{"title":"Oddball \u0026 Catalogue Guitars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe guitar boom of the 1960s created enormous demand, and manufacturers around the world raced to keep up. The result was an explosion of catalogue guitars, department-store models and wildly inventive designs, particularly from Japan and the USA. Our collection covers the stranger side of the era, from Teisco, Guyatone, Harmony, Silvertone and Kay to the many obscure names that came and went along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-vegas-66-japan-sunburst","title":"c1960s Teisco Vegas 66 (Japan, Sunburst)*","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...or so they say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have no idea where this guitar has been or what it has seen...but what I do know is that these were the upper echelon of the Teisco archtop range..and shoot, surely you'd buy this guitar just to have the pickguard alone..with its cool scrawl, 'Vegas 66'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew scratches here and there..but you would too at nearly 60 years old. Ultimately a cool-looking guitar, with a unique tone, and more than a few tales to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ec1960s Teisco Vegas 66, Made in Japan #235823\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089083904312,"sku":"68615","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/cons19feb2401851.jpg?v=1711417721"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-del-rey-japan-sunburst","title":"c1960s Teisco Del Rey (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Hound Dog Taylor\" eat your heart out. Very cool Teisco Del Rey from the 1960's. Four pickups of surfy single coil bliss. They sound killer! The guitar still plays but sadly the truss rod is maxxed to the brim. This guitar still sounds great and feels great but unfortunately it is what it is. Can you save it? WIll you save it? WIll you return it to its former glory? You decide. Go on then, you know you want to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48689869816120,"sku":"O91816","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/CONS12APR2404041.jpg?v=1716430828"},{"product_id":"c1990s-teisco-spectrum-5-reissue-japan-metallic-blue","title":"c1990s Teisco Spectrum 5 Reissue  Bass (Japan, Metallic Blue)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"587\" class=\"\"\u003eSpace-age styling meets offbeat charm in this Japanese-made Teisco Spectrum 5 Reissue from the ’90s. Metallic blue finish with cream binding, dual pickups, and a whole lot of knobs and switches to get lost in. Chips to the finish, replaced bridge, and non-original knobs — otherwise all there. 30\" scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"603\" class=\"\"\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50081046757688,"sku":"ET995","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/EchoTone13-04-25-9321.jpg?v=1744925905"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tb-64-japan-sunburst","title":"c1960s Teisco TB-64 'Bass VI\/Baritone' (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eProperly oddball long-scale Teisco from the golden age of chrome and chaos. Three pickups, oversized plate, and the kind of switchgear that dares you to figure it out mid-set. Fresh set of Ernie Ball Bass VI strings (they have an eagle on them). Tone pot and cap replaced. Slight hump near the top of the neck, but it’s not where the money is anyway. Trem’s been hardtailed and doesn’t function. Get around the most characterful Bass VI\/Baritone alternative out there. It'll fight you, it'll bring you to tears, it's way too ambitious but, that's why we love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"553\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eMade in Japan, c1960s. No case. Plays and sounds every bit as weird as it looks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayability as is... (mind you, for those who want to get these things to the next level, can highly recommend a pro refret with some chunkier wire)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50909321199928,"sku":"ET1659","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/250801-13907.jpg?v=1754212258"},{"product_id":"c1966-teisco-spectrum-5-japan-metallic-blue-2","title":"c1966 Teisco Spectrum 5 (Japan, Metallic Blue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hard to find, and very cool Teisco Spectrum 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish has faded to the most glorious of colours..kinda greened out gloriously. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bass is built like a tank... and before you ask... yes it will kill fascists..(or so I am told)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bass has wear (of course) you would too after nearly 60 years in the game. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeisco badge is AWOL..but there is no mistaking the brand...with that cool as hell headstock...yep why stick the G string tuner on the same side as the E A D...that's crazy talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan..a very special thing indeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.85kgs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3.75kgs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51217385587000,"sku":"ET1992","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET1992EchoTone25-9-25-624fix.jpg?v=1759989922"},{"product_id":"c1967-teisco-v-2-japan-redburst","title":"c1967 Teisco V-2 (Japan, Redburst)","description":"Classic shrimp tail headstock and all the mid 60s Teisco quirk you want. The tremolo is genuinely usable, smooth and springy with an almost Bigsby-like feel rather than the usual wobble you get with Japanese guitars of this era. Twin blade pickups are the star of the show, bright and articulate with a jangly top end that sits somewhere between FilterTron chime and P90 grit. Lightweight, characterful, and far more functional than the look suggests. A very good example of why these late 60s Teiscos have earned their cult status. Pitting to the chrome plating of metal parts. Serial 353439. 3.65kgs.","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51525591236920,"sku":"ET2633","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/EchoTone17-12-25-4556.jpg?v=1766374461"},{"product_id":"c1964-teisco-ss2l-japan-sunburst","title":"c1964 Teisco SS2L (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis SS2L is a raw piece of Japanese guitar history from the early 60s, far from polished and pretty for the sake of it. The body is compact, the neck has that old-school slab feel, and the sunburst has mellowed with age into something honest and a bit grimy in the best way. Teisco’s have character all their own, channelling jangly grit and weird little quirks that make playability both a blessing and a curse. Pair of goldfoils in this thing sound awesome! (worth the price of entry alone). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51584703791416,"sku":"ET2678","price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/EchoTone24-12-25-5661.jpg?v=1767574234"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tb-64-japan-sunburst-1","title":"c1960s Teisco TB-64 (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"Proper Teisco Bass VI with monkey grip and 3 of the best sounding pickups I've ever heard. Chuck on the soundtrack of 'Death Rides A Horse' by Morricone and you'll kinda hear the sound that this bass can do. I dunno if one of these was used but damn, that is the sound...This Bass is just the thing for recording, and tough for gigging too. Freshly set up, truss is fully working and currently strung up with D'Addario EXL157 Bass VI strings which suit it very well. Truly cool piece of Japanese guitar making history. Small low frets..(they came out this way) some minor pitting..but plays great and does 'that' thing...so well. One of the knobs looks like a replacement but I don't think it is as I have seen these with matching knobs and without so who knows...hop in a time machine and lemme know. Switch is a bass cut..and all electronics are working how they should. What a ripper bass..Made in Japan.. Does not come with a case, but as the Bass has a handle that you can carry it with, maybe you don't need one. SN 139060 Weight: 4.05kgs","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51602539610424,"sku":"ET2690","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET2690EchoTone5-1-26-5840.jpg?v=1767923947"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-et-300-japan-natural-burst","title":"c1960s Teisco ET-300 (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore vintage Japanese goodness. 2 Goldfoils, 1 P-90 a dream. Neck angle is still good, somehow there's still life in the frets and the trem arm is there! Come and play! In 2015, 15 years after a global cataclysm known as the Second Impact, teenager Shinji Ikari is summoned to the futuristic city of Tokyo-3 by his estranged father Gendo Ikari, who is the director of the special paramilitary organization Nerv. SN 101488 Weight: 3.1kgs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51636172390712,"sku":"ET2803","price":799.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET2803EchoTone16-1-26-6791.jpg?v=1768962032"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tg-64-japan-battleship-grey-non-monkey-grip","title":"c1960s Teisco TG-64 (Japan, Battleship Grey, Non Monkey Grip)","description":"Uncommon Teisco TG-64 without the 'Monkey Grip'. Quite possibly the best colour I have ever seen on one of these...I'm going to call it 'Battleship Grey'..which of course leads me down the nautical path...like Dreadnought and even Navy Blue Metallic if you will...alas, I digress. Space Age Teisco model, switches and curves, buttons and 60s hi tech sounds. Fuzz is a great partner for this guitar..I don't just recommend it, I almost insist upon it. Frets are tiny and small, a little pitted, but that is hardly the point. what can you purchase in the guitar market that has this much character and a unique sound for this kind of dough? Not much..so I reckon you best get on down. Made in Japan. Weight: 3.80kgs","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51636172423480,"sku":"ET2771","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET2771EchoTone16-1-26-6874.jpg?v=1768962231"},{"product_id":"c1965-teisco-ep-17-japan-sunburst","title":"c1965 Teisco EP-17 (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"Jazz box Japanese style. This one came in with a dead middle pickup but our tech was able to find another Teisco pickup that matches up beautifully in terms of output and sits very nicely in the middle position. All electronics are working perfectly and the a separate switch to activate each individual pickup..is a pretty damn cool idea. Big body, fair amount of volume acoustically, and plugged in does the thing. Chunky neck..with a V-ish feel. Small frets to fly your fingers over...hard and fast. Made in Japan.. \"It's Log, Log, it's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's Log, Log, it's better than bad, it's good! Everyone wants a log! You're gonna love it, Log! Come on and get your log! Everyone needs a Log!\" - Ren and Stimpy.","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776623411512,"sku":"ET2889","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET2889EchoTone10-2-26-7977.jpg?v=1770784314"},{"product_id":"c1965-teisco-wg-3l-japan-sunburst","title":"c1965 Teisco WG-3L (Japan, Sunburst)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTasty mid 60s Teisco with 3 very very cool sounding pickups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning like it should, and amazingly still has the whammy bar intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMust be played into an amp with a reverb circuit...or God knows what will happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrets are so small and vintage it's like playing nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripey pickguard adds a carnivalesque quality to the sound, and the 4\/2 headstock adds an uneasy, unbalanced quality to the tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's safe as milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSN 130787\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.2kgs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Everyday pencil, lazy and sharp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe icebox inside looking like a harp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectric bulb been out for years (freezer)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreezer fumes feed the gas tears\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheese in the corner with a mile long beard\" - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805726802232,"sku":"ET2899","price":799.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET2899EchoTone17-2-26-8470.jpg?v=1771385666"},{"product_id":"1999-teisco-may-queen-japan-black-ogb","title":"1999 Teisco May Queen (Japan, Black, OGB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort run reissue of the fabled Teisco May Queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill has enough quirk to keep you happy, but with modern power steering and other conveniences (sorry, that was for something else).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlightly different hardware and pickups from the original May Queen but hey, who's checking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything working as it should..Made in Japan, and includes the original gig bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSN 990243\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.15kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins\" Lord Summerisle (from The Wicker Man)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51875940860216,"sku":"ET3049","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET3049EchoTone27-2-26-9590.jpg?v=1773125811"},{"product_id":"c1999-teisco-mq-56-may-queen-mod-japan-red-dimarzio-pickups","title":"c1999 Teisco MQ-56 May Queen Mod (Japan, Red, Dimarzio Pickups)","description":"1999 Reissue of the fabled Teisco May Queen. This one has been modded in a very usable way with the 2 Dimarzio DP-168 Pickups..and also sports a Fire Engine Red refinish. Works a treat sounds a treat. If you have too many guitars, perhaps consider a spring clean for this May Queen? There's still time to change the road that you are currently on..Made in Japan in 1999.. F9912578 Weight: 3.2kgs 'Cause they say\n2000, zero, zero, party over\nOops, out of time\nSo tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999' - Prince.","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51875940892984,"sku":"ET3019","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET3019March32026-242.jpg?v=1773125872"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tg-64-japan-battleship-grey-monkey-grip","title":"c1960s Teisco TG-64 (Japan, Battleship Grey, Monkey Grip)","description":"Teisco TG-64 with the 'Monkey Grip'. Kind of like an prototype Ibanez Jem..hardy ha. Quite possibly the best colour I have ever seen on one of these...I'm going to call it 'Battleship Grey'..which of course leads me down the nautical path...like Dreadnought and even Navy Blue Metallic if you will...alas, I digress. Space Age Teisco model, switches and curves, buttons and 60s hi tech sounds. Fuzz is a great partner for this guitar..I don't just recommend it, I almost insist upon it. Frets are tiny and small, a little pitted, Trem arm is AWOL..lost over Britain somewhere, during the Blitz....but that is hardly the point. what can you purchase in the guitar market that has this much character and a unique sound for this kind of dough? Not much..so I reckon you best get on down. Made in Japan. Weight: 3.55kgs.","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51881735323960,"sku":"ET3084","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET3084March32026-215.jpg?v=1773276522"},{"product_id":"c2000s-teisco-bs-36-bass-japan-cream","title":"c2000s Teisco BS-36 Bass (Japan, Cream)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle cute Teisco reissue of the BS-36 Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the 2000s in a limited run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's just like the original but it will stay and play in tune better (haha).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRicky style pickup, short scale, telecaster style knobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne chip near the top bout, one touched up ding near the bottom bout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrets are good, and fun times are definitely guaranteed..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSN F2011143\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 2.65kgs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51881789096248,"sku":"ET3082","price":895.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET3082March32026-228.jpg?v=1773277815"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tg-64-japan-redburst-monkey-grip","title":"c1960s Teisco TG-64 (Japan, Redburst, Monkey Grip)","description":"Nice playing TG-64. These early Teiscos have charm out the waazoo. Three individual rocker switches controlling the operation of a trio of nasty sounding single coils. Tremolo is missing its arm and cover but work well as a hardtail setup. Neck has a mild twist to the treble side but plays plenty fine with the truss rod have lots of room for adjustment either way. Knobs have been switched out with an aged pair of strat style units. A cool thing. Come to the wildside!","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964905161016,"sku":"ET3106","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET310613March26-137.jpg?v=1774239444"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-tg-64-japan-south-dakota-red","title":"c1960s Teisco TG-64 (Japan, South Dakota Red)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeaut TG-64 going out cheep, cheep..as the \u003cstrong\u003etruss rod is seized.\u003c\/strong\u003e But that's okay... If you know these guitars, the neck is kind of like a tree trunk..so the fact that you can't adjust the rod, really shouldn't be too much of an issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso the tuners are replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOK...if I've still got you, then please read on, as all the bad is out of the way now!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing sounds like a TG-64...nothing, and all switching and pickups are working as they should. Plus, this guitar has a monkey grip...which also makes it at least 20% cooler than other guitars that don't have one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlight pitting on the frets..trem bar, cover and badge are AWOL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNice bit of kit innit..that you can have for a song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSN 104257\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 4kgs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was totally unprepared for that revelation called the Dakota Bad Lands… what I saw gave me an indescribable sense of mysterious elsewhere—a distant architecture, ethereal…an endless supernatural world...\" — Frank Lloyd Wright\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52187446378808,"sku":"ET3262","price":895.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET32627April26-132.jpg?v=1776153527"},{"product_id":"c1960s-teisco-lap-steel-japan-wood-veneer","title":"c1960s Teisco Lap Steel (Japan, Wood Veneer)","description":"1960s Teisco Lapsteel. Appears to have inlays of the Nike swirl, or Crocs, depending on which way up you look at it. Teisco branded pickup, Kluson style tuners with stripes on em, late 60s wood veneer that adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the whole thing. Body is masonite, sound is golden, price is cheep, cheep. Most importantly, there is zero fret wear, and it is not in need of a neck reset..ever..You can also choose what sort of music you play on this thing too...either Hawaiian or Blues...Playing any other sort of music on this steel is untested and may produce unpredictable results..try at your peril.  Happily made in Japan..","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52321148469560,"sku":"ET3330","price":599.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET333022April26-096.jpg?v=1778121770"},{"product_id":"1964-teisco-ss-2l-japan-pink-formica","title":"1964 Teisco SS-2L (Japan, Pink Formica)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOh my gosh, this thing excites me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeisco SS-2L is a cool guitar, made even cooler when it has the 'Japan only' Pink Formica top with ply body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original bridge was sadly missing on this one, so #1 Dartsy has whipped up a special lightning bolt number that suits this thing perfectly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Trem arm is missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Ry Cooder style gold foils are intact, and electronics are working perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course it sounds good playing slide, and of course you can use it as a coffee table when you are not playing it. BYO Doolies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrets are vintage style and a little pitted, plays fine as is. I ruv it, and you will too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 3.85kgs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"But underneath she has a heart of formica.\" — Monty Python's Flying Circus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52411357790520,"sku":"ET3479","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/10May26v2-042.jpg?v=1779425572"},{"product_id":"c1963-teisco-tg-64-japan-sunburst","title":"c1963 Teisco TG-64 (Japan, Sunburst)*","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the cooler looking shapes Teisco kicked around with in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one while clean and functional (well as functional as an inexpensive 1960's Japanese guitar can be), is definitely player grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy you may ask? A stable headstock crack that has been repaired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill you stay in tune? No... Will you look and sound cool doing that? Yes. Yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 hot sounding single coil pickups with individual rocker switches to turn them on and off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNice tremolo system that while rudimentary has a but of a Jazzmaster type action to it....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you did want this thing to be rock solid, I'd suggest just replacing the machine heads... tuning stability drastically improves on these things once you do that... although then you loose the really neat 'T' logo'd buttons with plastic bushings... Choose your own adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results\" - Willie Nelson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teisco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52554633085240,"sku":"ET3664","price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET366417-6-26-279.jpg?v=1782277835"},{"product_id":"c1950s-teisco-ep-6-archtop-japan-natural","title":"c1950s Teisco EP-6 Archtop (Japan, Natural)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1950s Teisco EP-6 Archtop. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeadset blues machine...and when you got the blues, well, you've got the blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNice little bit of early Japanese Guitar manufacture, light build, very cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pickup in the neck sounds ace too, really nice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent restring with 10-46 has this thing popping good..I'm sure it could even go up to open E tuning no worries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHas 2 weird holes near the 14th fret, and the eyelet screw that was used as a strap pin and is in the photos, has now been removed.  Consequently there is no strap pin at at the butt end, go figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho cares ultimately, this is a damn fine early thing, that sounds as good, or perhaps even better, than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Japan, fun times are guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo case, should fit in a dready case I'd imagine, not that it will be spending much time in there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins\" - Peter Tork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePS. 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