Northwest Vintage Guitars is stoked to bring you a killer Aria Les Paul LS700S from 1978 that plays and sounds fantastic. The stock PAF Style pickups really shine. It's a very uncommon spec carved 1 piece plain maple top, mahogany body and neck, combined with the vintage specs and the pickups are a match made in heaven. And it comes neatly and safely packed in the Gibson Harshell case in the photos. I just wasted an hour play testing this beauty. Just couldn't put it down. Aria was very proud of these pickups and makes a big deal out of these pickups in their 77-78 catalog.
"-Pickup PROII exclusive P.U. It was developed over two years and finally announced. During that time, dozens of prototypes were produced, and the sound elite selected by the ears of many professional players. The magnet was ordered from the United States, and the coil cover, dowel pin, adjuster screw, etc. were all custom-made in terms of magnetic permeability. These parts fully draw out the characteristics of U.S.A. ceramics, which are magnetized with a strong magnetization of 1,500 gauss. A very outstanding professional humbucker was born. Fully demonstrate the performance of such P.U The shielding effect is more reliable than any other method."
The nut measures 1.725 inches and the neck is .83 inches deep at the first fret growing to .98 at the halfway point. The 24.75 inch scale, pure Norlin neck carve, trapezoid inlaid Rosewood fretboard, and the Volute all point to 70's Gibson. 9.6lbs. It's a 3 piece Mahogany body with a 1 piece Maple cap. The original tuners were smartly swapped out for some Grovers. One pot replaced. Knobs are not original.
This model was not sold in the United States. Their legends grew as travelers and servicemen started bringing these gems home. Incredible value.
There are scattered scratches, dings, and imperfections as pictured. It remains in excellent playable condition.
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