#1962 teisco guitar series#

Some of the first Kents to have been imported into the U.S. ItвЂ™s unlikely any of those will be confused with the old Japanese electrics being There is a line of guitars custom made in the U.S. IвЂ™ll add to the вЂњbadge collectionвЂќ above as I come across more examples. Interestingly, there is a paper label on the backside of the headstock that The Marathon guitar above is exactly the same as the four-pickup Kent 533 Videocaster. Most of those were low-end solid-body instruments. The headstocks were somewhat shaped like those on Fender guitars.

#1962 teisco guitar series#

The 500 and 600 series guitars were almost identical. The 600-series Kents had the name in metal script letters attached (probably glued) That the guitar could appear under another brand name if the manufacturer so desired. The use of a glued-on logo is a good sign Metal вЂњKвЂќ badge (like the one at left) attached to the headstock of the guitar. The Kent brand was established in 1960Д«y Buegeleisen & Jacobson, a musical instrument distributor in New York City. References to 'Ebay Sellers', for the most part apply to sellers also.

If youвЂ™re just trying to figure out what model Kent you have, you can go to the Varieties page. If you follow any of my stupid suggestions and ruin your life, it's on you. DonвЂ™t do any betting (or bidding) based solely on theДISCLAIMER: I shouldn't have to say this, but there's always somebody, y'know? Follow any recommendations, suggestions, or observations that I may How reliable 'internet resources' are), and observations of my own guitars. While I strive for accuracy, the conclusions I arrive at are still only guesses based on internet resources (and you know The only ones I am interested in owning are the 700 and 800s. Limiting myself to the 500,600,700, and 800 series models. Information is scattered around the internet in bits and pieces and nobody who was making them at the time is talking about it.

westД¬oast very often, if at all, (I would remember them if they did), It turns out there is a whole crapload of them out there. I thought it would be pretty cool to have a guitar with my last name on it. The new reissues sell for about $700, but theyвЂ™re different from the originals in several important ways. The Coronado, I might be able to afford one day, but IвЂ™m Those are very rare and priced out of my range. Was a 9-string beast meant to sound similar to a 12-string. The Voxs turned out to be too expensive for me, especially the Mark IX, which A Vox teardrop, especially the Mark IX, and the Fender Coronado. IвЂ™m not gigging much, just writing and recording.

In late 2012 I decided that I had all the modern guitars I needed.