Dyna may have been a source for Japanese manufacturer Yamaki. They manufactured guitars for Fender Japan and Greco, so they couldn't have been a terrible manufacturer as Fender is very choosy about outsourcing their product. Will research this for more information.ĭyna Gakki began production in 1972 in the city of Nagano, Japan. Daion went out of business shortly after 1984.
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JooDee was made by master guitar luthier Shiro Tsuji.
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Maker of house brand Daion guitars, along with JooDee and Johnson badged guitars. Daimaru appears to have gone out of business after 1980.ĭaion was founded in 1962 by Yasuyuki Teradaira. Guitars made by Chushin from this period are well-made and appreciated by guitar enthusiasts worldwide.įounded in the city of Matsumoto, Japan in the early 1960's, Daimaru produced their own house brand, although they outsourced electric guitar production to Teisco during the 1970's period. The company may have possibly made some guitars with the Aztec, Maya and Robin badges, but that is not verified. During the 1960-1980 period they were responsible for badges Bambu, Cobran, El Maya and Hisonus as well as some Charvel, Fresher and Jackson badges. I believe that Chushin may have been a member of the Matsumoto Musical Instruments Association listed further down because both companies produced Fresher guitars during different periods.with Matsumoto beginning production and Chushin ending it (perhaps because the Association was disbanded?). Mountain.Ĭhushin is still in operation today in Nagano, Japan and does business with guitar giant Fender. The company did not make any other badged guitars other than namesake Atlansia.Ĭompany was founded in 1948 and made high quality acoustics. Since then, Atlansia has continued to produce cutting-edge guitar designs in Nagano, Japan. Atlansia didn't begin production of guitars under their badge until infamous engineer and designer Nobuaki Hayashi of Matsumoku fame became the company's president and chief designer in the late 1970's. I have one buddy who swears these will become collectable one day, but since I grew up on these Tulips I just can’t look at these as anything but old school rockers.This guitar manufacturer started out as a parts supplier in the early 1970's. Some were dogs and some were winners, just the way it is. You can probably guess that quality control wasn’t a huge deal back then, and just like old fuzz pedals, you had to try these out. I’ve probably had this for 15 years, and it always sounded better than the others I’ve had. These guitars really make excellent garage band hammers, and I mean that! Like, the frets are super tiny so you can’t shred on these guitars, but the pickups sound so raw and powerful! It’s like barre chord city! At least that’s what these were for me! I had plenty of these back in the day, and this is the only one I kept. I do know that in my youth these could be had all day, every day, for $50 at pawn shops! These were as common as pointy “superstrats” in the 80s, but the only difference is no one wanted these. So how about that painted neck? Is that common or rather rare for these tulips? Even though I love vintage Japanese guitars, I was never a huge Teisco buff so I can’t say for sure.
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#Teisco del rey sorrento electric guitar series
These actually have some sustain! Pickups are ULTRA HOT and read out at 6.53k and 6.33k and of course this one has series wiring so with both pickups on you get that jump in output. Red always seemed like a popular Teisco color, and during this time period (circa 66) all these guitars were built using solid wood (not plywood). I don’t think I’ve ever seen this on a Teisco before, and that tremolo arm is sorta unique, right? Notice how the knobs are raised on the pick guard? Usually these are seen with the late 60s floral pick guard, but this one has this seemingly rare stamped metal guard. Talk about a simple design, these Teiscos always reminded me of the Japanese Teisco equivalent of a Telecaster, only with more quirks! These ET200s were probably the most common and popular Teisco design, easily winning the prize for the often cheapest guitar in the Teisco lineup!