Custom headless doubleneck guitar and bass.Shergold Marathon Bass VI left-handed 6-string bas.Lado Guitars "The Condor" - one of only 100 built.1965 Gibson Firebird III non-reverse is a rather u.Wayne Resonator guitar from Down Under.Vintage & Rare Guitar of the Week: 1984 Charvel Sa.Presenting the latest creation from Eric Mecum.Avalon Carl Verheyen Signature handmade double-cut.For the left-handed player who has everything.Vintage & Rare "Guitar" of the Week: Manndolins by.Teisco Del Ray ET-230 vs Eastwood K-65 reissue - b.Check out videos on Youtube for the sounds. If you ever played Teisco guitars, cheap ones like the "Tulip" series, the KL2 feels a lot more "serious business". I tought it was not the original one but actually it is.
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My model comes with a Gibson-like bridge, not that roller bridge. It's more "greasy" with heavy distortions but that's a distinctive sound and these guitars are appreciated for this very peculiar sound (it's used by James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins on their album Siamese Dream). :) The pickups have great tones too especially with clear sounds. Mine is in great overall condition and the strings action is actually very low, not like many other vintage Teiscos that are "great for sliding", as they say. No name on it but according to the Teisco catalogues, it's supposed to be a K2L or a KL2 (2 for 2 pickups). I can send you photos and even a video I recorded using it 17 years ago.Is it really an ET-230 ? I bought the exact same Teisco guitar this summer in a guitar shop in New York.
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It is in great condition except for dirty rocker switches. The back of the headstock had a small metal Made in Japan tag held on with tiny nails. It has the Guyatone G logo on the headstock and the truss rod cover says Tokoyo Sound Co. Where it is different from all the others I have seen is the two 3 position rocker switches on the upper horn.
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It has 2 single coil pickups with massive slugs, trem arm, 1 vol and 1 tone knob in the usual spot. I am wondering if I have one that was not mafe for export. I have been searching the web for a couple weeks, and can’t find a single photo, drawing or ad for this one. I am trying to identify a Guyatone that I got at a swap meet in the S.F. I have had many guitars over the last 47 years. Even in its original state its value is only about 1,500 at best. Now before someone has a hissyfit that i’ve ruined a “vintage” guitar, and diminished it’s value, remember it had already been painted five times before. An outstanding job! Shoot, ol Wilson Picket hisself played this guitar back in 66 or67.
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I just wish he could have seen the finished guitar. passed and he did get to see the oak veneer and he really liked it. I had started the refinish project before Charles. Never stripped! Just sanded and a new color applied. This guitar had been re-painted five times previously. I replicated the pickguard in carbon fiber. I refinished the guitar by veneering the top in oak and a sunburst finish was added. I’m a short fella, as are my extremities. I’ve been aquainted with this guitat since 1965. I have (and cherish) a1957 Fender Duo-Sonic, that was “willed” to me by a very dear friend who passed on a few years ago.