1960's Silvertone (Teisco) 1435 Two Pickup Guitar
on Oct 23, 2009 in silvertone Teisco guitar 1960's 1435 The Silvertone 1435 guitar was part of the mid 1960's offerings of Teisco by way of Sears. Since they were never listed in any major seasonal Sears catalogs from that era they must have been offered only in select stores. Being as there are no catal...

1960's Teisco Del Rey EP-8T Hollow Body
on Oct 23, 2009 in Teisco Del Rey EP-8T 1960's Hollowbody This is a late 1960's Teisco thinline Hollowbody guitar in the Gibson ES style. The model number listed on the back nameplate is the EP-8T with the T in the model number for the tremolo. The guitar is in very good shape although it's missing the or...

1990's Tradition Guitars Michael Angelo Batio "No Boundaries" Guitar
on Oct 16, 2009 in Tradition Michael Angelo Batio 1990's Very rare early Michael Angelo Batio signature guitar from Tradition Guitars "No Boundaries" series that is marked NB1M on the back sticker with an original price of $389.50. Although the "No Boundaries" CD was released in 1995 this guitar isn't tha...

United Airlines Breaks Guitars Part 2
on Sep 8, 2009 in United Taylor Sons of Maxwell Dave Carroll United Airlines guitar A while back I posted the story of United Airlines breaking the guitar of Canadian artist Dave Carroll. He has written 3 songs about the mishap and has just posted the 2nd video. I liked the first one better than this, but it's still entertaining.

1990's Squier Stratocaster by Fender
on Sep 1, 2009 in Fender Strat Affinity Stratocaster Squier 1990's This is a black Squier Stratocaster by Fender with white pickguard that was built in 1997 in China. Great entry level guitar in the style of the classic Strat.

1960's Audition (Kawai or Teisco) 2 Pickup Electric
on Aug 28, 2009 in Teisco 1960's Kawai goldfoil Audition gold foil This is a 2nd unknown Audition model 2 pickup Electric Guitar from the 1960's with 2 goldfoil pickups. The first one I posted had a roller type of bridge and this one has a solid plastic type of bridge. The prize on this guitar is the goldfoil pick...

1960's Harmony Bobkat Bobcat H15
on Aug 25, 2009 in silvertone Harmony H15 Bob Kat BobKat Bob Cat 1960's H15V Airline Bobcat This guitar will be sold on ebay soon. Check my about me page for the ebay listing. It's a 1966 (from the pickguard date) Harmony Bobkat (Bobcat) electric with two DeArmond goldfoil pickups originally although the bridge pickup has been removed. T...

1970's Japanese Ranger Electric with Goldfoil pickup
on Jul 28, 2009 in Ranger Teisco 1970's TeleStar Kawai goldfoil Crestline gold foil I acquired this guitar in July 2009 and it is a unknown Ranger model single pickup Electric Guitar from the 1970's I believe. The guitar is in nice condition and all original as far as I can tell except for the missing nut. Nice straight neck with a...

Guitar Lovers Beware of United Airlines
on Jul 9, 2009 in United Taylor Sons of Maxwell Dave Carroll While I'm taking a break from posting information about my guitar hunts I thought I'd share this story with you. Dave Carroll of the band Sons of Maxwell had his $3,500 Taylor acoustic destroyed by United Airlines baggage handlers. He's planning to...

Teisco Tulip with Unique Pickups and Pickguard
on Jun 23, 2009 in Teisco tulip guitar 1960's ET-200 This guitar will be sold on ebay soon. Check my about me page for the ebay listing. This is my third Teisco tulip style guitar and although it isn't marked I believe it to also be a ET-200 model from the 1960's with 2 pickups. Unlike the others I...