Best MIJ Les Paul Custom 1954 R4 Reissue (P-90s)?

[stefan5]

Hi Stefan5, I'm New to this forum (even if I've been gathering info for years. I've created my account today ). I live in France. Any chance you'd consider selling your N-LP-400 CTM in the near future?
Best

Emmanuel

Hey Emmanuel,
thanks for your interest.
Yeah, I will tell you. One forum member also wants to know.
It´s not for sale at the moment, but I will try to thin the herd these days, maybe I will consider the 400.
I was happy to pay good money for it and had to import it (fees, taxes), so it won´t be cheap. We will see...
Best! Stefan

 

[m@nuX]

Hey Emmanuel,
thanks for your interest.
Yeah, I will tell you. One forum member also wants to know.
It´s not for sale at the moment, but I will try to thin the herd these days, maybe I will consider the 400.
I was happy to pay good money for it and had to import it (fees, taxes), so it won´t be cheap. We will see...
Best! Stefan

Hey Stefan, what does "won't be cheap" means?
In France one guy here is selling is N-LP 480 (same with humbuckers) for 2600€. Are you far from this?

 

[stefan5]

Hey, I'm on the road and will get back to you next week. Best!

 

[m@nuX]

Hi Stefan, can you send me pictures of your N-LP-400 CTM? I've sent you a PM with my personal email. Thanks! Emmanuel

 

[stefan5]

Hi Emmanuel,
I will answer once more here, cause some members are interested in those guitars.
Further on, we should switch to pm to avoid too much hijaking of the thread... ;-)
This is the guitar. It looks still the same and it got its original SD-PU back:
If I put it for sale, I will of course make actual pics.

2006 Navigator N-LP-400CTM '54 Black Beauty | Reverb

One of the most uncommon and cool of the modern Japanese made clones. In the early to mid-'00s, Navigator, ESPs high end brand of clones released a very accurate copy of a 1954 black beauty. These were only manufactures for a few years and are no longer available. In the 10 years that I've owned ...

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It´s not for sale at the moment, but I will tell those who are interested, if that changes.
I´m not sure, if I will ever put it for sale, because 1. it´s a great guitar and 2. there is a good chance, I would never be able to get one back once it´s sold.
And that´s imho the difference to a NLP 380/480 STD. Those you can get every day, the 370/400 CTM maybe once, twice, three times a lifetime.
I was happy to pay 4.000 USD for it. Importing it adds a fourth, maybe even more.
And in contrast to the early days, when they popped up up and then as a bargain, nobody knowed them, I think, that there will be no more bargains on these models.
So I will keep you informed and I wish you good luck on your chase for a Navi Alnico!
Best!
Stefan

 

[m@nuX]

Hi Emmanuel,
I will answer once more here, cause some members are interested in those guitars.
Further on, we should switch to pm to avoid too much hijaking of the thread... ;-)
This is the guitar. It looks still the same and it got its original SD-PU back:
If I put it for sale, I will of course make actual pics.

2006 Navigator N-LP-400CTM '54 Black Beauty | Reverb

One of the most uncommon and cool of the modern Japanese made clones. In the early to mid-'00s, Navigator, ESPs high end brand of clones released a very accurate copy of a 1954 black beauty. These were only manufactures for a few years and are no longer available. In the 10 years that I've owned ...

reverb.com

It´s not for sale at the moment, but I will tell those who are interested, if that changes.
I´m not sure, if I will ever put it for sale, because 1. it´s a great guitar and 2. there is a good chance, I would never be able to get one back once it´s sold.
And that´s imho the difference to a NLP 380/480 STD. Those you can get every day, the 370/400 CTM maybe once, twice, three times a lifetime.
I was happy to pay 4.000 USD for it. Importing it adds a fourth, maybe even more.
And in contrast to the early days, when they popped up up and then as a bargain, nobody knowed them, I think, that there will be no more bargains on these models.
So I will keep you informed and I wish you good luck on your chase for a Navi Alnico!
Best!
Stefan

OK Stefan I understand why you wanna keep it!

Best regs, Emmanuel

 

[currypowder]

Hi Emmanuel,
I will answer once more here, cause some members are interested in those guitars.
Further on, we should switch to pm to avoid too much hijaking of the thread... ;-)
This is the guitar. It looks still the same and it got its original SD-PU back:
If I put it for sale, I will of course make actual pics.

2006 Navigator N-LP-400CTM '54 Black Beauty | Reverb

One of the most uncommon and cool of the modern Japanese made clones. In the early to mid-'00s, Navigator, ESPs high end brand of clones released a very accurate copy of a 1954 black beauty. These were only manufactures for a few years and are no longer available. In the 10 years that I've owned ...

reverb.com

It´s not for sale at the moment, but I will tell those who are interested, if that changes.
I´m not sure, if I will ever put it for sale, because 1. it´s a great guitar and 2. there is a good chance, I would never be able to get one back once it´s sold.
And that´s imho the difference to a NLP 380/480 STD. Those you can get every day, the 370/400 CTM maybe once, twice, three times a lifetime.
I was happy to pay 4.000 USD for it. Importing it adds a fourth, maybe even more.
And in contrast to the early days, when they popped up up and then as a bargain, nobody knowed them, I think, that there will be no more bargains on these models.
So I will keep you informed and I wish you good luck on your chase for a Navi Alnico!
Best!
Stefan

That's my old listing. You must have bought it from the gentleman I sold it to. I know that he replaced the bridge pickup with an SD to get it back to original specs.

I'll echo what Stefan said, this is a spectacular guitar and the model is uber rare. I see one come up for sale about once every 5 years, if that. In hindsight, I probably should have just held onto it for it's collectibility. But I'm glad to hear it ended up in the hands of someone who appreciates it.

 

[stefan5]

OK Stefan I understand why you wanna keep it!

Best regs, Emmanuel

Hi Emmanuel,
I really don´t know yet. Next step is reducing about 10 guitars (there will be a Honey Ken with unreal repaired headstockbreak and Throbak Peter Green PAFs) and I have those "buddhistic" moments where I think, "get rid of most stuff and just play". When I do that, I would offer the CTM. I will tell you.

That's my old listing. You must have bought it from the gentleman I sold it to. I know that he replaced the bridge pickup with an SD to get it back to original specs.

I'll echo what Stefan said, this is a spectacular guitar and the model is uber rare. I see one come up for sale about once every 5 years, if that. In hindsight, I probably should have just held onto it for it's collectibility. But I'm glad to hear it ended up in the hands of someone who appreciates it.

Hey Greg,
nice to hear from you!
You must be right, and he truly was a gentleman!
Interesting that you found the neck a fat U, while I would describe it as a 59 profile (maybe played too much baseball bats...) and I have to weigh it, I thought it was lighter than 9,5 pounds.
How is your G7 going? Maybe we keep on our little chat.
Best!
Stefan