Teisco Del Rey ET-460 Model Solid Body Electric Guitar, c. 1966, made in Tokyo, Japan, Lake Placid Blue lacquer finish, original black hard shell case.
This higher-grade Teisco is surely one of the most stylish and colorful electric guitars to come out of the mid-'60s "Japanese Invasion." From the same line as the celebrated Teisco Spectrum guitars, the ET-460 features a dramatically-styled dressed away "German Curve" body with exaggerated, pointy cutaway horns. It also sports a vibrant Lake Placid Blue finish on body, nearly as nice as what Fender was doing at the time! Electronics are four block-pole pickups with individual selectors mounted to the striped metal pickguard, with master tone and volume knobs and a 3-way lever tone selector.
The guitar also features one of Teisco's better vibrato systems with a large flat arm, feeding a roller bridge equipped with a Fender-style mute (which does a pretty good electric sitar effect!). A very nice and extremely flashy example of the better grade of 1960s Japanese guitars.
Overall length is 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
100% original with just a few tiny dings...looks hardly played. One small crack on the treble side wall of the neck pocket. Comes with a very clean original HSC. Excellent + Condition.
