Shot at 2008-11-14
Here's the skinny so far - it looks like it has a Teisco tremolo, but I haven't seen any Teisco models that mirror it - though I have learned that uniformity in Japanese guitars isn't something to be expected.
No markings whatsoever, save for a serial number stamped into the neckplate: 61-1408. The guitar is at a thrift shop, and the person currently trying to vet it before it goes out onto the floor insisted that it was a Washburn...though I'm almost positive that isn't the case anymore. Knobs are clear lucite with black bottoms, tuner keys are a dull yellow plastic that is dry-rotting. Most metal parts are rusted or corroded, one pot is rusted stuck. Jack is corroded. Pickups look iffy. Overall, the thing is in rotten condition - would $10 be too much to offer for this? Thanks everyone!
$10!! Just a new 500k pot and some new strings and she should be all set!