Why aren't cheap guitars interesting like this Decca anymore?

[Katastrophe]

I like the funky look of that guitar. They don't make 'em like that because they tended to be made cheaply, didn't last and guitarists generally wanted the more conservative shapes of Fender and Gibson.

However, Eastwood guitars makes a bunch of different models, inspired by some pretty funky designs. Plenty of switches to mess with here! http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/

[oldguy]

Nice woodgrain on that 'burst.

The rest....... not so much.

[msteeln]

I've often considered getting a Russian guitar/bass like the melted potato Tonika's, but now I want either an Ural or Aelita asap, preferably both! You can't beat a commie hockey stick for a headstock, and you just know whomever played those got ALL the least unshaven girls in town... Rock on, comrade!

[mapka]

I still have my first electric guitar, a ca. 1970 Heit. Single pickup, crappy paint, but still an interesting relic.

[Moander]

Perfect guitar to learn electric guitar repair and maintenance on.

Crown and polish frets, learn truss rod adjustment by putting say 9's, adjust truss, move to 10's, re-adjust, etc.....

Good for electronic work as well......buy some new, cheap pots, and a jack, rewire the guitar. Install a standard pickup toggle switch, say a 5 way, and learn to rewire that thing bypassing those cheesey switches.....