Help identifying/replicating this guitar?

Hi guys,

I always loved this guitar and its tone - in the hands of Ulf Wakenius, sounds like a match made in heaven. I know you don't replicate tone and mojo but still I'd like to know more and eventually assemble(?) one like this.

It's common net knowledge that this is an inexpensive Les Paul copy (and that's another major plus on my GAS) and Aria Pro II(?).
This has been since long the guitar that Ulf appears to play the most when going for the most classic jazz stuff.

Here's a few videos on youtube, but there's many more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAbRhKy4Clc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q74RcvbgtMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyzGjTQu1Cs (solo at 2:30)

the dot markers are a bit puzzling, not the common LP stuff, as well as the pickups... neck seems very narrow too, with a very flat radius.

if you can,
tell me what details caught your attention and what details you know about it.

Maybe this could be a mod project for the future :)

thanks a bunch!
JP

I suspect that it's a Lawsuit Ibanez Lester copy. Ibanez issued a lot of those without logos for promotional use so that whoever would order these could apply their own logo to 'em

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4426/ibanez2342before3.jpg
The Ibanez Model 2342 is the closest.

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/13/8847.jpg
The pickups match, the bolt on neck, the inlays, the bridge the whole lot.

I suspect that it's a Lawsuit Ibanez Lester copy. Ibanez issued a lot of those without logos for promotional use so that whoever would order these could apply their own logo to 'em

The pickups match, the bolt on neck, the inlays, the bridge the whole lot.

hey Blazer!

man, I think you got it right - right on the first reply! :cool: I had this gut feeling when I saw the photos you posted! everything looks right.
Now I feel I have a solid clue to investigate, Thanks!!

This place (TDPRI) does not exist! :mrgreen:

thanks again, Sir!
Joao