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apparently Matsumoku's "budget" grade guitars, not for export. The first row of "Strat" shaped guitars on pg. 2, they look like the ones posted above,the small logo on the big headstock, and the truss rod hole at the bottom of the neck. Could they be related?
Statistics: Posted by daan — Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:35 pm
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It's never been my intent pass off this guitar as a Fender - I would have put the correct Strat transfer on if I was going to try - and it would never pass as a 'real' Fender anyway
I was going to use the neck on a custom Tele style project using Fender parts, which never happened. I have never been much of a Strat fan to be honest - I think they sound good but I have never really clicked with the body shape or look of them...
Statistics: Posted by lebowski — Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:08 am
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And now that I've come across this forum this I'm beginning to slighty regret the fake headstock sticker...
Statistics: Posted by lebowski — Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:56 pm
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Most early 70s copies are quite idiosyncratic & carry over some of the peculiarities of 60s Japanese guitars - you'll find odd features like truss rod covers on Fender clones, zero-frets, position markers which stop at the 17th fret . By the mid 70s they were much more accurate & I'd guess this guitar is probably '74 - '76, maybe even later if Teisco copies were predominantly home-market.
I'd be 99% certain it won't have a 3-bolt neck - I don't remember ever seeing an MIJ copy with this.
Jon.
Statistics: Posted by Bassassin — Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:20 pm
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Can't comment on the exact year,but 1970s would be my guess,considering it has two telltale features of a 1970s Fender Strat. The large headstock and the bullet truss rod nut. Does yours have also have the 1970s 3 neck screws ?
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:49 am
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Judging by the materials and quality of parts (or lack there of in some cases) it seems about right
Here's some pics with my vintage white relic finish. Can't find the original pics I'm afraid...
Statistics: Posted by lebowski — Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:26 pm
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thanks a lot for the info! (how did you find year 1972?)
Sad to hear about the mishap with your Teisco Strat, but it would still be interesting with a couple of pictures with it's current look. And perhaps from original state if you have ?
I can't remember if I mentioned above, but late '09 I had mine set-up properly by an expert: Adjusted neck angle and truss. Replaced nut with a Tusq® and adjusted frets plus of course streng height and intonation.
So the neck and action are really first class now !!!
However, to make it superb it would need a raised quality on mic's, pot's & switch and of course tuners.
But I don't think I will go all that way as it, in addition to beeing rather expensive, will violate it's original state substantial.
Since my Gibson Les Paul Std.'08 gives me all I can handle for the time beeing, I can leave my Teisco Strat as is
regards,
KOSPAANG
EDIT ref.:
Statistics: Posted by kospaang — Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:45 am
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I am the owner of the 'other' Teisco Strat copy and wrote the review that's on Harmony Central, I believe mine was made in 1972. I looked to be identical to the one you have except that mine has a maple fretboard (a separate slab, not a 'one-piece)
I still have my Teisco, however it's a bit different these days:
Unfortunately on the way to rehearsal the case latches somehow failed simultaneously (!!) and it fell onto some very rough bitumen. The guitar was virtually mint at this point and the fall really made a mess of the paintjob! Luckily it did nothing more than cosmetic damage but quiet nasty, that was about 4-5 years ago...
Maybe a year later I decided to a 'relic' number on it, sanded it back (the body is indeed ply) and it's now a 'roughed up' vintage white - it does look pretty good now, quite like Albert Hammond Jnr's white Strat.
I also put on a CTS 5-way switch (the original switch was very thin and fragile) and changed the tuners to proper Fender F-key tuners which actually hold tune - again the original parts were not of great quality. I also put a Fender logo on it and refinished the headstock. Was thinking about changing the bridge to a heavier type but have never gotten around to it
I still find it hard to believe that the quality of the neck is so good!
Have been thinking of selling it though as I rarely play it these days...
Cheers, Lebowski
Statistics: Posted by lebowski — Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:57 pm
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