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zentman
 Post subject: VP700 serial ID
PostPosted: Mon 21 Mar 2011 09:49 AM 
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It has 71415. Is this Matsumoku?
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 Post subject: Re: VP700 serial ID
PostPosted: Mon 21 Mar 2011 10:11 AM 
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1979/1980 "first series" MYSTIC model, mat!!
7 is for the model - not for the year!
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 Post subject: Re: VP700 serial ID
PostPosted: Mon 21 Mar 2011 10:57 AM 
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Ok, I bought it for $300 w/original case.
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 Post subject: Re: VP700 serial ID
PostPosted: Wed 23 Mar 2011 01:55 AM 
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Hi Zentman, your guitar is NOT the typical first series 5 digit serial VP700 Mystic!!
These guitars had: dark finish, cream white pups, no walnut stripes in the center wood....

In 1981/82 there has been a (limited?) 24 frets version of the VA800, 5-digit serial numbers, starting with 81 or (rarely) 82

Your guitar looks a lot like it would be the VP equivalent to this VAs (although 22frets) !!!
There's not enough information here to confirm this theory, but there might have been a limited run of 1981 VPs too,
5-digit numbers, all starting with 71 !!!

1981 then!?

Could you send more pics?

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 Post subject: Re: VP700 serial ID
PostPosted: Wed 23 Mar 2011 01:12 PM 
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As soon as I get the guitar I will take pics and post. Should be here Friday afternoon PST.
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