ScottR Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 This guitar has been hanging on the wall of a friend and it belonged to here dad. She's looking for some help putting a value on it to sell. It is obviously somebodies version of a tele, but has no markings whatsoever on it. Nothing under the neck, nothing under the scratchplate and nothing in the instrument cavity. Anyone have a clue as to what it may be? It is light as hell. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) The first thing that comes to my mind is Teisco, but those tuning pegs are the same as what were on my Riviera Commander 335, except mine were single units (I still have them) I notice they cheaped out on Fret-dots and here is a Teisco Tele showing the same missing dots (one more) except the rest of the guitar is quite different https://www.adamsstringshack.com/store/p18/Teisco%2FKingston_made_in_Japan_tele_style_.html Hope that helps Edited March 28, 2018 by Crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I think I got it http://canadianvintageguitarhunt.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/vintage-60s-teisco-kingston-tele.html I knew a guy in High School who had a Teisco which wasn't a copy of anything but it had a similar colour scheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Crusader said: I think I got it http://canadianvintageguitarhunt.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/vintage-60s-teisco-kingston-tele.html I knew a guy in High School who had a Teisco which wasn't a copy of anything but it had a similar colour scheme This may well be it. There are some minor differences: trussrod and string tree and Kingston badge are three I see. But perhaps there were various models available. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Headstock is a slightly different shape too. Here's another one that looks like a complete match to yours. I guess Teisco must've done several versions of it (trussrod adjust at nut/at heel, string trees on/off, badge on/off, headstock shape changes). Edit: zero fret too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I think that one nailed it! Thanks Andrew! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Thank @Crusader. He did all the legwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Wow that one is EXACTLY the same. To be honest I didn't even notice the trussrod cover LOL 3 hours ago, curtisa said: Thank @Crusader. He did all the legwork Ha, thanks but if it had been a different colour I wouldn't have had a clue. Its funny how some things stick in your mind for so long, High School was 42 years ago! I also remember the guy commenting something he really liked about his Teisco, it may have been the light weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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