Whoa! Here is the 1st japanese solidbody electric!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat May 15, 2010 5:52 am

Not mine VINTAGE JOE at the vintage forum posted the photos below. Very cool guitar,looks like a Les Paul crosed with a Telecaster.

"The First Japanese Solid Body Electric Guitar in 1954.

It's Teisco TG54/TN54. They built this model based on the Les Paul Goldtop back then. The two models are the same guitar, only the colors were different. TG54 was gold and TN54 was natural. Of course no info is available today about how many were built but they are extremely rare now."

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat May 15, 2010 3:23 pm

Interesting. The dot inlays are different on each of them. The gold one has 3, 5, 7, 10, 12; the natural has the standard 3, 5, 7, 9, 12. I think that gold one would really confuse me playing it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat May 15, 2010 5:53 pm

any pictures of the back? looks like the umjammer lammy paul shape.

James · Post by **James** » Sat May 15, 2010 9:55 pm

I love it except for the bridge cover. The pickguard and neck pickup in particular look fantastic.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:14 pm

Here is an article from VGM( Link )

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat May 15, 2010 10:28 pm

love the pick guard. not so much the bridge cover. cool stuff

mongoose69 · Post by **mongoose69** » Sun May 16, 2010 2:16 am

If someone (Eastwood?) released a faithful reissue of this, I think I'd have to seriously consider making a purchase. The bridge cover would have to go though- I can't even handle the ones on jaguars.

MISSINGNO. · Post by **MISSINGNO.** » Mon May 17, 2010 12:04 pm

I can just imagine how unforgiving those tuners must be...

James · Post by **James** » Mon May 17, 2010 2:48 pm

MISSINGNO. wrote:I can just imagine how unforgiving those tuners must be...

How can you tell? They might be absolutely fine.