Members turnip Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 These are so sweet. Somebody needs to start remaking these cheaply, but well. Every once in a while Eastwood pops something similar out (see their Ichiban copy) but these old Kays and Teiscos rock! So much more oompf than a basic Strat/Tele/LP/SG body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 I like them too...(but don't own any). Very funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crowguitar Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 The Ibanez JetKing was awesome for that new old school funkyness.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 The entire First Act line.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flummox Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 The entire DiPinto line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Portland1 Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Sort of looks like the red one in the OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 the entire italia line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Cos' they are fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Awesome guitars:love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 I like 'em, too. Old Teisco, Domino, Apollo, Kawai, etc. Slider switches, funky looking pickups - I dig it all, except unlike Jack White, I don't like to have to fight my guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Eastwood guitars is working on bringing it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Schecter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Eastwood guitars is working on bringing it back. ...and succeeding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yorgatron Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 you can buy a brand new teardrop from Phantom.I also play an old Guyatone sometimes,and a Danelectro reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 I am always confused why Chevrolet/GM does just make the 1957 Chevy again. They would sell like hotcakes. Sure you could use a modern engine, modern safety features etc...Just malke the car LOOK like a 1957 Chevy, 1967 Corvette, 1959 Cadillac ETC..... Same idea. Why do new cars always have to look like CRAP compared to the vintage GEMS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnip Posted March 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 I am always confused why Chevrolet/GM does just make the 1957 Chevy again. They would sell like hotcakes. Sure you could use a modern engine, modern safety features etc...Just malke the car LOOK like a 1957 Chevy, 1967 Corvette, 1959 Cadillac ETC..... Same idea. Why do new cars always have to look like CRAP compared to the vintage GEMS? SERIOUSLY! I would buy a late 60's Mustang or Corvettein a heartbeat! The new ones are fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Cos' they are fugly. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr_GoodBomb Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 I love stuff like that. The problem is, while some were built great, some are actually basically just cool-looking bodies and interesting-sounding pickups... and that's about it. The build quality sucks and it's a lot of work, if it's possible at all, to get them playing in tune. However, I have... And... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Marketing. Strat, Tele, LP and SG are hallmarks of the bidness. That's why you see copies of them and not much else. Manufacturers want something that will actually sell. It aint rocket surgery. Or brain science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Because they didn't sell enough. And that's that. I like some of those funky styles and its a shame that some of them didn't last, but I never wonder WHY they died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notcool Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 The problem is, while some were built great, some are actually basically just cool-looking bodies and interesting-sounding pickups... and that's about it. The build quality sucks and it's a lot of work, if it's possible at all, to get them playing in tune. This is the best explanation. I've seen a lot of {censored} like that when I was younger, and almost all of it wasn't worth the powder to blow it to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 Hanson Guitars is doing a bit of the funky body stuff, too. I'm really interested in one of these with tele goods in it that they ahve coming out soon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archiemax Posted March 22, 2010 Members Share Posted March 22, 2010 The Kay in that first pic ROCKS!! I mean, look at it: Block inlays, that cool "swooping" pickguard with the toggle way up there and separate T & V controls; nice carve on the body, a subtle burst, that nifty pseudo-Bigsby, and those pickups that closely resemble the Joe Maphis single-coils from the 1965 Carvin catalog! What's not to like?? 'cept for maybe the plastic tuner buttons...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 This looks like the Epi Wilshires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mielkea Posted March 23, 2010 Members Share Posted March 23, 2010 I've thought the same thing. Doesn't cost any more sheet metal to make a car look cool does it? AM I am always confused why Chevrolet/GM does just make the 1957 Chevy again. They would sell like hotcakes. Sure you could use a modern engine, modern safety features etc...Just malke the car LOOK like a 1957 Chevy, 1967 Corvette, 1959 Cadillac ETC.....Same idea. Why do new cars always have to look like CRAP compared to the vintage GEMS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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