Review of a 1965 Decca Tulip guitar
The 1965 Decca Tulip was originally made by the Teisco Guitar company in Japan. This one I personally own and restored. I bought it basically destroyed after 30 years of sitting in some guys attic. I needed to replace the tuning knobs and dress the frets. I had a professional luthier do the work and get the parts. The truss rod in the neck of the guitar was warped so I had the neck heated to straighten it out. Once the strings were put on it was playable. At first glance it has a funky design with three pickups and individual pickup selectors and tone knobs for each. The play ability of it is off the chart because of its low action and light strings. The sound it emmitts varies on the pickups and whether or not a sustain switch is on. The clean tones when there is no interference sound incredible while the distorted tone are also good. Overall a pretty great guitar with a few grounding flaws.
