/r/obscureguitars
Hello friends of obscure guitars, and the effects and
amps that love them that are also not common.
We're all about vintage and cutting-edge obscure guitar stuff, is that so bad? We just don't want to see the same student model guitar everyday.
-Dear Friends From around the world-
/r/bluesguitarist - This is the go-to spot to hone in your vibrato
/r/metalguitar/ Exactly like bluesguitarist with distortion.
/r/luthier - These people are the craftiest folks on reddit. A lot of talent here.
r/7String - They have a string for each day of the week, which is spent partying recklessly.
/r/bass - Bunch of slapping going on.
/r/offset - This is where those funky Fenders go, and other rad stuff.
/r/ToobAmps - These people are the tube wizards, making amps out of whatever is in the desk drawer.
/r/Guitars - They have guitars over here. Those are cool aren't they?
/r/diypedals/ - Let the solder dry without blowing on it, or you're in for some cold solder points.
/r/BuildaGurdy - Build a Hurdy Gurdy man
/r/ExtendedRangeGuitars - THE FUTURE IS HERE!
/ r/PeaveyCvlt - Peavey enthusiasts among us!
/r/obscureguitars
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Teisco Del Ray E-110
I started a channel to highlight the weird, random instruments I've found at Goodwill in 60 seconds. Thought y'all might appreciate this vid on my E-110 (Teisco's "tulip guitar"). Love this thing, but the bridge inflicts serious pain every time I use it.
19:49 UTC
Weird Electric 12 String
Hi
I bought this in the very early 80s from a guy. No idea who made it, no markings. Maybe hand made?
12 Strings, two outputs. Probably 70s made cause it was old looking in the 80s.
Anybody know what it is?
11:27 UTC
Fake Rick ID Help
Can anyone tell me more about my Japanese Rickenbacker 330 copy? I saw something in an old Ibanez catalog that had the same shape, but I know several nameplates were used in a lot of those factories. Only markings are an MIJ stamp on the backplate.
15:03 UTC
Southeast Asian Butterfly Electric
Came across this amazing guitar on a private Facebook Marketplace 2nd hand guitar group last week. For whatever reason I am just obsessed with getting this guitar, but the seller is not being cooperative. Is anyone able to provide any details on the brand or company so I can look for another one elsewhere? The brand on the headstock is Limit Musical.
Only being sold for 2500NTD so I imagine it's some sort of cheap kid's starter brand or some other cheap knock off! Please let me know if you know anything! Thanks.
(edit: added photos)
06:25 UTC
Can anyone identify this guitar, I believe it's a Kay, but I'm not sure?
04:11 UTC
Help identifying guitar
Please don't mind the silly picture. Also don't mind my username, this is an old account.
03:13 UTC
Modded Harmony H802
Rewired, new bridge, locking vintage-style tuners, oversized knobs, and a custom cut pickguard.
13:51 UTC
Conrad Bison 1245 - 2 pickup version
Found this in a deceased relative's house. He didn't play, to my knowledge, but he was definitely a bit of a hoarder and this may have been a random thrift store purchase.
Mostly had to gut it except for the pickups which seem intact. Looking forward to reviving this.
02:30 UTC
Univox UC3- wwyd?
Univox UC3
Had this for a few years now. The previous owner said that one of the original pickups had failed so they were replaced with SD pickups - I believe they are vintage rails. The pickup selector is three way and the additional switch isn't wired. No tremolo arm.
Anyone know where I could get a replacement tremolo arm. I'm in the UK, but realise I may have to import parts.
I'm thinking of changing out the pickups and restoring the aux switch. I've looked for original UC pickups but no luck so far. I have some Jaguar pickups, including a RWRP pickup. I was thinking about dropping these in, wiring in series and putting rwrp pickup in the middle position, wired on the second switch, so I could have any combination. Alternatively I could look at other pickups, like mojo uk's Kleenex pickup or lipstick pickups.
What would you do? Looking for ideas and inspiration
07:11 UTC
Does anyone know what SG copy this is?
07:27 UTC
Here is an interesting guitar you don’t see everyday
12:39 UTC
What is this old guy I just picked up? Douglas Bessito?
17:21 UTC
What model guitar is this? It looks like a Teisco of some sort
21:42 UTC
Hunting for a Unique Bass Guitar
I saw a video on instagram of someone playing a fretless 5 string electric bass with a constant drone that sounded similar to a bow once he plugged it in. However, before I could actually do some research my feed refreshed, and I lost the video.
According to the comments there were no pedals attached, and the drone came from a set of copper coils where the pickup should have been. There was no physical ebow attached either. There was also a comment mentioning that a certain brand used to sell basses like this.
I really enjoyed the sound, and I'd love to have one for myself. Google, Reverb, Ebay, and Sweetwater have been unhelpful. Does anyone know what kind of bass this might have been? Or if it had to have been a custom job?
EDIT: It was in fact a custom job using a Fernandes kit. The Sustainiac setup has a meaningfully different sound from the video. At least from the youtube videos I saw.
16:53 UTC
yamaha sgv800 black sparkle mixed with an sgv700
I bought it 3 days ago and it might be the coolest guitar I've played haha
13:25 UTC
Got this heavily beat-up Tokai Cat's Eyes CE-150 for cheap but turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Should I keep it?
(Photos and audio below)
First off, please note that the prices I mention may seem very low in USD but I'm from the Philippines and they're normal here.
This is a Tokai Cat's Eyes CE-150 from the 80s which I bought online and I didn't expect much since it was obviously heavily worn with scratches and some pretty nasty-looking stains on the back and side's finish. But it was only for 2,500 php ($40) which was pretty cheap so I thought I'd just try it out since it's a pretty decent model. Normally, this guitar would go for around 8,000 php ($140) here in decent condition with no issues.
However, when the guitar arrived and I opened the package, I was immediately captured by how cool the finish on the top looked despite it being obviously worn out. I've heard that this happens with nitro finish as it gets old. How it starts to thin out and sink more into the wood and loses it's smooth and "glass-like" appearance. Although I'm not sure if this guitar is in nitro or poly finish.
I expected there to be some bulging on the belly but surprisingly, there is no bulge.. at all.. like it's dead flat as far as I can tell. So I go and check the neck after like I usually do when looking at used guitars and again.. I'm both amazed and confused that it's still straight. Except for a slight upwave starting from around the 15th fret onwards, but the rest of it is just straight.
The tuners seem to have been replaced with vintage style gold tuners with green/pistachio buttons. Don't know how good they are since there's no brand on them but they seem pretty nice and work well unlike cheap ones you can find online for like $3.
The mark on the headstock has also faded out completely and the stains on the back and sides appear to be on the inside under the finish and they're not bulging out on the surface.
The guitar plays great. I haven't changed the strings it came with (can't tell what these are) but they still got some life in them.. seems fine as well and not some knock-off strings.
Someone offered to buy it from me for 2.5x the price I got it for which is a pretty good amount here.. I can get three full tanks of gas with that money lol. But I think I'm going to keep this for use as an everyday guitar. I don't know, it just looks so cool to me lol. Plus, I've got this Tokai hardcase lying around which fits perfectly with it.
Am I just overreacting here? What do you guys think about this guitar?
10:03 UTC
Bass compatible with gibson eb3 bass bridge pickup
Hey guys, I recently bought a replacement pup for the bridge of my old MIJ EB3 copy and it doesn't fit. Are there any other guitars you think it would fit in or recommend that aren't other EB3s? It's a mini-humbucker. I was also considering getting an old ibanez p-bass and having a luthier carve out a new cavity for it
19:57 UTC
I’m looking for something left handed under $500 that can be versatile with tone
I was thinking of getting something like a sawtooth es hybrid, but I heard the sawtooth isn’t great. Something that is werid looking, like tiesco. Do you guys have any recommendations
18:37 UTC