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1967-68 First man S2A

First man are one of my favourite Japanese manufacturers even though they only lasted a couple years under that name. They made a bunch of REALLY cool and bizarre designs...

1964 Kawai SD2W

I'm trying desperately to keep up with blogs about all these guitars I'm fixing up for the shop so ... This a REALLY nice Kawai SD2W from the early 60's....

1967 Guyatone LG-350. The Sharp 5

I've already written a bit about Guyatone and how much I love some of their stuff so I won't bore you with details there and instead jump straight into this...

1964 Pleasant SEL

Pleasant guitars were another great Japanese brand that shone brightly for a brief period in the early to mid 60's when the pop music boom hit Japan. The guitars were...

1967-69 Honey SG5

Honey were a Japanese manufacturer more well known for amps and effects pedals and made some awesome fuzz pedals between 1967 and '69, which was the short period this company existed....

1972-74 Greco Les Paul

Everyone knows I'm a fan of Japanese guitars and I've owned and played hundreds, maybe thousands over the years. While I love the weirder and bizarre stuff the most for...