They tend to be pretty microphonic but this is not all bad if you can manage howl and don't play too loud.įrom my limited experience Teisco guitar tend to have marginal tuners, fret work is a little iffy, hardware is cheap and guitar finish is poor to OK. Run into a 36W Marshall clone (36TMB with VVR) they produce beautiful clear clean tone at moderate volume and get pretty insane when cranked for distortion. These pickups just sound different, but in a good way. Output on these is not that bad however being just a little lower than good quality 50's type Strat pickups. Coil height is very low, coil size is not large and on my unknown 'ET' Robin's egg blue model resistance measures only 2.5K on both neck and bridge pickups. The pickups are crazy different from standard Fender & Gibson fare and it is hard to see how they even work. The other 2 have required work but both have straight necks and with some hardware substitutions have turned into great players that stay in tune. I put on new strings and adjusted the bridge and at this point there isn't much else that really needs changing. One is a stock 64' SS2L which just kills. Must admit, I have been having a ball with these unique guitars. Spud1950 - Really enjoyed the TDPRI thread.įor reasons that aren't immediately clear I have acquired 3 Teisco guitars (or mutant spawn) in the last 2 months. would that have anything to do with the tone? i guess its normal for humbuckers to have a 500k and single coils to have 250k, but it sounds good so i dont complain. My question is: what on the teisco guitar would contribute to the tone? what kind of pickup would i wanna get for my strat if i wanted that teisco tone? also i looked at the pots for the teisco. im guessing the pickup resistance is basicly the same but the teisco has much better sound. The strat however has more of a rock sound. the teisco sounds very chill, even when the treble is up. i like the versatility of the strat but the tone is suffering when compared to the teisco. i started playing guitar on this guitar and i thought it sounded pretty good. i also replaced the bridge with a tuneomatic one so i can intonate it. it has one single coil pickup and a volume and tone knob. i believe it is the Et-110 or something like that. I can send you photos and even a video I recorded using it 17 years ago.I have a teisco guitar.
It is in great condition except for dirty rocker switches. The back of the headstock had a small metal Made in Japan tag held on with tiny nails. It has the Guyatone G logo on the headstock and the truss rod cover says Tokoyo Sound Co. Where it is different from all the others I have seen is the two 3 position rocker switches on the upper horn. It has 2 single coil pickups with massive slugs, trem arm, 1 vol and 1 tone knob in the usual spot. I am wondering if I have one that was not mafe for export. I have been searching the web for a couple weeks, and can’t find a single photo, drawing or ad for this one. I am trying to identify a Guyatone that I got at a swap meet in the S.F. I have had many guitars over the last 47 years.
Even in its original state its value is only about 1,500 at best. Now before someone has a hissyfit that i’ve ruined a “vintage” guitar, and diminished it’s value, remember it had already been painted five times before. An outstanding job! Shoot, ol Wilson Picket hisself played this guitar back in 66 or67. I just wish he could have seen the finished guitar. passed and he did get to see the oak veneer and he really liked it. I had started the refinish project before Charles. Never stripped! Just sanded and a new color applied. This guitar had been re-painted five times previously. I replicated the pickguard in carbon fiber. I refinished the guitar by veneering the top in oak and a sunburst finish was added. I’m a short fella, as are my extremities. I’ve been aquainted with this guitat since 1965. I have (and cherish) a1957 Fender Duo-Sonic, that was “willed” to me by a very dear friend who passed on a few years ago.
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