{"product_id":"kawai-s-180-like-teisco-ss-4l-hound-dog-taylor-electric-guitar","title":"Kawai S-180 1964–1967 Red Like Teisco SS-4L Hound Dog Taylor Electric Guitar, No Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo sales tax for US customers outside California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Kawai S-180 1964–1967 in red is in good condition.  It plays well and is in great cosmetic shape with a few changes that require us to say it is in \"Good\" condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kawai S-180 is one of the mid-1960s Japanese electrics that has gained a cult following largely because of its association with Hound Dog Taylor, who famously played similar Teisco-family instruments. This example shares its layout with the Teisco SS-4L — four individual single-coil pickups each controlled by its own toggle switch, a fixed Kawai bridge paired with a separate Kawai tremolo tailpiece, and that nearly flat 20\" fretboard radius that gives the neck a distinctly vintage Japanese feel. The truss rod cover is stamped \"Patent 34-4127,\" a detail consistent with Kawai factory production of this period. The body is solid hardwood, described in the period as mahogany or similar dense local Asian lumber used by Kawai's 1960s factories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original red finish is intact and genuine. The tuners have been replaced — the guitar originally had strip tuners on the back of the headstock; it now carries generic closed-gear tuners, with the original plate and post rings remaining on the front of the headstock. There are visible holes from the tuner change, documented in the photos. The tuner screws are also non-original. The bridge is missing its adjustment thumb wheels and has no room to be lowered, which allowed for the low, even action of 3\/32\" on both the first and sixth strings at the 12th fret. Switch #3 does not function — our in-house tech notes the pickup itself is fine, but the switch keeps it off; pickup #3 currently stays silent as a result. The volume knob is missing its silver top ring. Two screw holes in the control cavity have been repaired so the screws holding the control plate on do their work. The nut may have been reglued or shimmed at some point. Everything else — original finish, pickguard, pickguard screws, neck plate, neck screws, nut, wiring, solder joints, pots, output jack, knobs, control cavity cover, all four pickups and their screws, the tailpiece, and the bridge itself — is original. Neck has no repairs, frets have no repairs.  The frets and the fretboard are in very good shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo case is included; the guitar will be double-boxed for shipping. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-spec-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eColor: red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Condition: good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Condition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Condition: good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Material: Solid hardwood (commonly categorized as mahogany or similar dense local Asian lumber used by Kawai factories during the 1960s).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Length: 17-3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eLower Bout: 13-1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eWaist: 9-1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eUpper Bout: 11\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Depth\/Thickness: 1-3\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eOverall Length: 41-3\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eWeight: 7lbs 9.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eScale Length: 24.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eString Spacing At Bridge: 2-1\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Material: maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Profile: Chunky C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Finish Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Plate Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Plate Material: metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Plate Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Width: 1-11\/16\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Material: bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Repairs: maybe reglued and\/or shimmed at some point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 1st Fret: .848\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 12th Fret: 1.048\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Material: rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Radius: 20\", almost flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eInlay: acrylic rectangle block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Count: 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Condition: good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Repairs: none\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTruss Rod Cover: yes, stamped Patent 34-4127\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Brand: Kawai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTremolo Or Fixed Bridge?: fixed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Original?: yes, missing adjustment thumb wheels, bridge is lowered all the way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Condition: fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge And Saddle Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTailpiece Brand: Kawai tremolo system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTailpiece Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTailpiece Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTailpiece Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Brand And Model: generic closed gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuners Original?: no, originally had strip tuners on back. has original plate and post rings on front of headstock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eChanges To Headstock For Tuners?: yes, visible holes, see pics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Condition: good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Screws Original?: no\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSwitch Brand: Kawai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSwitch Type: individual toggle for each of 4 pickups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSwitch Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSwitch Condition: #3 switch does not work, via in house tech: pickup could work, but currently stays off due to switch not working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup Brand: Kawai single coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup Screws Original?: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup Cover Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #2 Pickup Brand: Kawai single coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #2 Pickup Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #2 Pickup Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #2 Pickup Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #2 Pickup Cover Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #3 Pickup Brand: Kawai single coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #3 Pickup Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #3 Pickup Condition: good, via in house tech: pickup could work, but currently stays off due to switch not working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #3 Pickup Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eMiddle #3 Pickup Cover Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Pickup Brand: Kawai single coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Pickup Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Pickup Condition: very good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Pickup Screws Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Pickup Cover Color: chrome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSolders Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eWiring Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometer Count: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometers Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePotentiometer Condition: good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eOutput Jack Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Color: white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Count: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnobs Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eKnob Condition: good, volume knob missing silver top ring, see pic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eControl Cavity Cover Original?: yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eControl Cavity Condition: good, repair of 2 screw holes, see pics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 1st String At 12th Fret: 3\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 6th String At 12th Fret: 3\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eString Gauge: 10-46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eCase Brand: no case, will double box for 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