Both guitars are Teisco made and vintage but should I trade my hollow body for his violin styled guitar?
This:
http://s748.photobucket.com/albums/xx12 ... nt=345.jpg
for:
http://s748.photobucket.com/albums/xx12 ... 2f5_20.jpg
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oO@McCarthy@Oo
- VintageBeatle1964
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hers your pics posted on here for you so people can see them easier but im not sure if its a good trade or not.
- hitman5088
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- VintageBeatle1964
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It really depends on what you're looking for in a guitar.
BE AWARE that the violin-style piece is HEAVILY modified... no way on earth are the pickups original... and since Teisco/Kawai RARELY used three-position selectors (in favor of kill/rockers-switches), I would suspect that the wiring harness and pickguard are not original either. Finally the bridge, while a vast improvement over what was originally supplied on these, may not be original either; furthermore, if it is a modern replacement, it may be the incorrect width for the neck, causing your strings to potentially rest too close to the edges for comfort.
If you want a PLAYER'S piece, not a collector's piece, I'd say go with the violin; even cheaper modern pickups are more stable that those with which this piece would have originally been equipped.
BE AWARE that the violin-style piece is HEAVILY modified... no way on earth are the pickups original... and since Teisco/Kawai RARELY used three-position selectors (in favor of kill/rockers-switches), I would suspect that the wiring harness and pickguard are not original either. Finally the bridge, while a vast improvement over what was originally supplied on these, may not be original either; furthermore, if it is a modern replacement, it may be the incorrect width for the neck, causing your strings to potentially rest too close to the edges for comfort.
If you want a PLAYER'S piece, not a collector's piece, I'd say go with the violin; even cheaper modern pickups are more stable that those with which this piece would have originally been equipped.
- Michael Ambrose
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Well I love the Violin style body, I just hate the neck, plus it's not original.
Maybe I should just stick with my hollow body.
Maybe I should just stick with my hollow body.
oO@McCarthy@Oo
- VintageBeatle1964
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If you hate the neck on the violin, I'd say stick with yours and keep looking around.
These things are cheap and they're meant to be player's pieces, not collectors pieces. Originality doesn't even matter on guitars like these, save that for the Strat-nerds. The bridge and pickup swaps are definitely a VAST improvement over the original appointments, so bear that in mind.
But if you don't like the feel of the neck, thats a BIGGIE. The original wiring harnesses on these are junk anyway, and you can always find period correct pickups on ebay. But based on the neck alone, I'd say pass.
These things are cheap and they're meant to be player's pieces, not collectors pieces. Originality doesn't even matter on guitars like these, save that for the Strat-nerds. The bridge and pickup swaps are definitely a VAST improvement over the original appointments, so bear that in mind.
But if you don't like the feel of the neck, thats a BIGGIE. The original wiring harnesses on these are junk anyway, and you can always find period correct pickups on ebay. But based on the neck alone, I'd say pass.
- Michael Ambrose
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