Sheesh! Guys - many thanks for all your kind comments! I'm not lucky enough to own an AV52 like many of you, so this is the nearest I get! With nearly 40 guitars in the house, convincing Mrs. Fatman to let me buy an AV52 would be a tough task...
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Originally Posted by riolux
Beautiful guitar. What year is it from? Did you buy it new?
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Thank you. Its a 2004. I bought it "used" (ahem....) from Don at Bluzey Guitars. It still had the plastic on the pickguard, plus the "Original vintage pickups" sticker, etc. In all honesty, I don't believe it had ever been played, but Don did me a deal I just couldn't turn down. I believe I paid $590, which
included shipping from Japan to the UK...
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Originally Posted by GilmourD
Is the pickguard original?
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Yes - it's a cool matt black finish. I thought it was Bakelite at first, but its just a single ply plastic guard with a shiny finish on the rear.
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Originally Posted by ajgus
Fatman, is that by chance a Dunlop Tortex 1.00mm pick under the guard?
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Not quite! It
IS a Dunlop, but I use the Standard Nylon 0.73mm. In fact, I never use anything else! I buy them by the bucketload.