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[troutfisher]

a 92 year man from my church gave me theses 2 guitas and amp I know the amp is nothing great and the guitars are made in Japan the one on the left is a Norma but I can't find and thing ont he other one any ideas ?
Thanks

 

[spideyjack]

wow, those are awesome! try googling tiesco (check spelling) those old cheap guitars can be a lot of fun, does the amp work?

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

Teisco Del Ray.

 

[Cactus Bob]

Cool guitars! Teisco made guitars that had several different brand names, including Checkmate, Silvertone, Kingston, etc.
My first guitar was a Kingston in '64 purchased out of a Monkey Wards catalog and came with an amp, case, cord & stuff. I dig them!

 

[troutfisher]

the amp works need a good cleaning

 

[Fred Sanford]

a 92 year man from my church gave me theses 2 guitas and amp I know the amp is nothing great and the guitars are made in Japan the one on the left is a Norma but I can't find and thing ont he other one any ideas ?
Thanks

Nice grab. The guitars look similar to the Eko brand (Italian) to me. I'd be all over them. :thmbsp:

There are a couple of Norma guitars here:

http://www.myrareguitars.com/1960guitars.html

je

 

[iggyks]

I think Kingstons used the chrome guard, but not 100% sure. Zim Gars did too but that looks more Kingston. Use Google image search for Kingston and see what kind of pix you get.

 

[petehall347]

my watkins rapier has a bridge like that i made mine so it would float .

 

[CougarXR7]

That does look like a Teisco.

I have a Teisco Checkmate tube amp from 1966; it's one of my favorites.

 

[Uncle Bambi]

If they're Japanese, a lot of help can be found in this forum:
http://www.matsumoku.org/ggboard/index.php?sid=bead7bfd8eace549b2f1f42802210da0