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by JulianLM » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:13 am

Hi everybody !


I got a guitar a friend gave me.

I can't find the same model anywhere... Sometimes it's close, but never the same !

I guess that's a Japanese guitar from the 60/70's like Teisco, Kawai, etc...

But I'd really like to know the real brand, and model..

So if you have any clue, just let me know !

Thanks a lot ! :D

Here's the picture, volume pot, bridge and tuners are not original :

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by VintAxe » Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:28 pm

Hi JulianLM.

Your guitar is a Guyatone built by the Tokyo Sound Company in the mid to later 1960's. Most Guyatones imported into the USA we badged Kent and distributed through Buegeleisen & Jacobson of New York.

I don't know the model of your guitar, but it has the same pickup that was being used in the Kents at the time. It is a great sounding single coil pup.

Give your friend a big thank you :wink:
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by JulianLM » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:21 am

Hi !

Thanks a LOT for your answer ! I've been searching for weeks ! lol

Yes, it was a cheap guitar but I was surprised by the sound of the pickup ! I'm into dirty blues/rock from Black Keys to Queens Of The Stone Age so it just fit perfectly my needs !

I will make a video to show my friend his old guitar that was dismantled and dying in the garage :lol: (He played guitar when he was teenager then stopped)
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