I was pretty much resigned to never buying a guitar again the way prices are going, and then I saw her face.
OMG, wth, RARE BIRD alert!
And it's like mint with original gigbag, strap, strings, cord, and it is wild.
I've never seen one. I wasn't even aware of these.
It checked out, they exist. But most are double cutaway and this thing is totally missing the upper horn, neat.
Also the headstock is much more organically shaped than others I found pictures of.
I'm actually totally excited about this thing.
What a conversation piece, and it looks like it should be behind glass in a museum of rare funky guitars.
Enough blather, here tis.
The guitar has a brown body, Teisco gold foil pickup and built amp and speaker. The guitar has been tested with an amp; it produces excellent sound. The guitar shows little to no signs of use.
www.ebay.com
An article covering these little know guitars.
Flash back to an era when 6-string beasts with names like Teisco, Silvertone, Hofner, Wandre, Cipher, and Maier (quietly) roared.
www.premierguitar.com
And a video displaying its charmingly gritty tone.