Help ! I’m confused ^^

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Does anyone know about this guitar ?



1, No serial number

2, Aristocrat shape appearance

3,S-100 POLARA Bridge tail piece

4, Starfire pickguard

5 , looks really old





It’s seems mix specification .

At all ,,,, Idk model name , what year this guitar build , any other else .

anyway , i’ve never seen before like this rare type and no info on internet searched I did .



hopefully , some guys has known this guitar .


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It looks like a c. 1971-72 M-75CS. If you remove the control cavity cover, there should be a label on the backside of the cover with the serial number and model name.
 

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It looks like a c. 1971-72 M-75CS. If you remove the control cavity cover, there should be a label on the backside of the cover with the serial number and model name.
thank u . i will do it .
 

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Welcome to LTG.

It's not a rare guitar, it's a standard catalog model.
Your one has a wrong Gibson truss rod cover mounted. Also a replaced pickup selector switch tip.

Here's a catalog picture from 1971 showing exactly your guitar but in the GS version (G for gold hardware and S for solidbody, C for Chrome hardware).

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1972 price list:
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Isn't there a stamped serial number on the back of the headstock ? But like the others already said, she's most probably either from 1971 or 1972.

Ralf
 
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Welcome to LTG.

It's not a rare guitar, it's a standard catalog model.
Your one has a wrong Gibson truss rod cover mounted. Also a replaced pickup selector switch tip.

Here's a catalog picture from 1971 showing exactly your guitar but in the GS version (G for gold hardware and S for solidbody, C for Chrome hardware).

1620126475483.png
1620126519542.png


1972 price list:
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Isn't there a stamped serial number on the back of the headstock ?

Ralf
thanks a lot ^^
 

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Welcome to LTG.

It's not a rare guitar, it's a standard catalog model.
Your one has a wrong Gibson truss rod cover mounted. Also a replaced pickup selector switch tip.

Here's a catalog picture from 1971 showing exactly your guitar but in the GS version (G for gold hardware and S for solidbody, C for Chrome hardware).

1620126475483.png
1620126519542.png


1972 price list:
1620126636026.png



Isn't there a stamped serial number on the back of the headstock ?

Ralf
there is nothing ,,, serial number on head back ... idk why ... ^^
 

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That cavity cover doesn’t look like it fits
 

SFIV1967

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Without holding the guitar in my hands it is all speculation. The lacquer looks like maybe there was a repair done on the headstock, so maybe the serial number was removed during a repair. Is it possible there was a broken headstock? Remove the truss rod cover and look for any signs of a repair maybe.

Ralf
 

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Without holding the guitar in my hands it is all speculation. The lacquer looks like maybe there was a repair done on the headstock, so maybe the serial number was removed during a repair. Is it possible there was a broken headstock? Remove the truss rod cover and look for any signs of a repair maybe.

Ralf
didn't find out any sign ( kinda crack ) around truss rod .. but possibly , broken head and repaired that u mentioned .
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That truss rod cavity look very clean inside, I see no sign of a repair there. (well except the second hole for the Gibson truss rod cover)
Ralf
 

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but the finish looks strange there, almost like fingerprints in the laquer.
Yes, definitely some refinish was done on the headstock, you see on the back it was not sprayed but done with a paint brush.
Ralf
 
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