Teisco

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:14 pm

I'm considering buying a new guitar with my birthday money. A friend of mine was obsessed with Teisco's for a while and he's got me obsessed too. They sometimes seem to go for fairly cheapz on the 'Bay, but obviously buying from there there's no chance of trying it out beforehand. So does anyone have any experience with Teisco, Kay, Zenta, etc...? Is it worth buying one, or am I better off saving my cash and getting something expensive-er and potentially sexier later on?

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:34 pm

It all depends on the model. They made super cheapo crap with crap pickups, crappy guitars with interesting pickups, and guitars that were just plain cool and the height of Japanese design up to that point like the KL models(sharkfins) and Spectrum 5 models. It all depends.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:05 pm

be careful is all i'd say. a lot of them feel like they're made of paper and the necks are often fucked. and getting quality replacement parts to fit is generally going to be a bit of a headache.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:57 pm

I'm thinking something along these lines. Any thoughts?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:15 pm

They've got a certain something (I set one up for a friend a couple of years ago) but pay no more than Â£25.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:18 pm

Okay I won't do, cheers for the advice.

My aforementioned friend reckoned those ones usually went for Â£60-100.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:20 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:I'm thinking something along these lines. Any thoughts?

They're shit. You can't imagine how bad these are because all beginner guitars for the last 20 years have been at least playable. These are unplayable.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:22 pm

Okay, looks good but plays crap. I guess that's a no then. I shall wait until I have some more monies and get something better.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:24 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:Okay, looks good but plays crap. I guess that's a no then. I shall wait until I have some more monies and get something better.

Get a classic vibe duo-sonic. Thats small, retro and not shit.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:25 pm

I did actually see one of those in York last week, I'll give it a go next time I'm around those parts.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:50 pm

timhulio wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:I'm thinking something along these lines. Any thoughts?
They're shit. You can't imagine how bad these are because all beginner guitars for the last 20 years have been at least playable. These are unplayable.

yup, they're DREADFUL guitars. i got one for Â£20 for a laugh and immediately wished i'd spent it on chocolate or parma ham instead. pickups are salvageable, but everything else is cack.

Circa · Post by **Circa** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:04 am

They really are utter crap, to a point where they are at an unexplainable sense of lousiness.

Heres an old Hofner I have, has been refinished because I felt the old paint job was hazardous to my health. very similar to teisco, same tremlo and pick-ups (I still have all the hardware but It's very depressing when together, to the point where I want to cry).

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:13 am

im about to get one for free that looks just like that one.
same guard and all(minus the color of course)
i want to say that it has a simple trem, but an archtop styled bridge.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:20 am

robert(original) wrote:im about to get one for free that looks just like that one.
same guard and all(minus the color of course)
i want to say that it has a simple trem, but an archtop styled bridge.

let me see it!!!!
you know how i feel about awesome quirky vintage guits, after all, ive got 2 of them, and no idea what anything on them does.

Circa · Post by **Circa** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:45 am

The refinish was just a cheap project and the original finish was bottom line horrible, so it wasn't a lost. But getting these for free is good because they are worth virtually nothing.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:50 am

Circa wrote:The refinish was just a cheap project and the original finish was bottom line horrible, so it wasn't a lost. But getting these for free is good because they are worth virtually nothing.

Lol, I'm buying one off of hotrod. Color me stupid.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:53 am

mine was nice. chunky, and hard, but you can play it.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:54 am

Lol, I think it's awesome. I will make that thing a player. Mark my words.

Circa · Post by **Circa** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:58 am

As long as you don't get one that's missing a tuner and has cigarettes in the pick-guard, they really aren't as bad. Plus mine is a Hofner, below the quality of Teiscos. It just sounded like absolute crap, so I destroyed it by picking parts and refinishing it.

dub · Post by **dub** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:14 am

guy on a local auction site keeps listing this one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 534268.htm

I find it strangely attractive. Despite the monkey grip bollocks.
I think its the set neck and the aluminium pickguard...

Guy wants retarded money for it though. aha