Max1981
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About a week ago I went over to a friend's house and found an old Japanese guitar sitting in a corner. It reportedly belonged to my friend's dad. I asked him about it, and all he said was "You like it? It's yours".
I very excitedly accepted his offer and took the guitar home. The first four photos are of the guitar on that day. It was covered in dust. The tuning machines barely budged. The strings were probably originals; my friend explained that they couldn't even tune it.
My first order of business was to get it into a playable condition. This meant (for me) wiping off most of the dust, lubricating the tuning machines, and re-stringing it. I had another friend look at it, and he raised the bridge so the thing could actually be played (when I first got it, the bridge was set so low that it was unplayable past the 12th fret).
A little research and prior knowledge has led me to conclude that this is a Teisco ET-110 manufactured in 1968 or 1969. The serial number is long gone; there's not even any adhesive residue. You can find this model in sunburst all the livelong day, but I've never seen another ET-110 in blue before. Anyone who knows how common/uncommon blue Tulips are, please tell me.
The last 5 photos are of the guitar earlier today, after some time of being played. It has Elixir .009 gauge strings and it holds tuning incredibly well. It sounds unlike any other guitar I've played--I want to say it's like a clearer, brighter Strat, but it doesn't have as much twang to constitute that description. There's very little in the way of damage to the body or neck. It's in incredible condition. It may be a cheapo Japanese plank with strings, but it's MY cheapo Japanese plank with strings, and I like it just as much as any other instrument I own.
I very excitedly accepted his offer and took the guitar home. The first four photos are of the guitar on that day. It was covered in dust. The tuning machines barely budged. The strings were probably originals; my friend explained that they couldn't even tune it.
My first order of business was to get it into a playable condition. This meant (for me) wiping off most of the dust, lubricating the tuning machines, and re-stringing it. I had another friend look at it, and he raised the bridge so the thing could actually be played (when I first got it, the bridge was set so low that it was unplayable past the 12th fret).
A little research and prior knowledge has led me to conclude that this is a Teisco ET-110 manufactured in 1968 or 1969. The serial number is long gone; there's not even any adhesive residue. You can find this model in sunburst all the livelong day, but I've never seen another ET-110 in blue before. Anyone who knows how common/uncommon blue Tulips are, please tell me.
The last 5 photos are of the guitar earlier today, after some time of being played. It has Elixir .009 gauge strings and it holds tuning incredibly well. It sounds unlike any other guitar I've played--I want to say it's like a clearer, brighter Strat, but it doesn't have as much twang to constitute that description. There's very little in the way of damage to the body or neck. It's in incredible condition. It may be a cheapo Japanese plank with strings, but it's MY cheapo Japanese plank with strings, and I like it just as much as any other instrument I own.
