Up for sale, a 2011 Edwards E-LP-130CD JS John Sykes model in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A staple in the ‘80s riff realm, Sykes is most notably known as a guitarist for both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. This sleek E-LP-130CD has all the "Black Beauty" essentials, featuring John’s signature aesthetic with a mirrored pickguard and pickup rings, loaded with a pair of Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers.
Tonewoods include a mahogany body, carved hard maple top, mahogany neck, and bound ebony fretboard, and this E-LP-130CD weighs 8lbs 11oz. The Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion humbuckers feature oversized ceramic magnets and hot coil windings, designed to deliver powerful yet balanced tones with tons of upper-midrange harmonic content, tight and mean lows, and searing trebles. This Edwards E-LP-130CD has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, block inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Gotoh, Rotomatic-style
-Serialization: ED11-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany, Maple
-Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1-style bridge, stopbar (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Mirrored pickguard, switch surround, and pickup surrounds, reflector cap knobs, control cavity covers retain factory protective film
The gloss Black finish is framed by multi-ply binding, and cosmetic wear is limited to a small area of finish chipping in the clear coat along the back binding adjacent to the strap button and a couple faint finish scratches central to the back. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
A padded gigbag is included.