Anyone recognise this old 60's, Japanese guitar?

[chrisghost]

 

[Greg_L]

Pickups, bridge, tailpiece, switches, and headstock look like a Harmony or Cameo.

 

[ultrasound]

A Teisco I reckon. Don't know which model.

 

[Greg_L]

Cameo Deluxe

Lil Rocker – 1960s Cameo Deluxe Japanese Electric Guitar | Drowning in Guitars!

 

[chrisghost]

Thank you very much Greg

 

[rayc]

Nice!

 

[ocnor]

 

[chrisghost]

How about this bass here, I've got an option on it for €45.

It's advertised as home built, but I'm pretty sure the neck and hardware are from another old Jap bass.

 

[Track Rat]

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yup.

 

[chrisghost]

Yawn.

 

[rayc]

I'm a big fan of late 60s early 80s MIJ guitars - I have 4 m'self (including a bass).

 

[Greg_L]

I'm a big fan of late 60s early 80s MIJ guitars - I have 4 m'self (including a bass).

Me too. I don't have any Jap oddballs, but they sure are cool.

Many of them are pretty junky. But they can be gotten pretty cheap and fixed to be great players.

A guitar doesn't have to say Gibson, Fender, or PRS on the headstock to be cool. In fact, nothing with PRS on the headstock is cool.

 

[dervish riff]

That bass looks like a refugee from the Monkey Wards 1970 catalog. They sure had some crap after they quit selling Valcos.

 

[j.harv]

How about this bass here, I've got an option on it for €45.

It's advertised as home built, but I'm pretty sure the neck and hardware are from another old Jap bass.

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I have this same bass. But mine is sunburst with a black pick guard. It's Branded 'Harmony'