Teisco guitars sold in the United States were badged 'Teisco Del Rey' beginning in 1964. Teisco was founded in 1946 by renowned Hawaiian and Spanish guitarist Atswo Kaneko, and electrical engineer Doryu Matsuda. Plays just great and boasts a hot single coil vintage tone. The Teisco brand name stands for 'Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company'. This bass is super stylish and ready to rock! Get a load of the lengthy headstock on this guy! This is one of the more popular and collectible basses that Teisco ever produced, and you can't beat the price here for a fully functional specimen. The metal faceplate on the headstock of the bass is a little scratched up from contact with strings, but it seems as though thats what it was there for in the first place. Some minor cosmetic wear should be visible in the photos. General Cosmetic Condition: This bass, like most instruments of it's age, has a few minor dings and scrapes around it's edges, but nothing major or visible from more than a couple feet away. In addition to basses, the company built guitars, keyboards, amplifiers, drums and microphones. Teisco was a Japanese instrument manufacturer who built affordable musical instruments from 1948 until 1969. 080" on the treble side, measured at the 12th fretįret Wear: Fret wire is thin in size and shows very minimal fret wear Bassist José Correa shares his 1965 Teisco Del Rey bass with us in this installment of Old School.
construction, Rosewood fingerboard with unique rectangular fret markers, finish on the neck exhibits almost no wearĪction. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Teisco Del Rey - The Many Moods Of Teisco Del Rey at Discogs. 1965 Teisco Del Rey guitar ET 440 320 100 200 300 Tret 110 photo vintage ad.
Hardware: All original, very cool matching matte metal pick guard and headstock plate However, it was also a way to add the de rigeur Spanish cachet necessary for “Spanish” guitars of the time.Electronics: Two single coil pickups, 1 master volume, 1 master tone, large 2-way on/off switches for both pickups This was no doubt added to the Teisco name, in part, to suggest quality. Occasionally, you may see plain Teisco logos from this period with the crown in the background, but no Del Rey.ĭel Rey, of course, is Spanish for “of the king,” which explains the crown. This had an italicized Teisco superimposed over a crown with a script Del Rey underneath, backed by a round circle. I just found my uncle's old guitar, i think it's a E-112 but i can't find any information on it. Need some Christmas cash so this guitar and my. In about 1964, Jack Westheimer began bringing in Teisco guitars bearing the Teisco Del Rey logo. Teisco Del Rey Model Number E-112 Posted by Chris on Sun, - 21:22. I am selling my Green Teisco Del Rey EP-7 Vintage Electric Guitar. At some point in ’64 the Japanese Teisco logo changed from the circle Swan-S to a stylized, modern sans-serif type set in an italicized T shape. Vintage Teisco DEL-REY Acoustic 'Blues Box' Parlor Guitar Model G-1s Silver Spring, Maryland, 209, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In 1964, the company name changed again, this time to Teisco Co., Ltd.
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