There is this new pic on TBK myspace of Pat and Dan jamming at Dan's studio. Looks to be some sort of Japanese guitar or a Sears/Teisco type. Just curious if anyone knew what it was.
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Guitar Identity?
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drunken admirer offline 
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roadie offline 
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i was curious about that too. def thought it looked like a teisco. Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline 
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It's a supro of some sort. You can see it on the headstock. You play bass? Whats up? Posted 2 years ago #
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not diehard enough offline 
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oh, cool. I have that same guitar. It's a Supro Lexington from the late 60s. Some of the last Valco made guitars from a time when they "merged" with Kay. They were a mix of mostly american and japanese parts, mostly american, but the electronics and pickups were classic Valco. Same type of pups found in Jack Whites Airline and just about every other National/Airline/Supro guitar from the 50s through the 60s. They're fun guitars and rare as hell. Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline 
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I've noticed only now that in that pic Pat has the floor tom on his right.. Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline 
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papabear, what made you not "cool" anymore? You just got yourself an apple strawberry sea breeze wine cooler. Posted 2 years ago #
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not diehard enough offline
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Ha! Three kids and two jobs! I missed you hyphen! Do you still have that Dano or am I thinking of someone else? Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline
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Thats on the top of my music instrument wishlist right now. Never had an electric ..been borrowing from friends to record and now I need one. Supro Lexington is what I want Posted 2 years ago #
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not diehard enough offline
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Be aware almost every Valco guitar didn't have a truss rod. The necks are pretty durable, but if they're warped or twisted, they can be almost unplayable unless you know how to use wood clamps and a heat gun with ruining a nitro finish. Dicey business. But I'd say the sound is worth it. It was a happy day when I saw Dan use an old resoglas Coronado a while back. IKept waiting for him to discover that valco sound. Early Chicago at it's best. Posted 2 years ago #
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massive fan offline 
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check my avatar... anything look familiar? Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline
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Ahah cool! Posted 2 years ago #
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roadie offline 
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get on this, could you imagine dan playing one of these lol! - http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2Yk9Zp/greatblogabout.org/%253Fp%253D163 "When the sweats dried in, It smells like Rock n Roll" Posted 2 years ago #
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roadie offline
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haha nice! i hell like the bigfoot! Posted 2 years ago #
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drunken admirer offline 
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the lego-tar is more my style. "Since huge quantities of information can be computer-digitalized and transmitted, music researchers could, for example, swap records over the Net with "essentially perfect fidelity." - Rolling Stone, December 7, 1972 Posted 2 years ago #
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@ TheBackwardTapes Papabear pretty much said it all. Late 60s, no way to really tell. If you're shopping for one yourself make sure you get one that's made in the USA. They made some lookalike guitars for a year or so after they moved production to Japan. Posted 2 years ago #
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