(SOLD) Lie-banez RG-Style Partscaster Flubber Green c2018
RG style, very green, made in China (presumably) pretty recently. Now, over the last six years or so, I've bought literally thousands of guitars on the used market in Japan sight unseen via our very reliable agents on the ground. I generally know what I'm looking at and so do they, so I've never had the misfortune of buying a fake in all that time... until now. I saw this pop up from a private seller in Japan, listed and badged as a one-off Ibanez J-Custom. Turns out it was definitely not that. Here's the lesson: if it looks too good to be true, it almost certainly is. On arrival, we de-badged it, replaced the non-functional not-EMG pickups and did a reasonable setup on the not-Floyd-Rose bridge, so it's playing okay and is a pretty reasonable guitar for the cash. It has it's assets: very cool finish, fancy binding, neck-through build etc. Anyway, it'll serve a young player or a mod-scientist well, so take it off my hands and have your wicked way with it. I'm losing a stack of cash on it, my loss is your gain!
Model: Unbranded Partscaster
Made: China, recent model (not verified)
Finish: flubber green over quilt maple, natural back/sides/neck
Body: asian mahogany/agathis, quilt maple veneer top
Neck: 1-piece asian mahogany, rosewood board, 25.5" scale, 16" radius, slim D shape
Weight: 3.165kg
Pickups: Tonerider Generator humbucker x2
Mods: pickups replaced
Case: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some minor dimples on the back. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, no major marks. The back has some dimples and scuffs along the belly carve and in the elbow area. The sides have some scuffs in the elbow area and some dimples near the jack. The front has some scuffs in the elbow area and some play wear on the horns. Overall: excellent condition (9/10).
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Frets have minor wear only, 9/10 for fret life left. Wearing fresh 10-46 strings.