1984 VANTAGE X-99 NECK-THRU MATSUMOKU FACTORY JAPANESE ELECTRIC GUITAR! GO READ A WRITE UP ON THE WEB CALLED “MY GRANDFATHER’S VANTAGE X-99 GUITAR” TO HEAR TESTOMONIAL ON THIS INCREDIBLE SLEEPER! BESIDES THE FACT IT IS A TOP OF THE LINE MATSUMOKU NECK-THRU!! THE ELECTRONICS AND SUBSEQUENT TONE AS WELL AS PLAYABILITY WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!! THE OBVIOUS LES PAUL SET-UP ALONG WITH SOME AMAZING ORIGINAL MMK 53 PICKUPS AND A TRI-SOUND SWITCH FOR EACH GIVES YOU ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!! THE SINGLE COIL SIDE OF THE SPLITABLE PICKUPS IS AS GOOD AS ANY 50’S STRAT!! IF I WASN’T TRYING TO LAUNCH THE WORLDS 1ST SELF ADJUSTING 2-DOG LEASH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS PERFECTLY, AND GOING THROUGH THE PATENT PROCESS, I WOULD NEVER SELL ANY OF MY HAND PICKED COLLECTION! 1984 MATSUMOKU MADE VANTAGE X-99 GUITAR. NICE AND SLIM D-SHAPED 5pc MAPLE AND MAHOGANY NECKTHROUGH NECK, NONE OF THAT TOO FAT JAPANESE NECK-THRU NECK YOU SEE A LOT, THIS THING ROCKS PERFECT! THESE ARE MATSU’S FAMOUS 3 LARGER PIECES OF MAPLE WITH 2 THIN PIECES OF MAHOGANY IN BETWEEN THE 3 MAPLE PIECES NECK THAT GIBSON STOLE THEIR DESIGN FROM DURING THE NORLIN YEARS BECAUSE THE DESIGN SIMPLY MADE THE STRAIGHTEST MOST RELIABLE NECKS AROUND!! CAN’T BE BEAT FOR STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW NECK!! THE STOP BAR EVEN LOOKS TO BE BRASS AS WELL! ALL BRASS/GOLD STYLE HARDWARE. 3-WAY MAIN PICK-UP TOGGLE. TWIN 3-WAY MINI TOGGLES CENTER POSITION: HUMBUCKER, UP POSITION: COIL SPLIT REGULAR, DOWN POSITION: THE OPPOSITE PHASE SINGLE COIL! NOTE: WHEN YOU HAVE THE MAIN TOGGLE IN THE BOTH ON MIDDLE POSITION AND THE BOTH MINI TOGGLES LINED UP IN ANY OF 3 POSITIONS (BOTH MINI’S IN THE SAME SPOT AT ONCE) THE ELECTRONICS RUN COMPLETELY SILENT!! SO YOU CAN GO TWIN SINGLE COIL OR TWIN PHASE COIL BOTH SILENT!! SOME OF THE SWEETEST TONES YOU WILL EVER HEAR! BRASS STYLE SEALED TOP OF THE LINE MACHINE HEADS! TRUSS ROD OILED, TESTED AND SET PERFECTLY. FRETBOARD CLEANED, 1000GRIT STEAL WOOL RUBBED AND LEMON OILED! INTONATION SET WITH STROBE TUNER. FRETS HAD LIGHT WEAR AND WERE PERFECTLY LEVELED, CROWNED AND POLISHED TO PERFECTION!! NEW GUITARS DO NOT COME WITH ALL THIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL PRO SETUP!! THIS IS MY MAIN AXE BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLY THE BEST PLAYING AND BY FAR BEST SOUNDING ELECTRIC GUITAR I HAVE EVER HAD!! YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY BY THIS GUITAR! MY STUFF HAS ALWAYS COMES WITH ONE OF THE VERY BEST ROCK STAR STAGE READY SET-UPS, WHERE I ALWAYS PERECTLY AND GENTLY LEVEL THE FRETS, CROWN AND POLISH EACH FRET PERFECTLY!! TO MAKE SURE MY STUFF PLAYS BETTER THAN NEW AND WITH EVERY LAST BIT OF LIFE THE FRET HAS LEFT IN IT!! THESE ARE AT 80% LIFE LEFT! SORRY NO CASE BUT WILL BE PACKED ACCORDINGLY TRUST ME I WANT YOU TO GET IT IN THE SAME SHAPE IT LEFT IN JUST AS BAD AS YOU DO!!