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Hi , just put my hands on this GuyaTone / Lafayette ( just a décall , don't even know if real brand) LG-140T with a lovely nailed MIJ metal strip.
Neck in original (pink-)colour , body bedaubed with some 60's green-blue ish pastel colour while original (super tick-) white colour is applied .
But that's not why it's here , just want to ask if someone has the same guitar : if yes is it possible to send a digpic of the tuners , so that I can replace them ?
thanks !

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The ones that I have that resemble this guitar have a one piece tuner set... I will look at what I have and get back to you....

P.

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Yo P. !
for what I can see from the shades & imprint it must be something like this ( an early 60's Broadway GuyaTone ) but just wanted to be sure
Just stringed her and she plays like a dream ! Strangely she hasn't a trussrod...?...

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Lafayette may be from Lafayette Radio, a chain of electronics stores in the US that sold guitars and amps among other things. The amps were mostly re-branded Univox amps. Grover makes statite tuners that are single open style and much better quality then typical if you are looking for an appropriate replacement.

If only you knew somebody that had six of them just lying around...

...if only.

je

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I just posted a link on the eBoink forum to an auction for a Lafayette bass. Just thought it might be of interes.

well yeah thanks !
the bass Lafayette - logo is identical as on my GuyaTone/Lafayette .
Gonna try to put her back in original state , not often a 4-pu guitar surfaces .
Since the pickguard is mid-60's I wonder if Lafayette also had it in their mid 60's catalogue or was it a clearance sail by GuyaTone some years later ?

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lordbizarre's electric guitar and amp museum
Wange,belgium,€pe
electric guitar and amp repair & expertise
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If I remember correctly, Lafayette had models like it in there catalogue well into the 70's.

....well a very,very big thanks !!!!!
I just put the tuners on temporarely and she plays like a dream !
I'm not a prof.player but surely I feel it's ok ,smooth & easy !!!
Just don't know what to do with the (rather nice ) pastel colour on the body( should be plain white ) but with that pinkish neck it's a good combination and looks rather cool .

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lordbizarre's electric guitar and amp museum
Wange,belgium,€pe
electric guitar and amp repair & expertise
http://www.lordbizarre.com