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The pickup indicates that it is 1954-1956. The pickup was moved 1/4" north in 1957: The truss rod cover appears to be a replica part. The profile around the screw is not correct. The pickguard should have a square edge with no bevel. I believe that the guitar is probably a 1955-1956...

Its hard to say with certainty based on the photos, but I think it looks too opaque to be original. You should be able to see the grain through the finish. Here's a '56 TV that I no longer own for reference: The wear on the back appears to have been done with sandpaper. Other non-original...

I have 5 other Chambered Reissues, a handful of R7s, R8's and R9s, plus a few 1950's vintage Les Pauls. They're all nice guitars, which makes it really tough to thin out the herd.

Not a particularly crazy story, but about 6 years ago I went to the Ohio Winter Guitar Show. A nearby car accident had taken a power pole so the hall had no electricity (nor did the building have windows), so everyone had to walk around using their cellphone flashlights to see anything. I...

Here's a beautiful '05 Murphy I no longer own that had a few flecks in the top I don't know what I was thinking when I sold this guitar.

Neither of the nuts shown above are correct. Flying V's and Explorers had a fine-knurl flat-style nut which doesn't have the shoulder on the bottom side.

It’s a real Historic. The bridge assembly, pickups, truss rod cover, and possibly the studs are not original. All else appears to be original as far as I can tell.

That looks very clean. I love the deep red color. It looks totally like a plaintop until its up on its side around 30:35. And the countdown begins. 3, 2, 1, JB owns it.

I don't see anything fake at all. It looks like a perfectly legit piece of firewood to me.

Side-by-side with Greeny (9-2208)

Beautiful! With a little more wear and tear on that top, it would make a perfect looking Greeny replica (not suggesting that you do so).

2020 Iced Tea R8 8-0420 Here its 'burst look-a-like, original 1960 burst 0-1499 (not mine)

2010 Bourbon Burst R8 that has since flown the coup...

My '61 Standard has a pencil neck, measuring .787" at the 1st fret and .883" at the 12th. The nut is 1.689" wide, so pretty much 1-11/16" on the nose.