2008 R7 - anybody recognize the signature or any non-original parts

[NikolajC]

Hi all,

 

Bought a nice 2008 R7. Plays and sounds great. Some modification has been done to the controls cavity though (made a post in restoration about that), but wonder if any of the other parts has been replaced as well. I would appreciate it if anybody could speak to the authenticity of the pictured parts:

 

Nice guitar (:

 

 

Does anybody recognize the signature in the controls cavity?

 

 

Bridge looks legit, I do wonder though why 3 or the saddles are reversed. Usually I only see two?

 

 

Pickup covers don't look like a traditional aged on. Has it been replaced perhaps?

 

The aging - while nice - doesn't look like the regular aging of an R7. Anybody know if this is custom?

 

 

The headstock only has the Les Paul signature as a slightly raised black text (don't photograph very well). Almost looks like it's painted over but I refuse to see how somebody would do this.

 

 

I would appreciate any comments you might have regarding the pictures - at the end of the day it plays and sounds great though.

 

All the best,

 

Nikolaj

[capmaster]

Pics would be of better resolution when uploaded to a cloud account and linked here like you did in your pots & caps topic.

[NikolajC]

Thanks capmaster. For some reason this sub-forum didn't allow imgur links, but dropbox seems to work. I have added higher res pictures above. Appreciate any feedback.

[NikolajC]

Just the slightest bump :) - any thoughts on these parts and aging job?

[btoth76]

Hello!

 

Artifical aging process is done by hand, so each and every guitar is different.

 

 

Even, the examples of the same model are different. Collectors Choice #36 shown:

 

 

 

Bence.

[NikolajC]

Thanks Bence,

 

All your examples seem to have these horizontal cracks which mine doesn't. Oh well :)