Help i have an identifided guitar

mitch2811 · Post by **mitch2811** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:51 pm

someone gave me this guitar about a month ago and i need parts for it i.e new pick ups but i have no idea what it is. i have a peavey case with it so it might be a peavey but i have not idea. any help is very much appreciated

Regards Mitch

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:47 pm

if theres no name or identification....its probably a cheapish generic left handed strat copy ( shape)
can't it be refurbished using the original parts...it unlikely that the pu's etc will be
damaged..prehaps a bit of resoldering / new strings / and setting up will get it up
and running again???...most of these copies ( if it is ) can be set up to play and sound
as good as the more expensive counterparts with a bit of TLC (is the bridge assy intact??)

mitch2811 · Post by **mitch2811** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:43 am

no the original parts are so rusty that when i picked up the whammy bar it snaped in half

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:25 am

I have had a look at some pics on line and the head stock seems generic.

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:31 am

The giva away could be the were ther is access to the truss rod.

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:33 am

My moneys going on a KAY

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:54 am

Note access to truss rod on both guitars and pick ups.

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:56 am

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5484263_kay-g ... ation.html

could help to see if it is KAY.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:21 am

Remove the guitar's neck if you cannot find the serial number anywhere else. Most vintage Silvertone guitars have the serial number stamped on the neck pocket, which is the piece of the neck that hugs the body of the guitar. Remove the strings and unscrew the screws at the base of the neck. Carefully separate the neck from the body of the guitar. Look for the serial number in the neck pocket.(quote from previous link)
( the switches and knobs look like a silverstone/kay???)
Read more: How to Determine the Age of an Antique Silvertone Guitar | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7886909_determi ... z1M80S5aML

BTW dont do anything to drastic just yet it might be worth a bit of dosh

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:33 am

YER GOOD POINT

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu May 12, 2011 10:46 am

head stock and string bar look good to me.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:59 pm

looking at that... the bridge is missing off the first photo...the tailpiece is probably
a bigsby type ....with a spring and sits on top....so it needs a simple bridge and a new trem arm
is it possible to post a macro ( close up ) of the tailpiece...and broken trem arm

you can buy the trem springs off ebay if its missing (£4.99)
seehttp://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-60s-TEISCO-Harmony-Guitar-Whammy-Bar-Tailpiece-/390310763605?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item5ae0559c55#ht_737wt_1061 ( copy this to your browser )

it seems now like the top half of the trem arm is missing..unless its to one side

it is definately a kay.............pick your money up james

mitch2811 · Post by **mitch2811** » Thu May 12, 2011 10:00 pm

By the way guys its not a left handed copy ive only just noticed that my webcam has reversed it its a right handed one and as for the neck i took it apart and there is no identification on it like serial number, but it has created more work for me because the screws were rusted and snapped in half so half screws are stuck in the neck now

mitch

btw thanks and ill look at my local guitar shop for KAYs see if they can help now i have identified the make

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:01 pm

Ebay is your best bet I think the stoped making Kays in the 80s.

mitch2811 · Post by **mitch2811** » Sat May 14, 2011 11:26 pm

ok thanks

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Sun May 15, 2011 7:31 pm

If it all gets to much I can give the old axe a good retirment home

mitch2811 · Post by **mitch2811** » Mon May 16, 2011 12:34 pm

nah sorry i dont want to get rid of it as it was a gift and its my first guitar so it has a sentimental value to me

BabyBlueBlanketBoy · Post by **BabyBlueBlanketBoy** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:07 pm

Looks Japanese to me

bobnalyd · Post by **bobnalyd** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:09 pm

Deinitely Jap. I thought at first Teisco but I think it is a Kay, sometimes logo is a K in a circle I think. If all else fails with playability these old Japs make terrific Slide guitars as the pick ups are quite thick and warm generally. and you dont have to worry bout necks. Sometimes the more banana shaped the better. If you dont play slide give it a go.DADACD is a quirky tuning I like . Its a bit on the dark side though.