c.1965 Decca by Teisco Electric Tele Look Guitar

I do have a thing for old Japanese electric guitars... and this one's pretty cool as far as they're concerned. It was probably made by Teisco, has a mahogany neck, but the body is some sort of lamination of maybe Japanese ash or something similar?

Either way, the feel and tone is remarkably similar to a 1950s Kay semi-hollow single-pickup electric I used to use "back in the day." Really cool, sort of dry on the bass, but rich bluesy treble. This thing sounds really cool overdriven a bit for that warm tubey sound.

Zero fret, rosewood fretboard, big old "string tree" bar... unglamorous tuners but after servicing they work just fine.

Faux-MOP dots. I've given the neck a fret dress so it plays totally smooth, too.

Fun Tele-ish body... I like the 50s-style tailpiece/tailpiece-cover look. The white plastic control box is, I think, a replacement for the original, as it appears to have been cut off the back of a sign (when you open it up you see some advertising on the back).

Gotta love that sunburst. Finish is pretty good -- a little worn right next to the neck-side strap hook, but really not bad at all.