Check out the Drowninginguitars youtube channel for lots of great demo videos of unique old guitars.
http://www.youtube.com/user/drowninging ... ture=watch
Here is their demo of the Teisco Tulip ET-200, probably the most common and inexpensive of all the japanese import guitars and Mike makes it sound great!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7xfLiTy16A[/youtube]