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Hello @JasonRice666 and welcome to thefretboard.
Re. ET200 - I've owned a number of them. Terrible, terrible things.
No amount of "mojo" hipster #tulip #garage #garagepunk #punk #garagerock #woolworths hashtag bollocks is ever going to gloss over the fact that they were cheap shite when new - and 50 years on, nothing's changed.
As long as you manage your expectations appropriately, buy and enjoy!
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Man. That's some serious attitude for a forum newb. It is one step short of typing in all upper case. Nevertheless, I rise above these things.
I have not owned a Kay/Teisco in this style but I have performed running repairs on one. This was enough to confirm my suspicion that to polish it would be pointless. Better, perhaps, to sprinkle it in glitter.
There are several people on this forum with decades of experience of building and/or repairing musical equipment. It is entirely possible that I respect their opinions more highly than those of the persons who own the gear.
(!).
I owned one of these in the 90's.
£35 then.
Utter dog shit in every respect but collectable even then.
Good luck!
I will feel guilty if I can offload it for £50 but needs must - I won't sully the FB with an ad for it - someone might send the boys round.
Earlier Kay models were ok.
”that’s just how they used make them”
safe to say say I left the place within 5 minutes
But in a characterful, cool way - and if that's what you want then don't be put off by them not being a '59 Les Paul. The quality is a bit ropey but they can usually be made quite playable if you're prepared to put in some work. The sound is usable in a trashy/punky Jack White or bluesy Ry Cooder sort of way - they tend to be a bit noisy but that's part of the character too.
I've restored quite a lot of this sort of thing for the shop I work for, and sold every one of them for at least £150 - but that reflects the work invested as much as any inherent value.
I probably wouldn't pay as much as £90 for one in unknown playable condition, but it isn't *wildly* silly.
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