Offset Salvage Project

[scott_va]

....or, "My God, what have I done now?!?"

I just bought this thing off eBay today. No idea of body size, scale length, anything. I liked the shape and the price. The vibrato is clearly in horrible shape, and I might dump the neck....we'll see once it arrives. It has a "Z" logo on the headstock, but I'm not sure if that's for "Zen-On" or something else.

[scott_va]

Headstock logo:

[BoringPostcards]

Looks like one of them russian guitars. I guess it would have a Z on it though if it was... a 3 instead. (russian z)

[scott_va]

The seller said it was made in Japan, but who knows.

[weed_killer]

Probably a teisco. It looks like some Jaguar pups would fit nicely in there.

[scott_va]

That'd be cool.

Looking at it again, it seems really small against that gigbag. If it's really short scale or tiny, I might try Nashville tuning.

[Snake Hips]

Not a Teisco
http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Spectrum is what everyone probably thought it looks like but inlays and bridge and head stock are a no go.

[scott_va]

Interesting....I still haven't seen a match for that "Z" logo (but I've only been looking since yesterday).

[edit]: And thanks for that great link, Snakey--that'll keep me busy for hours.

[Fiddy]

Headstock pic? (Complete)

[Snake Hips]

Maybe a Kent?

http://cgi.ebay.com/60s-Kent-guitar_W0Q ... 500wt_1182" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

maybe Kingston?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-KINGSTON-EL ... 2ea7377b3a" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

getting closer

[ohm-men]

Nice. Looks a lot like a Rumanian made "Hora" Tele I once restored. Routes look very alike. But I'm also guising it's Russian, not Japanese.
Scroll a bit round here....http://cheesyguitars.com you might find wht you are looking for
I hope you have the stumach for it....

[scott_va]

Headstock pic? (Complete)

[scott_va]

Well, it's here, and it's definitely Japanese. The Jag-ish body shape is great, but it's tiny--the body is a little under 12" across. Looks like the scale is about 24.75".





But the weirdest/cheapest thing is the height of the fretboard above the body. The body is only about 1.33" thick, and the neck sticks way the heck up there.

[LocustPlague]

That vibrato looks fine to me clean off the rust with a wire brush and nickel plate it...maybe. It might be more work that it's worth, but I love weird things like that...I would try to save it.

[scott_va]

Yeah, I'll definitely try to save it--but I doubt I'll bother with plating a part off a $19 body. Maybe some paint will be enough.