1964 Teisco TG-64 - To fix or not?

[daCod]

110% would play the crap out of this thing. the frets are not great but my old one played just fine for me. i need to find pictures of that thing. bought it from a fellow OSG member in pieces. miss it dearly. was HUGE but super well balanced and played fantastic.

found em!

[MattK]

That Mory Jazzmaster is lovely. The pickguard is possibly the nicest I’ve seen.
I’ve gone down the road of Japanese Gibson “tributes” before (I have a Greco Les Paul Junior double cut which is simply amazing) but had never considered japanese Fender style guitars before.
Your photo sent me down a massive Japanese JM rabbit hole last night and I have some serious GAS now.
How does it compare to your fender?

Thanks. I love the Japanese fender copies from the 70s, of course the Greco manufacturer (Fujigen) ended up making the MIJ Fenders as well. I have a Strat and a couple of Teles but they also made Jazzmasters (pretty rare though):

The Mory has a bit of a backstory - forum member sleepkid is the authority on these, which came from the Moridaira factory in the late 60s. Here's an info thread: http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=85769
I bought my Mory from him in a sorry state - it had a bad refinish which was then stripped at the cost of some damage, so I decided to smooth it out and refinish it myself. The original neck was long gone but Craig matched it up with an 80s Tokai Strat neck which I also refinished. The end result somehow turned out to be an amazing guitar which plays beautifully. The pickups are full and woody sounding, much better than the MIJ JM ones, and even better than the Rose Korona pickups I put in it as a replacement for the stock ones. It's wired differently and the bridge pickup passes *through* a capacitor which I assume takes off the high end. Whatever it is, it works. I love it although I would probably get the finish redone by a pro if I could justify the expense. Here's the restoration thread: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=100716

[Lo-Fi]

Thanks so much for sharing the links. What a great story, and a fantastic looking guitar.

[javier-san]

Dang. That one looks great!

[postchrist]

hey javier! not sure if you’re much of an offset guy in general but feel free to reach out if you want to keep in touch anytime you’re looking to buy/sell gear - just saw this on the local craigslist, i’m in berkeley myself!

[javier-san]

hey javier! not sure if you’re much of an offset guy in general but feel free to reach out if you want to keep in touch anytime you’re looking to buy/sell gear - just saw this on the local craigslist, i’m in berkeley myself!

cool, thanks!

Am actually am a big fan of offsets, but I've got a few other projects (both guitar and not-guitar related) that I want to get around to!