ESP Navigator NLP Standard Guitar w/ Brazilian Rosewood Board + Gibson Les Paul Pickups & Upgrades

ESP Navigator Standard Guitar w/ Brazilian Rosewood Board & UPGRADES

VINTAGE & RARE MIJ GUITAR
Handmade Replica of Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Guitar with prized Brazilian Rosewood

Made in late 70s


This most wonderful MIJ Navigator was handmade during the initial years of Custom Shop at ESP JAPAN. The boutique shop was run by only the best luthiers of Japan and every instrument that came out was perfection at the least based on Japanese high Disciplined craftsmanship & dedication to making only the BEST.

ESP Navigators are considered the top most guitars that can match or even beat a Gibson Custom shop Les Paul, all day long.

I didn't think of selling this guitar ever but time to move on and give it a new home.

Here are specs, the guitar has been professionally modded by an experienced luthier to achieve the ultimate in Les Paul tone:

- ‘59 Les Paul Style Solid Body
- ‘59 neck profile
- About 4.10 kgs/ 9 lbs 
- Nitro Finish

- 24.75" Scale Length
- 1 11/16 Nut Width
- Frets are comfortable med size
- Original BRAZILIAN Rosewood fretboard
- Real ABALONE Inlays, not Faux
- Mini Grover Tuners
- Custom BONE Nut specially cut for this guitar

- Gibson ‘57 Classic Humbuckers (Matched set)
- RS Guitarworks Pre-Wired Les Paul Kit, installed by a professional guitar technician out of Boston
- RS Guitarworks CTS Pots
- Joe Bonamassa LP Guitar Vol & Tone Knobs
- Solid Original Aluminium Bridge & stop tailpiece (Made in Japan)
- Historic Bumblebee Tone Caps by RS Guitarworks
- Wooden Hardshell Case that fits the guitar well

This guitar loves distortion or heavy overdrive, great for Led Zeppelin, Kiss, G n' R, Hard rock/ Vintage rock stuff!!!
I see this guitar doing metal stuff convincingly well as it stays Chim-y, resonant & vibrant.

It needs absolutely nothing right now and is set up just perfect with low action, got great resonance & tons of sustain. Each note sounds full throughout the neck. 

The guitar is NOT heavy and has nice balanced tone with right amount of edge.

This guitar is milestones ahead of any production line - Standards, Classics, Traditionals made by our friends at Gibson!

The sticker of Praying Mother Mary can be easily removed by the buyer. The binding has aged to nice mellow yellow color.

There are few nicks and dings on the back/ sides and near the top fretboard edges but everything is solid and I have tried to shown guitar from all possible angles. There is zero issue with the guitar structurally and has that old smokin vibe of a good players' Les Paul and instant mojo of relicing. It does have that broken in vintage playability that we all yearn for. 
Some of the electronic parts & nut were replaced as the stock ones had corroded/ damaged beyond repair. 

The guitar would be a great investment for a Hobbyist, Collector of Japanese MIJ Guitars & gigging musicians! 
(This guitar will not disappoint any serious musician)

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