Teisco A Firm Favorite of Ry Cooder and Dan Auerbach, Here's Why the Humble Gold-Foil Pickup Can Deliver About as Much Aural Magic as Any of the A-List Coils The cult of the gold-foil has acquired a mystique and made its place among us This Mid-1960s Victoria Mod Job Shows What You Can Do With Some Choice Spare Parts, Ingenuity and Imagination A cool and affordable way to add a lot of mojo to your guitar palette “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 Latest Teisco $50 Pawnshop Guitar? Not Anymore. This ‘60s Teisco Del Ray ET-460 Commands a Four-Figure Sum on the Vintage Market By Dave Hunter published 30 September 22 Fancier Teiscos like this and the Spectrum 5 are a comparative king’s ransom these days Cool Vintage Guitars Don't Need To Be Expensive By Terry Carleton published 9 September 22 With a few mods, this budget 1967 Teisco K2L lab rat became a great playing – and priceless – custom build 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features 2Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests”3Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone4“Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance 5Peter Frampton on lessons learned from George Harrison and Steve Marriott
$50 Pawnshop Guitar? Not Anymore. This ‘60s Teisco Del Ray ET-460 Commands a Four-Figure Sum on the Vintage Market By Dave Hunter published 30 September 22 Fancier Teiscos like this and the Spectrum 5 are a comparative king’s ransom these days
Cool Vintage Guitars Don't Need To Be Expensive By Terry Carleton published 9 September 22 With a few mods, this budget 1967 Teisco K2L lab rat became a great playing – and priceless – custom build
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.