breaks or repairs and top is completely flat with no bridge lift and frets are fine with only a tiny amount of wear at the cowboy end. Kept in smoke free home with constant automatic humidifier. Comes with very good condition quality Gibson OHSC and Gibson certificate of authenticity.
£1950
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And Koa keeps opening up. Mine from 2004 has developed more bottom end over time.