Its either 1973 or 74, the serial number lookup shows that it could be either. Its in really good condition and all original, possibly apart from the tremolo arm, or at least the tip on it. Just a mark on the treble side of the body, which seems to be a common place to get dinged as both my 60s JMs have a knock in that spot. The frets have basically no wear at all and the back of the neck has had the gloss knocked back to satin, probably with steel wool as it hasn't gone through the finish, just dulled it.
Feels very nice to play. The neck is chunky, much bigger than my 60s ones. I put the Mastery on there as I had it sat around, the stock bridges feel odd to me as I end up rolling the low E a bit when palm muting, slightly disconcerting feeling. Great sound though, the pickups are very impressive.
Not the best pictures as natural light is somewhat hard to come by at the moment!
