Howzit Neil!

You can check out SA Music Store on Fb. There's a guy selling a Segovia (LP-style) guitar. I've seen one or two Teisco guitars there over the last year - people usually wanting to know how much they're worth as they've inherited it from a family member. Oh, and then you can also check out drowninginguitars.com They've got loads of quirky Japanese guitars, and they demo them on their YouTube channel.

Found this site a few days ago : http://www.silvertoneworld.net- Real nice site for researching that odd amp/guitar that you stumble on.

Hmmm...SA Music store. There's a few odd guitars popping up, though -imo- the prices are a little steep at times - vintage rules apply I guess :-\. There was a yahama samurai posted recently that was seriously wierd - in a good way.

Pawn stores and classifieds can uncover a gem or two - but it's as uncommon as SA Music store.

Best one I've seen in the last year was a westbury that was somewhat trashed (but had the original dimarzio 70's PAF's) which was traded in at the gear junkie last year. Some parts + screwdriver, strings & a setup = great guitar!

Best one I ever managed to find is my 65 harmony bass guitar - which after 20yrs of ownership - I found out it was made in the Gretsch factory & has one of those De'Armond gold foil pickups. And we gigged the *dickens* outta of it in a indie band waaaay back in the day...makes me laugh when I look at it now - The guitar version is around $1000-1500, with single pickup going for up to $400 ?

Ahhhh...electric guitars...not acoustic...

I tend to want to buy any acoustic guitar that seems to have survived more than 20 years. Recently saw a Angelica 12 string, circa 1975-77. Made in Japan...still want it, but my piggy bank is now empty...

Thanks guys! I'll check it out. Yeah some of the prices are a little steep. There's a Yamaha SA-15 on musicworx.co.za going for R5000...

@Nitebob - Old acoustics are awesome too! I have an old made in Japan Aria 12 string. Not sure exactly how old she is.... Model no A-684.

Neil Nitro wrote: @Nitebob - Old acoustics are awesome too! I have an old made in Japan Aria 12 string. Not sure exactly how old she is.... Model no A-684.

You in CT Neil? Swear I saw one for sale recently on GT...did you buy it?

Not at all. I'm in Pretoria and bought it off a mate of mine.

Man I was drooling over that Aria...it was a Mahogany 12 string. I said that if it was still available come payday (at R899) I will buy it, alas, I see now it has gone... :'(