Craigslist find No name, made in Japan - any idea of manufacturer or vintage?
Posted Apr 9, 2017, 8:38 PM UTC
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Headstock logo looks like cort to me. They have been around a long time. That's possibly late 70s..
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Thanks - the giy who sold it to me had the date of late 70s. I would have guessed earlier based on the foil pickups and the slide switch pickup selectors. There is something called a "Polaris" on Reverb that looks close but the knobs and pickguard dont match up. Different bridge
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If you find a serial number on it - its precise date of manufacture and value could be determined
Downvoted? I don't see how what I said was wrong, a serial number helps a lot...
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Have not pulled the pickups to look for markings. Nothing i can see looking through the f holes. Truss rod cover is metal and engraved "adjustable rod"
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Looks like a late 60's Guyatone or Kent.
I have a Kent 820 from this era. I had it rebuilt because it was unplayable and it plays awesome now and is my electric guitar I play most frequently.
Google 60's Guyatone guitars. There's also a website dedicated to Kent Guitars, (Kentfoto.com or something like that) that has a wealth of info about 60's-70's Japanese guitars.
Check it out.
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Thanks - great link
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It's a mid '60s to early '70s Fujigen product.