This was a wonderful video! No need for awkward talking to the camera, the important specs in text off to the side, cut to nice close up pedestal movement to showcase the nice wear on the fretboard...all with some beautiful playing in the background!
I just bought this exact same guitar last night but there is no marking on the head stock to let me know who made it. There is also no serial number on the back of the neck. Only information i have is on the metal plate on the neck and body joint is that it was Made In Japan. The owner said it was a Sears Silvertone but all the Silvertones i've seen have the name written on the headstock unless i'm mistaken. Any additional information about this guitar from anyone would be greatly appreciated. It's actually a really nice playing guitar and everything works on it. Also it came with a weird shaped case and he said there was a speaker in the case at one time.
I wouldn't be surprised if the frets were flat from stock, just as a cost-cutting measure. These older late 60s - 70s budget guitars had to be cheap, after all. Similarly on a budget note, my 1966 Kay didn't even have a ground wire between the tailpiece and pots. That's *stock,* and Kay did this on other models of the time, too. I think even Harmony did this on some of theirs.
This was a wonderful video!
No need for awkward talking to the camera, the important specs in text off to the side, cut to nice close up pedestal movement to showcase the nice wear on the fretboard...all with some beautiful playing in the background!
Excellent demo and good job on giving the guitar a second life!
Thanks a lot johnny! Got a teisco right here actually that i've just finished restoring, we may do a video!!
That headstock! I'm gonna go play hockey as soon as mine ships from Reverb. I cannot wait.
Sounds good to my ears. Nice demo
Nice. I just picked up a single pickup one of these, it says Hawk on the headstock but the rest is identical.
I just bought this exact same guitar last night but there is no marking on the head stock to let me know who made it. There is also no serial number on the back of the neck. Only information i have is on the metal plate on the neck and body joint is that it was Made In Japan. The owner said it was a Sears Silvertone but all the Silvertones i've seen have the name written on the headstock unless i'm mistaken. Any additional information about this guitar from anyone would be greatly appreciated. It's actually a really nice playing guitar and everything works on it.
Also it came with a weird shaped case and he said there was a speaker in the case at one time.
One more thing, there is a silver circle on the headstock with two rings in the middle of it.
I got a single pickup version of this guitar from my local cash converter for £20! A great little player, but the frets were worn almost flat.
I wouldn't be surprised if the frets were flat from stock, just as a cost-cutting measure. These older late 60s - 70s budget guitars had to be cheap, after all.
Similarly on a budget note, my 1966 Kay didn't even have a ground wire between the tailpiece and pots. That's *stock,* and Kay did this on other models of the time, too. I think even Harmony did this on some of theirs.