Vintage No-name (Teisco-ish) body, pickguard, and pickup.

Offered here is an original mid-1960s Japanese-made tulip-style electric guitar body being sold as a restoration project. The body retains its original sunburst finish, loaded pickguard, original chrome-covered pickup, volume control, switch, neck plate, and vibrato assembly. The pickup measures approximately 5.7kΩ on a multimeter, indicating continuity through the coil, though the electronics have not been fully tested under string tension or through an amplifier. The rusty screws holding the pickguard to the body have been removed and all but one trashed. The best looking screw of the bunch is in place keeping pickguard and body attached.

This is a lower-spec thin-body plywood example typical of entry-level Japanese production from the period. The neck and bridge are missing, and the electronics appear to have been modified at some point. Cosmetic wear, finish chips, scratches, corrosion, and signs of age are present throughout. An excellent candidate for restoration, parts harvesting, or a vintage-inspired custom build.

KEY FEATURES

• Original 1960s Japanese tulip-style body
• Original sunburst finish
• Original loaded pickguard included
• Original chrome-covered single-coil pickup
• Pickup measures approximately 5.7kΩ
• Original vibrato assembly present
• Original neck plate included
• Vintage restoration project
• Thin-body plywood construction
• Made in Japan

TONE TIPS & USE CASES

• Vintage Japanese guitar restoration
• Period-correct project build
• Donor body for Teisco restoration
• Source for original vintage hardware
• Unique garage-rock or lo-fi custom build platform

CONDITION

Fair

Vintage project body with cosmetic wear, edge chips, scratches, corrosion, and age-related imperfections. Neck and bridge are missing. Electronics appear partially modified and remain untested beyond pickup resistance measurement. Pickup measures approximately 5.7kΩ. Sold as a restoration project and not represented as a complete or playable instrument..