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For all things Teisco. AND those sweet vintage japanese guitars with those vintage pickups made by Teisco that no guitar on the planet can match. if you have never heard em, you wouldnt understand. share,buy, sell, beg, whatever, have fun.

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here's some cool teisco links

http://www.mark-cole.co.uk/teisco/ great info and id your guit .http://www.myrareguitars.com/1960guitars.html some great guits here .http://guitar.webinjp.com/catalog_guitar.htm vintage teisco catalogueshttp://www.vintageguitar.com/1745/teisco-guitars-part-i/ teisco guitars part 1http://www.vintageguitar.com/1746/teisco-guitars-part-ii/ part 2

Discussion Forum

Cutting pickguards / using vinyl

Started by Where's Uranus?. Last reply by Paul Craig Mar 23, 2020. 7 Replies 0 Likes

So I have a 3 part question, I guess.1. What's the best way to design a custom pickguard2. How do I cut said pickguard3. I'm planning to use an old LP for the pickguard, any specific hints?This is…Continue

Short Jacks

Started by Where's Uranus?. Last reply by Paul Craig Mar 20, 2020. 10 Replies 0 Likes

What's a good replacement jack socket for an instrument with the jack socket mounted flush on the pickguard?In many cases the rout isn't deep enough for a regular Switchcraft, and most of these…Continue

64 Kiawa setup?

Started by mugs. Last reply by the anonymous pick Jan 31, 2020. 2 Replies 0 Likes

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Do you want to build your own Teisco-Copy?

Started by Hudson Wolf. Last reply by Paul Craig Jul 24, 2019. 14 Replies 1 Like

Some words about me and my drawings. As a hobbist I have built CBGs, electric basses and guitars for the last six years. Unfortunately it's difficult for me to do it now, because I'm working for the…Continue

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Comment by Where's Uranus? on May 2, 2016 at 11:27am: $350 for a project tho' yowch.

Comment by Paul Craig on May 2, 2016 at 10:21am: Your probably right. Having the money and buying them could lead to too many guitars. If such a thing really existed.

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 2, 2016 at 10:13am: lol Paul , i think it's worse when you "CAN" buy them , but you know you shouldn't , so ya dont .

at least with "can't" the decision is made for ya ;-)

Comment by Paul Craig on May 2, 2016 at 9:50am: That is a rare one.

Lots of old Japanese guitars for sale on Reverb.com right now that's making me sick cause I can't buy them.

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 2, 2016 at 9:27am: rare as a trailer park virgin .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-12-String-Guitar-Kingston-Kawai-Tei...

Comment by the anonymous pick on April 16, 2016 at 2:19pm: hell yeah . ;-)

Comment by Where's Uranus? on April 16, 2016 at 12:22pm: This is gonna be a classic someday.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tennessee-double-neck-guitar-mandolin-RARE-...

So ugly, I kinda want it.

Comment by Where's Uranus? on March 22, 2016 at 2:17pm: Geez, the shipping is more than what I spend on guitars, never mind the price.

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 22, 2016 at 2:01pm: drool alert !

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Teisco-Spectrum-4-A-REAL-Spectrum-/...

Comment by Where's Uranus? on March 16, 2016 at 10:32am: The knack is to only tune up. If you go to far, slack off and try again.

Plus if it goes out slightly as you play, you're doing it right.