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1967 Teisco K2L
Cool Vintage Guitars Don't Need To Be Expensive With a few mods, this budget 1967 Teisco K2L lab rat became a great playing – and priceless – custom build
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Mod Your Axe with the Duo-Tone Control Here’s how to rewire your guitar’s tone control to provide two different resonances along with the traditional high-frequency rolloff.
Talking Heads perform on stage at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, 29th January 1978. L-R Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth. David Byrne is playing a Gibson ES-335 12 string electric guitar.
Watch Talking Heads' Charged Up “Psycho Killer” Live Performance We take a look at the unique guitars behind the new wave pioneers’ distinctive tones.

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