Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

[Brow]

Hey guys.

My girlfriends Dad bought the guitar below new in the 60s and has asked me to try and find out more about it.

The only identifying marks on it that I can see is the Teisco logo on the headstock, I've not found anything else.

I've tried a few Google searches and haven't come up with too much specific info; just that Teisco manufactured guitars under many different brand names and the same guitar could be called different model names depending on which particular brand it was sold as.

Thought I'd post it here incase anyone can shed any light on it









Thanks for any info anyone can offer.

Craig

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

You saw this page, right? http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/

It appears yours is actually a US version of the Japanese TG-64, known as a Teisco Del Ray ET-320, judging by the plain pickguard, the location of the knobs and the different pickups.
http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/literature.htm
Scroll down. Looks like it was on the cover of the US catalog in 1965.

 

[DankStar]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

Dayum! I thought ibanez had the first monkey grip.

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

I haven't seen another guitar that old with a truss rod knob in that spot, nor I have I have I seen one with a monkey grip.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

It is not a monkey grip, just part of the Fender Jaguar meets Ampeg UEB-1 styling.

Rare and collectable? Yes. Playable and toneful? That is entirely a matter for you.

 

[crusty philtrum]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

I haven't seen another guitar that old with a truss rod knob in that spot, nor I have I have I seen one with a monkey grip.

The exposed truss rod adjuster at the heel end of the neck was common on a lot of guitars in the 1960s.

 

[Brow]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

Thanks for all the info guys.

I had come across the model names of TG-64/Del Ray ET-320 during my google searches, but they all seemed to look different to each other with controls in different places etc that I wasn't sure if it was 1 of those or not :scratchch

It plays awfully, and the electronics barely work due to dust as it's just been left in lofts and cupboards for the best part of 50 years since he bought it new, so not really fair to judge it's sound either really. I might take the scratchplate off and give all of the electronics a really good clean out so I know what it actually sounds like.

About 6 or 7 years ago he re-discovered it again in the loft whilst having a clear out and I re-strung it for him and gave it a clean. His plan was that he was going to play it a bit whilst he was at home off work with cancer, but I don't think he ever bothered and it's just sat in a wardrobe until yesterday when I dug it out for the pics

I think he might be thinking about selling it, I can't really think of any other reason he'd out of the blue ask me to dig some info up on it.

 

[crusty philtrum]

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I'd resolder every joint in there .... 50 years will have dried the joints to the detriment of the performance of the electronics. The output jack will probably be heavily oxidised and need the contacts cleaned, or better still, replace the jack socket.

(It always makes me laugh when i see vintage Les Pauls selling for an absolute fortune, with claims that the solder joins are all original and have never been disturbed. Those guitars must have their sound so badly compromised by aged solder joints).

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Everyone knows,teh toanz is in teh 50's solder...

 

[youngthrasher9]

Re: Anyone know anything about 1960s Teisco Guitars?

The exposed truss rod adjuster at the heel end of the neck was common on a lot of guitars in the 1960s.

I learn something every day.