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Teisco

Faherty with his Blue Teisco ET-440 Spectrum and Stubbs with his new Waterslide Guitars custom Telecaster. This was Faherty’s first Teisco, bought for the Hound Dog Taylor tribute album. “We did a lot of trial and error to find the guitar that got close to Hound Dog Taylor’s tone,” he says. He eventually sold it to buy a 1960s Kingston S4T and 1960s Kawai SD40.
“We Try to Always Make a Record That We Would Want to Listen to”: GA-20 Guitarists Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty Show Us the Gear That Fuels Their Authentic Blues-Rock Tone Their stripped-down approach has propelled the “Lords of Lo-Fi” to the top of the blues charts
Teisco Del Ray ET-460
$50 Pawnshop Guitar? Not Anymore. This ‘60s Teisco Del Ray ET-460 Commands a Four-Figure Sum on the Vintage Market Fancier Teiscos like this and the Spectrum 5 are a comparative king’s ransom these days
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

Latest Teisco

Baranik B-1

Mike Baranik’s B-1 is a Retro-Modern Marvel

By Dave Hunter published 14 January 22

The acclaimed luthier’s high-end solidbody brings 1960s-inspired guitar design to the boutique market.

Teisco Spectrum 5

Cool, Quirky and Collectible: the Teisco Spectrum 5

By Terry Carleton published 13 January 22

With its innovative features this oddball Holy Grailer is interesting enough to push anyone’s buttons.

1968 Silvertone/Teisco EV3T

It's Cheap, Nasty, and Sounds Terrific: the Silvertone/Teisco EV3T

By Terry Carleton published 16 November 21

Some 50 years later, Teisco guitars like this have found their way into respectability among not just collectors but also players and session musicians.

Norma EG-421

What Do David Bowie, Jack White and St. Vincent Have in Common?

By Terry Carleton published 2 November 21

They’ve all played off-brand guitars like this Japanese-made Norma EG-421.

Teisco Del Ray EP-10T

Whack Job: 1965 Teisco Del Rey EP-10T

By Terry Carleton published 28 July 21

As one of the more collectible Teiscos this oddball ax could easily set you back a thousand bucks.

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