bozmillar
New member
Can anybody tell me what guitar this is? I can't find any fender that has this body style. Is it an old knockoff?
WhiteStrat
Don't stare at the eye.
That's a Fender shaped headstock alright, but the body looks like a Teisco/Silvertone. Maybe the neck was replaced over the years, or maybe one of the Japanese companies copied the headstock directly. (I know they did with Gibsons--I've got a small collection of those for nostalgic reasons.)
rayc
retroreprobate
Looks Teisco but could be any from anumber of factories that used the same basic parts. those pickups are really quite good - single coils the bridge one of which should really cut through a band noise with some decent amplification.
the horns make it look like a Burns but the selector, P/ups & bridge all look Silvertone/Teisco/Bruno/Heitt/Woolworths/catalogue sales et al.
I have to declare my hand though - I LOVE the sound of these old MIJs.
the horns make it look like a Burns but the selector, P/ups & bridge all look Silvertone/Teisco/Bruno/Heitt/Woolworths/catalogue sales et al.
I have to declare my hand though - I LOVE the sound of these old MIJs.
bozmillar
New member
ok, thanks. I saw it on craigslist for $50, so I'm wondering if it's worth the 45 min trip to pick up.
rayc
retroreprobate
YEAH!
Seriously - if it's a dud (& you won't know until you feel it) you can always Frankenstein it.
I do really like the sound of those gits though - I have two from the same era with essentially the same p/ups - love 'em - I had a third - much closer & it was great - the third P/Up adds a lot of opportunities for variation.
Seriously - if it's a dud (& you won't know until you feel it) you can always Frankenstein it.
I do really like the sound of those gits though - I have two from the same era with essentially the same p/ups - love 'em - I had a third - much closer & it was great - the third P/Up adds a lot of opportunities for variation.
Anfontan
Banned by eurt
I don't know if this site will help, but there is an incredible amount of odd-ball Italian made guitars on it. It just may be on one of the pages though..
http://www.fetishguitars.com/index.html
http://www.fetishguitars.com/index.html
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Dani Pace
New member
Looks a lot like the 1966 Truetone (Western Auto store brand) I was beating on during the same time frame. Could easily be a Tiesco from the same era, lots of them had headstocks that looked a lot like Fenders. The switches are what makes me think it may be a Truetone. Anyway it has the look of a mid-late 60s, made in Japan, imported by Electro and sold in a department store for around $39.95 (plus tax.)
Anfontan
Banned by eurt
I think you picked the winner, Dani. I recall lots of Teisco's in department stores as a kid, but the local Western Auto sold mostly tire patches and inner tubes for my bicycle (it was a very small store).
I googled Truetone and the 2nd guitar from the right looks very close to the picture..
