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Here is a Les Paul JR Replica by boutique Luthier Joseph Zaukus. This guitar is incredible. Finished with a white Nitro finish, very hard to find nowadays, it's the same type of finish used on old real ones. The white finish is beautiful as is the faux tortoiseshell pickguard. This is a custom made guitar for Todd Youth of Ace Frehley, Danzig, Murphys Law and others. This guitar is light, resonant and full of tone. It really sounds and plays incredible, possibly better than the real thing! Check the builder's website, Zaukus Guitars. Here's a bit from the builder:

My interest in building guitars began in 1985. After building a couple personal instruments, I contacted a small guitar company in my hometown of Baltimore called KT Guitars. I showed my work to owner Mike Koontz (the “K” in KT) and a few weeks later I got the call to start in the woodworking department. Unfortunately, KT Guitars were not destined to stay in business and closed up shop within a year. With a little experience under my belt, I approached PRS Guitars in nearby Annapolis, Maryland. They hired me to work in the finishing department, where I expanded my skill set to include the famous Paul Reed Smith “dipped in glass” guitar finish.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at PRS Guitars, and working for such a great company during their formative years was a landmark experience. Ultimately I moved on to another career in contracting, all the while building guitars in my downtime for myself, friends, and friends of friends. Running my own business and working with my hands to create something lasting for my customers set the dream in motion to one day open my own guitar company with my name on the headstock.
After moving to Nashville, I took a job with Gibson Guitars, working in their Original Acoustic Instruments division in the finishing department. I stayed with Gibson for three years while continuing to build guitars for myself to express my creativity. Finally, I left Gibson to form my own company and set to work designing the ultimate solid body guitar. Zaukus Guitars represents a culmination of all things that make a great guitar with none of the shortcuts or comprimises imposed by corporate bean counters. Using only the finest materials and hardware, I handcraft every guitar – and every step of construction to deliver what I see as a sculpted work of playable art. I am very proud to say that this truly is one of – if not the best new solid body guitar available today.

Rivington Guitars

Rivington Guitars

~2009
Zaukus
Excellent
White
26 Years
Rivington Guitars
Howie Statland
212-505-5313
New York, NY
11:03 AM
We are open every day! Monday-Saturday 11p.m.-7p.m. Sunday 11pm-6pm

We accept Cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, money order, and personal check (items sent after check clears). Please be advised, all credit card orders are subject to a 3% re-stocking fee. Cash, check or money order is exempt from this fee.

We use UPS ground for shipping. We can work out overnight shipping on a case by case basis. Buyer pays all shipping charges.

All Sales Final. The only exception is internet sales. Please make sure you get an in-hand description for guitars purchased via the internet. 24 hour approval period on internet sales. After 24 hours, no returns. Buyer assumes all shipping charges. If we agree to a return, as in an internet sale, instruments must be returned in the condition they were sent. Shipping costs will be deducted from the return, and buyer will assume these costs. If we accept a return there will also be a 5% re-stocking fee. All merchandise sold is in used - as is condition. All sales final. If there is an exception made on any return over 24 hours, there will be a 15% re-stocking fee to the customer. No returns whatsoever on guitar parts.