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History Of Japanese Electric GuitarsMany guitar players, famous and not so famous began playing on Japanese electric guitars, yet the history of the people and factories that produced these instruments has remained largely ignoredFor the first time in this illustrated history, author Frank Meyers will examine the Japanese electric guitars and factories that were active during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, identifying the various people, companies, and guitars that contributed to the huge guitar boom of the 1960sIncludes hundreds of fantastic color photographs, a chapter of 130 pickups, and a chapter on collecting vintage Japanese guitarsA must-have for guitar collectors
It's actually a Matsumoku product, but I'll grant you that it does look like some Guyatone-built guitars. There's an identical guitar pictured on page 78 of this book; it has no brand name on it either, but it's dated to 1966. I looked through the catalogs of a bunch of brands built by Matsumoku, and came up with nothing.
As a rather interesting piece of kitsch, I could see it going for $3-400 when fixed up.