The neck back and sides are cheap ply, it looks like pine, fretboard looks like painted rosewood. Some things of interest about the design and construction of the guitar. The guitar was a Woolworth, I could tell by the impression the sound hole sticker had left even though it was missing, I could make out the fade on the wood. I thought I could easily replace the broken bits and was able to without much expense (about $20 AUD). It was in reasonable condition with some chips and scratches. I picked up an audition acoustic for $5 at a garage sale recently, no strings, broken machine heads, broken bridge no saddle. These things occassionally come up on Ebay and don't fetch much. The amp was better but not powerful-I used it for many years because it distorted at low volume. The guitar had high action and was impossible to play. I had a solid body electric with an Audition amp. : Any information would be gratefully received.Īudition guitars were Japanese-made and the "house" brand for Woolworth/Woolco stores.
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: The only identifiaction on the guitar is the 'Audition' sticker on the headstock and a serial number of 7003 on the neck plate. The body is sunburst and fitted with two single coil pick-ups, very much like the type on 60's Framus guitars, with an adjustable bridge and Bigsby style tremelo unit. : : The guitar body is small and approx one an half inches thick (thinner than a 335) and completely hollow with no strengthening section under the bridge and pick-ups (like a 335). I thought that i had read somewhere that 'Audition' was one of the names used by Harmony guitars? Is anyone able to tell me more about the company etc. If you’re a collector of guitars in the finest condition, or simply want a cool, feather weight guitar that’s fun to play, this one’s hard to beat for $225.: I have recently purchased a 1960's semi acoustic guitar with the name 'Audition' on the headstock. There are a few good web sites on Teisco’s, here’s one on Facebook with links to old catalogs and another one called Teisco Twangers. Dating Teisco’s is ambiguous, but the Teisco (without the “Del Ray”), the tulip body in an E-110, and the 6/side headstock, pretty much puts it at a ’69. With its single toaster style pickup, located in the middle position, it has a rather mellow tone that sounds like a cross between a Jazzmaster neck and Strat middle pickup. The action is very comfortable throughout the fretboard. I’ve come across many old Teisco’s which were horrible players and since they don’t have an adjustable truss rod, most were relegated to becoming slide guitars. Beginning the year after this one was built, Teisco jumped on the bandwagon and began building more and more copies, and most of their unique shapes went away. This one is referred to as the “Tulip” body, due to its resemblance to the flower. Most of their guitars before this year featured a 4+2 headstock, for instance, and they had some very unusual body shapes. Unlike many others, they tended to use their own designs rather than building copies. Teisco was one of many Japan factories that flourished during the guitar boom of the 60’s. For many players in the 60’s, this was their first guitar and since so many were sold to kids, and the fact that they weren’t very expensive, most did not receive the care of a fine musical instrument, rather, they were treated as a toy that Junior outgrew and they went out in the shed with the chemistry set and Chutes and Ladders game. So many of these old Teisco and Teisco Del Ray guitars are beaters that it’s very unusual to come across one that’s in pristine condition, especially one without any finish checking. True museum piece – as clean as it looks in the pics. I’d like to take a moment to thank all of my customers who have made my humble little site such a phenomenal success, especially my valued regular customers-you are the greatest… Thanks for checking out my website and if you have any questions, please send a message through a product link or click Contact Us at the top of the page. On Vintage gear and higher end items, I tend to deal in all-original pieces but do my best to identify questionable features so there are no surprises when your new guitar arrives at your home.
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