About This Listing

Rare, Vintage, 1968 Sakai Electric Guitar. The Sakai Mokko guitar manufacturers was a fairly obscure company, but it produced a large number of OEMs in the Teisco/Kawai vein. Sakai Mokko practically took the Teisco/Kawai playbook and ran with it. When the original Teisco was bought up by Kawai, some US brands who originally imported Teiscos switched to importing Sakai manufactured guitars. Sakai also manufactured guitars with gold foil pickups which, like Zen–Ons, have the set–screw pole pieces running across the center instead of along the top. All the British “Hertie-Casters” were made by Sakai. This particular full scale (24.74 inch) guitar model seemed to be fashioned in the style of a 1960s “Mosrite” brand guitar.

        Some age and humidity checking on the polyurethane finish front and back. Bridge has been replaced along with Tremolo bar and Tremolo Spring. New Dunlop Electric Nickel Performance strings (09/42). Restoration headstock logo. Upgraded tuning machines. All other parts original.

      THIS IS A VINTAGE GUITAR OVER 50 YEARS OLD! PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT IT TO PLAY LIKE A 2022 SQUIER STRATOCASTER FROM DOWN AT GUITAR CENTER!

All of my guitars have been fully tested and are functional. All of my guitars have been “set up” (neck straightness adjusted when possible, fingerboard oil treated (if rosewood/laurel/ebony), action set, pickup height optimized, intonation checked) to MY PERSONAL PREFERENCES (as LOW as possible). Please note: “setups” are not “one size fits all”. Your personal set up requirements might be different from mine, so, additional adjustments may be needed to suit your setup preferences. To protect the guitar from damage, the string tension will be relieved before shipping per Reverb.com requirements. You'll need to tune the guitar to pitch when it arrives. Let the instrument acclimate to your environment! Differences in altitude and temperature from my shop to your location have an effect on the instrument. You will NOT be able to pull this instrument out of the shipping box and start playing it!

Also, for optimal sound and playing ease, I advise buyers to put a new set of strings on the guitar, the string brand and gauge of their preference. If your guitar has a Tremolo Bridge DO NOT OVERTIGHT TREMOLO ARM WHEN YOU INSTALL THE ARM!!! YOU CAN DESTROY THE TREMOLO ARM BLOCK!!! I suggest you watch some YouTube videos about installing and using Tremolo Arms BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO INSTALL AND USE A Tremolo Arm.

***Condition Disclaimer***PLEASE READ THIS!
This is a USED item.
Please see images for details and ask any questions you may have I strive to provide detailed photographs that accurately represent each item I sell. However, there may be some scratches, nicks, dents, scuffs, chips, and other honest wear that do NOT SHOW UP IN A PHOTOGRAPH, as well as variations in color due to photographic lighting! Please do not hesitate to request additional SPECIFIC photos of an item BEFORE YOU PURCHASE! 100% full functionality of an item as if it were “brand new” is not implied and cannot be guaranteed. I list PREVIOUSLY OWNED items. Please read the condition description in my listing and study the Reverb.com definition for each condition grade. Please do not expect a “MINT” guitar if I have posted “GOOD” condition in a listing.

I DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS OR ACCEPT RETURNS!

Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Vintage MIJ "Mosrite" Style Solid Body Electric Guitar
Finish
  • Tobacco Burst
Categories
Year
  • 1968
Made In
  • Japan
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Type
  • Solid Body

About the Seller

Steve the Guitar Doctor

Butler, NJ, United States
(1,132)
Joined Reverb:2018
Items Sold:2,037

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