Any ideas what this model is?

[Dave_11]

Faded? but the neck binding is cream on this one

Vintage? but the pineapple looks silver in stead of gold

Does it have a laminated top? hard to tell from the pic

Something else? Am I missing something?

 

[Dave_11]

Well whatever it is, for $250 on the GC website I bought it. I'm hoping it's an early 2000s Korean model, but I suspect it's a later worn series. If it doesn't float my boat I can return it and only be out the $20 shipping.

 

[DrBGood]

Looks like a regular worn with veneer. Binding indicates it is more recent.

 

[Dave_11]

Looks like a regular worn with veneer. Binding indicates it is more recent.

Thanks. Some of the last of the MIK models looked like the one I just bought, so I'm hopeful it could be one of those:

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But the pineapple looks silver like the more recent ones, so I'm thinking you're probably right.

 

[DrBGood]

Bevels are too deep on yours and the pickguard is smaller.

 

[Dave_11]

Doh... Well, at least I learned a little bit about how to ID the MIK models.