I forgot to mention strings. What *REALLY* matters on any solidbody electric is not the name on the headstock, not what sort of wood it's made of. What matters is how the neck feels. How the neck feels is the #1 concern you should be concerned with. #2 is tied at how the pickups sound and what kind of strings you're running. That's also entirely subjective. x.com/CHA0Slncarnate/status/…

c. 1966 Japan Teisco Del Rey K3L ET-312 Shark Fin, factory color Metallic Green, solidbody with dramatic German carve and asymmetrical shark fin body shape, bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays, three rectangular single-coil pickups with chrome surrounds and black pole pieces, individual pickup on/off rocker switches and additional tone preset switch array, four black skirted control knobs providing individual volume controls and master tone, floating vibrato with spring-loaded tailpiece and adjustable bridge, chrome hardware and matching Metallic Green headstock with Teisco Del Rey badge, built at the Teisco factory, Tokyo, Japan reverb.com/item/10355282-196…

c. 1967 Japan Teisco Checkmate Tulip E-110, Sunburst, compact tulip-shaped solidbody with German carve edges, bolt-on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and dot inlays, single chrome-covered single-coil pickup mounted in a floral engraved black pickguard, two controls consisting of volume and tone with black skirted knobs, fixed bridge with chrome string cover tailpiece, white nut and vintage-style tuners, serial number 797330, built at the Teisco factory, Tokyo, Japan reverb.com/item/54413563-tei…

2026 China Foals FJM7 Ultra, SPS Sunburst, offset solidbody with lightweight North American alder body, Canadian white hard maple C shape neck, Indian rosewood fingerboard, 25 1/2 inch scale, ultra thin gloss polyurethane finish, tortoiseshell pickguard, Foals Proprietary Alnico II No 2 neck and bridge soapbar pickups wound with German made copper wire, neck pickup tied to the rhythm circuit with independent dual thumbwheel volume and tone, lead circuit with 3 way toggle, master volume and tone, F3 bridge with brass saddles and nickel plated stainless steel plate, Foals floating tremolo and custom vintage locking tuners, built by Foals Guitar, Ningbo, China reddit.com/r/offset/comments…

1960 USA Rickenbacker 450 Fireglo two-pickup Cresting Wave solidbody with two early toaster pickups, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, aluminum pickguard, four-knob control layout, mono output, and the original bridge plate serial number stamped 4C512A The serial format itself is a strong indicator of a Model 450, where 4C denotes the 450 series Combo guitar and the trailing A suffix is consistent with 450 production numbering from this era The bridge plate stamping location and vertical orientation also match early 1960 production examples. The body routing visible under the pickguard appears consistent with original factory work from the period rather than later modification, as Rickenbacker’s routing in this era was often comparatively rough and done with Forstner bits The finish appears to be an early Fireglo, and the fade pattern is characteristic of 1959–1960 examples. Based on the serial number sequence 4C512A, the bridge stamp placement, Cresting Wave body shape, toaster pickups, and comparison to documented neighboring serial numbers, this guitar is best identified as an early 1960 Rickenbacker 450 in Fireglo, built at the Rickenbacker factory in Los Angeles, California, USA A lot of people focus on the rough-looking routes and assume modification, but on very early Rickenbackers that’s often exactly what original factory work looks like The original aluminum pickguard is also a desirable feature, as many early 450s lost them over the years due to warping, damage, or replacement during modifications reddit.com/r/rickenbacker/co…

1966 Japan Teisco K-2L, Blue finish, offset “Bizarre” solidbody with two rectangular gold-foil single-coil pickups, individual pickup selector switches, three-knob control layout, large aluminum pickguard, Teisco vibrato tailpiece, bolt-on neck with dot inlays, sharkfin asymmetrical body, built by Teisco Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Teisco’s mid-1960s K-series export models were produced before the Kawai takeover era, the metallic blue finish and exaggerated offset body are characteristic of Teisco’s “Bizarre Guitar” period, while the two chrome-covered single-coils and rocker-switch electronics place it above the entry-level K-1L but below the more elaborate three- and four-pickup K-series models ebay.com/itm/188475214122?ch…

c. 1967–1968 Japan Teisco Del Rey ET-460 Sharkfin, Metallic Blue, offset solidbody with four chrome-covered gold-foil single-coil pickups, individual pickup on/off rocker switches, master volume and tone controls, built-in rhythm/solo switching system, chrome striped pickguard, Teisco vibrato tailpiece, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, six-on-a-side Del Rey headstock, built by Teisco Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan This ET-460 Sharkfin is a higher-specification model and belongs to Teisco’s later ET-series lineup, produced shortly before and during the Kawai acquisition period reverb.com/item/90029859-tei…

2025 Indonesia Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone, Black Top Walnut Stain, solidbody baritone with a pair of chrome-covered Gretsch Full’Tron humbuckers, master volume, master tone, three-way pickup selector, 27-inch scale length for baritone and lower tunings, bolt-on maple neck, laurel fingerboard with pearloid Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays, offset-inspired CVT body shape, anchored Adjusto-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece, manufactured by Cor-Tek, Surabaya, Indonesia reddit.com/r/gretsch/comment…

reverb.com/item/69950401-195… 1958 Fullerton, California, USA Fender Musicmaster 3/4 Size, Desert Sand, solidbody student-model with a single angled Fender black-bobbin single-coil neck pickup mounted to a gold anodized aluminum pickguard, 22.5-inch scale one-piece maple neck and fingerboard, volume and tone controls, top-loading hardtail bridge with chrome cover, spaghetti-logo headstock, Kluson Deluxe tuners with white buttons, serial number 026060 on the neck plate dating it to 1958 production, manufactured by Fender Electric Instrument Co., Fullerton, California, USA

c. 2024 Japan Crews Maniac Sound Solution R6, Navy Gloss, double-cut carved-top superstrat-style solidbody with cream body and headstock binding, HH layout with uncovered black humbuckers, direct-mount, Gotoh-style hardtail bridge, 3-way mini-toggle pickup selector, two black control knobs, ebony fingerboard with dot inlays, black reverse inline headstock, black tuners, built by Crews Maniac Sound, Tokyo, Japan reddit.com/r/bucker_tail_gui…

2019 Indonesia Ibanez RGAIR6 Iron Label, Black Flat, RGA-series solidbody with mahogany body and ivory binding, 3-piece maple/bubinga Nitro Wizard neck, bound rosewood fingerboard with no inlays, 24 jumbo frets, Gibraltar Standard II fixed bridge, Gotoh SG381 MG-T locking tuners, black hardware, one DiMarzio Fusion Edge passive ceramic humbucker in the neck and one DiMarzio Fusion Edge passive ceramic humbucker in the bridge with global volume, 3-way lever selector and coil-split toggle, serial number I190803376 indicates Indonesia production in August 2019, built by Cort Guitars, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia reddit.com/r/Ibanez/comments…

c. 1964–1965 West Germany Hofner Super Solid III Model 173, Galaxie Red, double-cut solidbody with bound rosewood fingerboard and pearl stripe position markers, three Hofner 511 Super/Nova Sonic humbuckers, Höfner vibrato tailpiece with integrated string mute, adjustable bridge, four-knob control layout with rotary pickup selector, black headstock with gold Höfner logo and closed-back tuners with translucent crown buttons, built by Hofner in Bubenreuth, Bavaria, West Germany. The three chrome-covered Höfner humbuckers provide a surprisingly powerful voice for a mid-1960s European guitar, with the neck pickup delivering warm, rounded jazz tones, the middle pickup adding hollow and woody character, and the bridge pickup producing bright attack and strong upper-midrange bite; the rotary selector allows each pickup individually or combinations, creating a wide range of sounds from smooth and mellow to aggressive garage-rock tones. The bound neck with pearl stripe markers, closed-back tuners, three humbuckers, rotary selector and Galaxie Red finish place this example in the Super Solid III specification used during the mid-1960s. The Hofner Super Solid III (173) was Hofner’s top-of-the-line solidbody model during the British Invasion era and was notably used by early British beat groups. Unlike many German guitars of the period, it featured full humbuckers, sophisticated electronics and a fast, slim neck, making it one of the most advanced European solidbody designs of the 1960s. reverb.com/item/96881127-vin…

c. 1964 West Germany Framus Strato De Luxe 5/168, Red, asymmetrical offset solidbody with large brushed aluminum control plates, tortoiseshell pickguard, floating vibrato system, roller bridge, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, dual Framus single-coil pickups in distinctive oval chrome surrounds with exposed polepieces and individual rocker-switch controls, factory Red finish, recently refretted with replacement bridge and nut, built by Framus in Bubenreuth, Bavaria, West Germany The pickups are the original Framus low-to-medium output single coils, known for a bright, jangly voice with strong attack and clarity, producing surf, beat-era and garage-rock tones with more sparkle and treble presence than a typical Fender Jazzmaster pickup while retaining a warm, woody midrange characteristic of 1960s German-made electronics reverb.com/item/96183905-fra…

c. 1963 Italy Welson 4 Pickup Solidbody, Brown Marble Stripe, solidbody offset with distinctive striped laminate finish, four black-covered single-coil pickups arranged in two paired sets, rocker-button switching system with individual pickup selection and tone controls, vibrato tailpiece and adjustable bridge, rosewood fingerboard with large diamond inlays, built by Welson in Castelfidardo, Marche, Italy denmarkstreetguitars.co.uk/p…

c. 1963 Italy Crucianelli 4 Pickup Solidbody (branded Intalmelody), Pearl White, solidbody offset guitar with pearloid-clad body, four chrome-covered single-coil pickups controlled by accordion-style rocker selector switches, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, vibrato tailpiece and adjustable bridge, pearl finish with black pickguard and control plate, built by Crucianelli in Castelfidardo, Marche, Italy denmarkstreetguitars.co.uk/p…