What is this guitar?

[El Famoso]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I saw this listed for sale (pic only no description) and thought I would turn to y'all for help. Looks like a fender to me but I'm not a fender guy so I have no idea...

Looks cool tho. I might go check it out tomorrow.

Any help is appreciated

 

[brianswindall]

Teiesco or Kent, Jazzmaster "copy" imo.

 

[soulman969]

From the pic I would say possibly a Teisco as well.

 

[El Famoso]

Yeah thought it was a jazz master at first but realized it was wrong. Are teiscos any good? I've never played one.

 

[harold h]

Teisco or Kawai variant.

Not a Fender for sure.

 

[boredguy6060]

Teisco, Winston, Kent, no Fender.
Most of these were junk, but it possible that this one has been made to play better.
Personally, I'd be interestedly in the pick ups, they may be usable.

 

[El Famoso]

Thanks for all the responses. Thanks too to whoever bumped me to the correct forum. I'll probably go take a look at it, because in the same sale there is what appears to be a fender blackface champ amp. I know those were reissued, but I'm pretty sure that was just the tweeds. This looks like mid-late 60's to me.

Just won some $ at a company christmas party, and this looks like a good thing to blow it on

 

[jimash]

Yeah, buy that awful little guitar and then act like you're doing him a favor to take that tasty little amp off the furniture.

 

[Anode100]

Yeah, buy that awful little guitar and then act like you're doing him a favor to take that tasty little amp off the furniture.

Yeah - a cheesy little amp...

 

[robb3566]

Looks like a 60's FujiGen...I only know that because I have an Ibanez JTK-1, which was inspired by that guitar.

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[jvin248]

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Playability will come down to does the truss rod work and getting a fret level done on it.

Some people buy those guitars just to pull the pickups and put in their Tele for a 'Cooder Caster'. Others just sell the pickups for more than they buy the guitar for.

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[sosay]

Looks like a 60's FujiGen...I only know that because I have an Ibanez JTK-1, which was inspired by that guitar.

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yeh this is the closest i can get to the picture

 

[robb3566]

The Ibanez Jet King was a reboot of the 60's Japanese guitars with more modern features, like coil-splitting and excellent necks. They didn't make these for very long, but they're great guitars. Mine is going in for a rewiring soon. I like it precisely because it doesn't look like a Fender or a Gibson!

 

[trep53]

Here's my JK1! I like this guitar great sound and playability.

 

[El Famoso]

Just to update: It was a Sterling branded guitar, which I think was made by Teisco back in the day. The plate on the back of the neck just said "made in Japan." The seller was dreaming at $250, and the champ amp was in OK shape but needed new caps, etc. Also not worth the $450 they were asking for it. For me, anyway... Some cool old budget guitars there, but everything priced way too high and no budging on price so I let it go.