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Image 1 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
Image 2 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
Image 3 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
Image 4 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
Image 5 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
Image 6 — Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup
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Riviera (Teisco?) Guitar, looking for information regarding ID and setup

Hello kind people of TeiscoGuitars!

Early '25 I bought this guitar off the local marketplace. It sounds fantastic, but the action is a little high and it's got 0.09's on it which are starting to get a little crusty. I would like to try giving it a setup myself. I want to treat this old instrument with the utmost care and respect, so I'm not going to go about this on a whim! What are the things I should look out for?

Also, I've tried looking for information about this guitar all over the web, but can't really find anything. I hope one of you can be so kind as to provide some info on this guitar, as I'm quite intrigued by it's shape, layout and sound :)
It's accrued some dents and scratches over the years, but all in all it still looks quite nice for it's age. I think it quite adds to the character. The scratch plate is missing, iirc the previous owner told me he bought it in this state.

If ya'll need any more detailed pictures of the guitar to judge any things to look out for, please let me know and I'll snap some!

I look forward to your replies, thank you very much in advance!

P.S.
I deleted my previous post because I messed something up while uploading the images, sorry!

u/DescendantofScorpius — 3 days ago
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Help Identify Tokai Goldstar Sound Model

Hey y’all, just picked this up for $300 locally in PNW at an antique store. I have heard great things about these 1980’s MIJ Tokai Strats, but I’ve also heard it depends on the model.

Any idea what this is? TST50? TST40? Do any pickups/electronics seem original?

It plays great, but just curious if I got a deal lol

u/jdakota1305 — 6 days ago