This Guitar Was Found In A Bin
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I found a guitar in a dumpster that a construction crew was using in Manhattan one time. The foreman told me a resident asked if he could throw some trash in it, and this old Dean flying Vx was thrown out. I took it home and everything worked fine. As a matter of fact it worked so well that the only thing I did was change the strings and installed new pickups and it's still one of my favorite guitars to this day.
Dude was like -It just keeps slipping off my damn leg when I sit and try to play it! To hell withit!!!
Dave, this Bin-o-Face is a 1964 Teisco Del Rey VN-2 Baritone Made in Japan only for 1 Year electric guitar. I saw one in good used condition on Reverb Sold at $599. Lots of words spoken about the pickups being used by various major players. Surprise…seems you got a Japanese wonder. And yes it was Sunburst.
A quick searchy revealed that Guyatone and Lindell also sold this model, they were probably all made in the same factory and just OEM branded for whoever was selling them
FUN FACT: It is sold as Lindell VN-2 in Europe (Del Ray was brand name only for USA) and, even if it is pure-blooded Teisco, it was made by Fujigen Gakki as subcontractor of Teisco. Really, really rare under all brand names she was sold. Great catch, even better than my 1976 Luxor SG made by Kasuga Gakki, also found in trash :)
I think it is a Guyatone looking at the used tremelo i have a trem like that from a badly mistreated guyatone Broadway that was beyond rescuing, like on Dave's the cover is gone, Teisco used another model, the problem with these guitars is that when the nameplate is gone everybody is going for Teisco because they are more valuable, even later Kawai's can be found named teisco.
@@wietseterpstra8295 Sure that you can find Kawai named Teisco, because Kawai bought "Teisco" brand in late 1967. Used it for export guitars till late 1969, and for domestic, japanese, market till 1977.
My all time favorite hobby is bringing guitars back to life. I’ve rescued a dozen or so over the years and spent many wonderful hours cleaning and rehabilitating them back to life and then finding homes for them. THIS WAS AWESOME DAVE. Thanks for sharing.
My dad once made an acoustic guitar in 1952 to relieve the boredom of being a lighthouse keeper. I found it in an attic in a very bad state of repair. I took it to a friend who renovated it. I will be going to collect it sometime this year. It's never played rock and roll but it's going to.
Middle switch also turns lights on landing on
The sliding throttle and trim tend to get a little stuck on that model. 👍
The 'National Society for the Preservation of Old Man Knees' advises investing in (or pallett build) a work bench. Love the guitar, it's cool and ugly at the same time, right up my street.
Severinate
B&Q £ 20
Fugly cool! 😅
I just watched the Andertons vid, I really enjoyed it, I just want to say I'm 70 years old and have always wanted to play the guitar and have messed around for years, but you have given me the inspiration to try and master it, I have a Mexican Strat that a lady friend gave to me years ago she said learn to play the blues for me , so that's what I'm going to do.
My 100 2x12 Katana Mk 2 arrived yesterday 8th June my guitar sounds really good through it ,it brought tears to my eyes I am finally getting the sound I have been searching for, I also got myself a Boss rc500 looper so I'm looking forward to having some fun with that 😀 anyway thank you so much for doing what you do , I'm looking forward to catching up on your videos and learning from you. 😃😃😃
Never too late to rock!
I bet that amp shreds!
Pete Townshend sweeps are encouraged and stretch the appropriate muscle groups.👍
Gotta stay loose and limber! 💪 LOL 🍻
@@cerberus50caldawgIf I did any Pete Townsend moves I'd have to have my hips replaced 😂😂😂 nice one for comment, I'll just get my hoist to put me on my guitar stool 😂 😊😊
I love your road trips, Dave, especially the ones near to home when you're driving around Lincolnshire. I was brought up in the Fens and so I really appreciate these flat land/huge sky environments. I always thought that it was a brilliant idea of Pete Townshend to name The Who's first live album "Live at Leeds", instead of "Live at (some swanky venue in London)". I wish you all the success in the world with Red Giant and if you ever get to the point of releasing a live album, I'd love you to release, "Live in Grimsby", or "Live in Scunthorpe/Skegness". 🙂
"The fifth screw" there's a Prog Rock song in that for you Dave, have a go!
a forty minute treatment for comb and paper ?
It would be a song about your comment.
Prog rock song? more like a triple concept album!
Good name for a band "The Fith Screw"
😢
Great and entertaining video, Dave.
Thank you for that, sir.
A fellow I knew, Mikey, was a janitor at the local Army airfield.
He had found a beat-up, broken Epiphone Les Paul in a dumpster a few years ago.
He brought it to me directly, hoping I could make it work.
I glued, clamped, and set the neck (the neck had separated from the rosewood fingerboard for some reason.)
Cleaned out all the electronics with DeOxit.
I purchased a new tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge, as the old ones were missing.
Polished it, restrung it, and did a nice set-up.
The guitar was lovely, and worked just fine!
Mikey and his wife were unbelievably happy with the guitar, naturally.
I didn't charge them a dime.
Sadly, Mikey passed away from a heart attack a year later, at age 40.
At the memorial service, his wife let me know that their young son was taking over the guitar, and intended to keep it forever, in memory of his father.
Now that is a great tale.
You are a good man!
If you ever come visit Texas in the USA I'd like to take you to the pub and buy you a some sh!t american beer! 🍻
@@cerberus50caldawg Thank you.
I have a brother in Texas.
Might just make it out there!
(especially for a free beer)
@@johnsparkman4532 Hahaha a bit of my cognitive dissonance is on display it seems!😅
For some reason I put you as a brit automatically.
Looking back at why my brain did this is simply because my brain was on autopilot while watching this video of course.
You may very well be!
Well wherever you are at yeh we can go down and grab some beers!!! 🍺 👍
It does make me feel a bit dumb looking back at it!!!🤤
Anyways..
beer makes everything better!🫡🍻✌️
@@cerberus50caldawg My grandmother on me Mum's side was British, and my great grandparents on my Dad's side were from Ireland and Scotland.
It's okay, mate.
We're all good here.
Maybe the 5th screw was for a strap pin. I thought the pickups sounded quite good. Awesome find in the bin, and cool looking guitar. Looking forward to part two.
This is like. "Dave's Fun Stuff" but with a different Dave. I would have doused that thing in Lysol before doing anything else first.
Very cool guitar.
I love those 60’s budget oddities.
I have one of these old Japanese guitars. Sunburst but awful looking. I was about to throw it away when I realized the historical importance of these guitars. I decided to keep it for decoration purposes, but I dont think I will play it much.
I also have an old Teisco laptop steel guitar - red, and with exactly the same pickup as the guitar in this vid. I bought it brand new in our local musicstore, who sold them as "Hawaii guitars" After a bit of polishing it still looks close to brand new. I tried to sell it for many years and now I´m so glad that no-one wanted to buy it. It´s such a fine instrument.
Dude,,,,great vid,,,,pure hell on my knees watching you work on the floor,,......,next vid,,,work on a tabl1/2e/chair,..pleas
e,,,tnx,..to whom this may concern =(about 1/2 of us ),...cool old guitar,,I think Stevie Ray Vaughn played a tiasco,..same neck anyway,...sweet....pat &family,,land o' lakes,wi...usa.
i love the fret markers really cool
Waoo i love that video. Restoring an old guitar and giving it a new life is one of the best thing i like to do. It's a very interesting guitar it remembers me my old 1965 japanese SG witch i still have since now. Well we will see what your luthier will do on it later. Thank you a lot Dave it's a great video. See you soon for the next video of this story. Great job for now😉👍
Yorkshireman here
It's your guitar, obviously .
But, don't, just don't, put a bloody gibbo tail piece anywhere near that instrument
It would be just wrong , Bigsby knock off by all means, but not a stop tail
I would also take the paint off. I belive that would look great.
From the States here. I have a '72 Harmony Rocket that a friend found in a trash can. No strings, split bottom bout, 6 inches both sides of the strap peg. Used some glue a friend uses to build airplane models. A little bit on with some spray stuff, hand held and it's still together years later. A paid a guy $50 to get it playing. Sounds and plays amazingly. Only thing it doesn't have correct knobs. Should be gold top over cream. 2 each volume and tone. I have all black. Felt good to save a nice old relic.
It'll be in the bin because charity shops can't test it.
There's some good stuff in charity shop skips. I pulled an xbox 360 out one.
360 xboxes? Wow they really must have been hard to sell
@@areyouavinalaff It didn't have a PAT test sticker so i think it was they they didn't even try to sell it.
You'll notice there's very select charity shops that will sell anything electrical at all, not even a lamp, because they must have the PAT tested.
This Xbox was the black elite model, even had a copy of Fable II stuck in it,
Or because they simply couldn't sell it. The charity shop near me reduces stuff as much as they can and if it doesn't go they have no choice but to bin it to make room for new stock. I've pulled all sorts of stuff out of that charity shop's bin. I actually got a Gibson Dove copy from there for £25, almost wish I'd left it a few days and just pulled it out their bin! Haha.
Dave, thanks for this Bloody Awesome video, You always seem to find something that you can Repair And Play, I can hear you playing the song If the 6 was 9 By Mr. Jimi, Keep the Great Videos Coming Man, My Best, Cousin Figel
The moment sound came out of that thing!!!! MAN!!! what a laugh! Also, it put a huge smile on me face!
What a great piece of guitar history! Dave, I bet you have a good friend with carpentry skills that would love to build you a guitar work table... For Christmas 🎄!
that fretboard looks a helluva lot of better than it did. I like the inlay design. Looks like it'd be a beautiful guitar once its finished.
You have “found” an amazing piece of history. I have restored some old 60s Japanese guitars and there are some unique tones for the world to hear. I’m a big fan of the 60s gold foils. I do have a few friends who love those pups on yours. Enjoy and thanks for the save. Beauty!!!!
i have remarked before that i love these "crappy" guitars (thats what guitar snobs think anyway ) they always have a sound and feel of their own , i love my Watkins rapier 33 with fixed neck it plays lovely and easy with nice early rock and or roll tones
Their is a good reason why that guitar from 1964 has ended up in your hands. 1964!! That's sixty years. Just think, It has sat idly by in dark and dusty corner's of someone's house, garage, loft etc as the rest of the world continued to evolve around it. Spiritually speaking, That guitar has a little bit of someone's soul and passion in it, because it was saved from a journey to the compost heap. Breath some much needed love and life into that guitar Dave sir. I think it's earned it.
Lets start a poll off. Name the shop, and year of first ever guitar purchase.
Fender Dreadnought, Fox's Music, Nottingham 1995.
Marlin Sidewinder, Thamesdown Guitar Studios, Swindon, 1987. The shop is loooooong-gone, but I still have the guitar in my loft. Wondering whether it’s worth fixing the thing up…
Love these restoring old guitars vids, and this is an interesting one. Never seen such a thing before. Love the light switch style pickup switches lol.
1964 Guyatone VN-2
Nice dave..I regret getting rid of one I ahead with the same pickups.. old school cool
Great job cleaning it up..ive missed ya david❤😂
Push one of those switches and the landing light comes on lol
Dave, THEY FOUND THAT IN A BIN???? OMG....!!! THAT GUITAR WAS IN A BIN?????? Unreal mate. ABSOLUTELY UNREAL....!!! Someone Chucked that guitar???? UN REAL....!!!!!
Man! What a grand find. Total fun.
Keep on top of it. Can't to hear you burn on it.
Cheers
Play 'Since you bin gone'.
The 5th screw would have been a strap button - my old Guyatones are similar
Guyatone also sold this exact same model.
Another episode of Daves sanctuary for unloved guitars 😁🎸 Good job Dave, never abandon a bin guitar! 👍
Rich Tone had a an old , scruffy Lowden someone found in a skip in Sheffield and sold it on - it was one of the best sounding guitars I ever played and only 2 grand
This guitar has that indie rock band feel to it.
Amazing that it worked! Love the vid. Thx for sharing Dave! 🎸👍
Really enjoyed that, looking forward to part two. Proposed new bridge layout fits well with the guitar in my opinion 👍
I found a Coloursound Tonebender in a skip at the tip...climbing in was a bit awkward.....! Sold it for £150...why why why?!!
I need to tell him to keep an eye out for me now, I live in Grimsby. Bought and sold many items there.
The,diyals,on the bin gitar,is,won,ton,the other volum,or are,thay,ton,ton,volum,vlum,or:are,the roll,of the diyals,dependant,on wich,pick ups are,on or off,😄😄😄
Historical information appreciated 🧱 🧱 🧱 🚗 ⛪️ 🏠 🛖 🏚 🏡
I. AM. SO. FREAKIN. JEALOUS!! AHHHH!!! SO COOL!! Good on ya mate! So awesome! Fix it up and make it play in tune you'll be a legend LOL. So cool! Too bad they painted in over but hey you've got a little treasure there man! THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND THE HARD WORK OF MAKING VIDEOS! By the way I THINK (my memory isn't that great anymore. You know Touring in a Hard Rock N Roll Band for many years etc LOL) the one I played way back in about 1979 or 1980, I THINK it was called a "Silver Tone"?? Was there such a guitar manufacturer or distributor that put their name on guitars?? It seems to jump out at me but I could and probably am wrong on that.
Who made that tailpiece? I have a similar one on my 1966 - 1968 Kay. Kay were importing their tailpieces for a few guitars at that point, mine included. Look up the Kay Vanguard II (the red pointy one) if you want to see the tailpiece kind. It has an "ashtray" cover, though, so you can't see the screws if that's on.
Great fun - looking forward to part 2.
Hi Dave, A few things about that guitar.
That guitar went under a couple different names, but yes the VN-2 as well as a quad pickup model, the VN-4, were made by Teisco. This can be seen in the neck design/headstock shape, and the electronics (which can be found on Teisco models from that same year such as the SS-2L/4L from around the same time (1964 like you had figured out)
You were on the right track with the bracket that holds the pickups being inverted for some reason, however the orientation of the pickups is wrong in that current layout. on each pickup, the two height adjustment screws should be facing towards the neck of the guitar, instead of the bridge. Actually, the bridge pickup is the one that has the metal braided cable, and yes that is the cable that came with the guitar. Why did the use only shielded cable on the bridge pickup, and why did somebody before you decide to mangle it? who knows lol.
One more thing: the bridge vibrato system actually was the original one, but like on many of these guitars from the 60's, alot of players decided to scrap the whole arm. there actually is a housing that is supposed to go over the string retainer/ spring assembly, with a cutout for the arm (another Teisco design that can be seen on their own guitars.)
Anyways, whatever you decide to do with it will put that guitar in a better situation that it started in! Hope the info helps.
Wow. That's an AWESOME super score IMHO. I'd LOVE to have that baby! It is VERY close to the first electric guitar I picked up over at my buddies place when I was I think 12 years old and proceeded to play the MIGHTY "SMOKE ON THE WATER". Incorrectly of course as I knew Nothing about guitars at that time yet. I went on to play and tour North America in hundreds and hundreds of small towns over years and years of playing Throughout the USA and Canada. Singing and Leading I was front man and Guitar man the group and living the music. All started on a guitar almost exactly like THAT ONE!! SO COOL!! EDIT: I need to learn to wait until the video is over before I comment. LOL. Sorry.
My son found a Walmart "First Act" (Strat-style) guitar in a dumpster. I put in new tuners, a bone nut, a new pickup, and dressed the frets. It's crazy but it's one of my favorite guitars to play. The neck is dead straight, the frets are level and it plays and sounds great.
Hi Dave, thanks for the update on the history but I didn’t find a single farthing nor buffalo nickel in my pocket. Was that what you were talking about cause I didn’t get my share. At least not yet.
Waiting for enrichment,
Yours truly,
Steve
🤠🎸🎼
PS: Thoroughly enjoying all your videos. LOVE your playing; you are my new standard and cause of you I’ve decided I only need what I need to play.
Bye
I'd love to learn how to refret and level frets. I know the basic techniques and necessary tools, but I bet actual practice and experience, preferably on cheap instruments, is crucial.
Oh, my! The trem tailpiece on that looks like it came from an E-J2. These guitars were sold as St. George, Lindell, Zim-Gar, and Teisco and more, but in 1964 they would have been made at the Teisco plant (they did not sell to Kawai until 1967). I have heard that if you know the different brands well, you can tell them by the truss rod cover shape (for instance, a lot of St John's will look almost exactly like Teiscos, but have the truss rod adjustment by the bridge pickup like some Fenders and Lindells have what is called "the tombstone" cover). Anyhow, I hope this one comes back to life!
Very cool, I picked up a TRE-100 in Oklahoma City USA about 15 years ago for $100 in mint condition (even ohsc!). Have loved and played the heck out of it for the last decade and a half, dropped it 10000 times, it currently resides as a 5 string after breaking the headstock (low E tuner position snapped off). But mine has the same fingerboard markings, which is why I got it to begin with, love that style that Teisco used. For such cheapies they sure sound good (mine has gold foils). I hope to fix mine up to minty freshness again someday, but for playing garage punk in A, it works just splendidly. Thanks for sharing your cool find!
Ahh man this is cool!
Saving Guitar’s is honourable 🤘
Turns out it worked still, shame we couldn’t hear more than a pluck of the string 😭😂🤘
I love that guitar! I have a Teisco NB-4 bass that has the same fret markers, I love the way they look. My dad found a Marlin "State of the art" in a bin years ago
I owned a Marlin “State Of The Art” bass when I was a teenager - I haven’t heard that name in decades! Looked cool, but sounded awful… sold it to a co-worker ARGH years ago. I still have my first-ever guitar (Marlin SIdewinder) in the loft…
Back int' 60s my mate Nige had a 4 pickup version of one of those.
I THINK it had "Airstream" on the headstock.
It had the strangest muddy greeny brown sunburst finish, much like the headstock on that one.
Me, I'd plug those trem holes an reseat the original.
Even with the chrome cover gone, it'll still look cool.
And I'd get a bar for that whammy ... make one even.
The original bridge looks rescue'able too.
I'm unsure about that neck pickup, are the splices going to hold? is that corrosion going to kill it? would it be worth having it rewound? or could the pickup be protected somehow eg wax potting?
Flippin' Nora! Resilient little sod, that thing, isn't it! I thought like you; no way that piece of old, neglected mank (is that even a word? Well... it is now, I suppose...) is gonna make a sound... Blimey...
I’ve never been to England I’m getting a virtual tour 👍 I live in Melbourne Australia near Sky music Shane in the blues RUclips channel does a lot of promos for
A "road trip" to Grimsby and fish and chips were NOT purchased nor consumed??...even for cinematic purposes??? The shame of it...the shaaaaammmeeee.
If that guitar were bright-red, it would look like something out of Bill Nelson’s house 😎 Can’t wait to see how it looks/sounds once you’ve restored it!
Hey reminds me of the Ibanez Jetking JTK2 I own, the black one ^^,. I am sure this Teisco must have been an inspiration design-wise, especially inlays and pickguards.
been dumpster diving (dumpstar divining) for almost 50 yrs., never know what u will find, like gambling, can find total treasures & then total shite, all
in same bin!
I got a tip from a luthier recently to use raw, organic coconut oil (1.99 from Aldi) on fretboards. I’ve used it on a few of my guitars and its worked an absolute treat.
Almost an exact copy of my first guitar.mine had an Orlando sticker on the headstock,and a bridge and trem similar to my dad's 65 jazzmaster. Played that thing from Montana to Miami ,riding AMTRAK.
Very cool😃👍👍
Looking forward to hearing this when finished 👍👍👍
Perhaps your luthier will have the correct polepiece...?🤞🤞
😎✌👍❤🖖
Mine was an orlando.Exactly like that one, but mine was a tobacco burst. The bridge,and trem,was a lot like the one on dad's 65 jazzmaster.had it well over 20 years
Awesome score ! I had similar luck some years ago, with a '60s Japanese Sakai; all there, all working, all playable, but someone had refinished it to all red, with badly done flames! Have been rescuing and repairing old guitars for decades now, and I love the character of all the wear and bumps and dings (as long as they don't compromise the function of the instrument). Thanks for sharing your discovery. Cheers from rural South Australia !
Great video Dave! I love rescuing and restoring old guitars of any make and one in my collection is a Japanese 'Stagemaster' from the 1960s that I found on a local online internet auction site 'needing some attention'! Not sure how it ended up here in Sweden....Good find, that baritone! :)
I have one of these. It's a Teisco VN2 Baritone. They also made a VN4 which had 4 pickups.
They sound cool but are crazy microphonic.
Dave , this is not a Teisco guitar. This is actually an early Fujigen guitar. This was the second ever solid body electric guitar they ever made. They made this from around 1963-65 and they were primarily 3 separate models. The VN 2 , VN 4 and the very rare VN 3 model. The production specs varied throughout the years .
You mentioned putting a Gibson tuna- matic in it , I dont believe it's a good idea since the body is much thinner than a conventional electric guitar.
Love this video Dave, I have been modding my own cheaper guitars with new locking machine heads, bone nut , tusq saddles and alnico pickups but Nowhere near the work you had to do but it was so gratifying to see some one fixing up this piece of guitar history , You are my favorite guitar RUclips guy Hands down . Keep up the great work Bro, I look forward to seeing and hearing the end project, Take Care and shine on you crazy diamond🙂
I'm amazed someone binned it, as even in that state you'd probably easily get £70+ for it on eBay. If you can't find a trem unit to match the original, or just don't want to bother with a trem, a replacement Teisco tailpiece could be picked up pretty cheap, and in my view would look better than that Gibson-style one you showed (it would cover most of the holes from the one that was taken off). I'd stick with the tune-o-matic though as Teisco bridges weren't the best, and you'd at least have a chance of tuning it properly. Looks like the electrics are wired up the right way at least (if not a great job), unlike the two Teiscos I've fixed up.
I am not even joking. I saw the thumbnial, clicked it and as it was loading i chanted "please have an accent, please have an accent"
then BAM,s ure enough.
Hell yeagh
I picked up a Squier Strat from a guy who said it didn´t work for 40 euro. Had no way to test it at the time. It looked in decent nick but I wanted it for a project guitar. Go it home, plugged in to see if anything would work and... There is nothing wrong with it!! In fact, it is so good, it has replaced my MIM Strat! Yes, I replaced the trem for a Wilkinson fat trem block and a TUSQ nut then a slight setup and thats it 🙂
i got the same guitar from Ebay almost 20 years ago on a random auction, the seller didn't even know what it was. I didn't even know it was a "baritone" when I bought it. the model is Lindel VN2. Hound Dog Taylor played a similar model.
Brilliant! I had the same guitar in 1971 in sunburst with a Shaftesbury 10 watt valve amp when I was 15 years old. I also had awhite Top Twenty. Wish I still had them.
You definitely need to make a follow up video. This is kinda a Jack White type of Guitar. I bet that thing will turn out being great. Thanks! 🎻✌️🙂😎
Deffs gonna have its own unique sound, wether it’s bad or good, I dunno. Most probably sound best through a Marshall set to that plexi chimey clean, with some chorus and reverb, is my guess.
Will be like when you listen to a Beatles song, and you try pick out what guitar is being used, and you come to the conclusion it sounds like no strat, Tele, or a 335. And it’s the rickenbaker being used, to produce that unique distinctive sound. That’s what I think this guitar will do, is leave everyone guessing as what’s producing that sound.
What did it cost you so far, nothing ? I would go for it and take it to your luthier and have him/her put it right. I once got a short scale Rickenbacker bass in a bushel basket of parts for $50. Fixed it up and sold it gor $250. You are making the smart move, cheers from north carolina
Amazing. Thanks for saving it, and thanks for sharing.😊
Shim the neck, tighten the truss rod, adjust at the bridge and pray. Take it from a guitar guy who never snapped truss rod.... well maybe once?
Looks like something manson guitars would try make if they were about in the 60s.😀..I once found an epiphone les paul in a skip and found out it had a gibson bridge pickup..(still have it)
Those covers would be handy for smuggling contraband if you were to do a tour with it. Otherwise its a good find. Good year, 64. My birth year and the year of the "Dragon". Maybe a good nickname for it?
I don’t imagine people who work in charity shops know anything about guitars. They probably thought it just an old junk instrument that nobody would want. Also a lot of charidees won’t sell any kind of electrical equipment these days.
I found a USA Telecaster in a bin bag, under a bed.
Somebody had took the guitar completely apart and tried to strip the paint off.
I rescued the guitar, and put it back together.
It still needs a paint job, so any recommendations would be much appreciated :)
1964 the British Beat Boom, i wonder how many times Johnny B Goode was played on this guitar? I have an image of this plugged into a watkins copicat playing through a selmar truvoice amp!
Hop,you're well dave,briliant instrument,fon,camera,is,ok
Hi Dave, Enjoyed the tour of your area. Thanks Did you say what city you are in? I could tell an interesting story of a guitar I bought in London in 1967.
If the trem was in the correct position, there isn’t enough space for the TOM. Looking at the frets, I would re-radius the fretboard and give it new frets. It will never be a collector’s item, might as well make it intonate cleanly. Those frets don’t even extend over the binding. If you put on a modern bridge, the e and E string will probably not even land on any fret wire at all. It’s costly, though. Can probably afford the tools to do it yourself over paying someone else.
As far as I remember all those 60's-70's solid body Japan electrics had a sunburst finish
of some color variant. If it can be taken down to original I feel it would be well worth the effort.
I think you should reach out to a UK based pick up manufacturer and ask if they'll fix up the pickups FOC just for the fun of being part of the journey :)
Spend the 25 quid to get it rolling properly with used crap.. make it your main beast.. and name it Maverick… or just re-bin it
Only guitar I have ever see with built in body armour lol (gigs could be rough back then !). Even in it's uncleaned state it sounded good. Look forward to seeing what you can make it do Dave.
That’s ok John Deacon found an amplifier in a bin that a lot of Queen songs were recorded on that looks like George Harrison’s first electric guitar a bit
It doesn't even sound bad.
Maybe the bin doesn't work. That must be it. Faulty bin, not faulty guitar.
Cool video! Love it, glad you shard it! Got my subscription! Wondering if the dude that owned it is still alive...
Coolest guitar I've ever seen, want to see it sing!