Craigslist Vintage Guitar Hunt: Electric

Monday, January 20, 2025

1966 Framus 5/155 Strato Electric in Albuquerque NM for $500

Framus was a respectiable guitar maker in the 1950's and 1960's and these guitars were built by German Craftsmen who took pride in their work. I'm not going to act like these are world class guitars but they are right up there with Harmony and other budget USA made guitars at the time. A step higher than the Italian electrics of the same period and definitely more solid build overall than most of the Japanese guitars of the same time. Framus electrics have thin necks that make them great for players with smaller hands (or anyone who likes a thin neck). They are known for their specific laminated multilayered necks that do not warp or bow over time. The pickups are low to medium output so they usually give a nice clean sound and you can drive them with a pedal jif you want to push an amp. I chose to highlight this CL post because this particular guitar is being sold by a luthier in Albuquerque who took the time to get this guitar in good current playing condition. Don't worry about things like replaced switches aand Tone knobs because that is really an upgrade on a guitar like this and this will never be a "collectors item" where buyers will grimace at a mismatched tone pot, LOL! $500 is not cheap but it's not a bad price either. This would be a fairly unique guitar for an Indie player or someone who just doesn't want to have the same guitar as everyone else. This post went up on CL in mid January 2025. If you are in the are this is a neat guitar to check out. Here is the listing. *********************

Vintage Framus Guitar - $500 (Albuquerque)

Up for sale is a 1966 Framus, made in Germany. This is a cool offbeat guitar to add to your collection! It plays well, sounds like a fat tele, and has loads of vibe. Comes with the original case and whammy bar. It is all original, except for a few updates to the electronics. I recently did a head to toe restoration on it (I'm a local pedal builder and have worked on guitars for 10+ years). This thing is built WAY better than the Teiscos of this era that I've worked on. Nuts and bolts restoration included: - polishing guitar and neck - polishing all metal parts - lubricated tuners - replaced toggle switches (old ones were bad)- cleaned pots - replaced capacitors - updated tone controls (they didn't really do much and worked backwards before) - new strings and complete set up Come by and check it out!

Monday, November 13, 2017

Teisco/Kawai Vintage Gold Foil Electric guitar in Hamilton NJ for $170

This model being offered for sale in South NJ is likely a Kawai or maybe a Lafayette but it is still probably from the same Japanese factory as the original Teisco guitars. The key here is the nice fat neck (with tiny frets) and gold foil pickups. This model could be from the 60's or early 70's but it shows little to no play wear and a nice overall finish. Could be a winner for slide akin to an E-100 though this is not a "set neck" guitar. Worth checking out if you are in the market for something unique and as old as your uncle Bob. - JC

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Kawai Teisco - ELECTRIC GUITAR - vintage/uncommon w/gold foil pickups - $170 (HAMILTON) hide this posting

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condition: good
make / manufacturer: Kawia Teisco?
model name / number: unknown

Selling a vintage Japanese made guitar that shows very little wear.

Not marked. Searched hard to find maker and only found one identical guitar online which the seller on Reverb.com identified as Kawai/Teisco manufactured. Can't say definitively who made this one. Found similar ones with Telstar and Arrow brand name but no other identical.

Guitar appears to be all original, untampered with, unmodified, and shows very little wear. If you look close you can see some small nicks and scratches but not bad at all. Neck is straight. No apparent fret wear. Both pickups and all controls working correctly. Seems to stay in tune pretty well- needs new strings as the ones on it currently probably decades old. Distinctive tremolo mechanism, no tremolo bar when found.

Chromed metal pickguard. One tuner is a little bent out of shape but still turns OK, will let buyer address that if they want. Four bolt neck with backplate marked Japan. Thin lightweight body style. Action is pretty low no apparent string buzzing, can probably use a prof. setup and adjustment for maximum return. No case.

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