Teisco The Beast 1960’s - Sunburst-ONE DAY SALE

Teisco was a Japanese Company that was founded in 1946 by a Hawaiian guitarist named Atsuwo Kaneko. He also played the “Spanish” style guitar. Kaneko teamed up with electrical engineer, Doryu Matsuda. The original name of the company was Aoi Onpa Kenkyujo, which can be loosely translated to Hollyhock Soundwave or Electricity Laboratories.

By 1956 the name was changed to Nippon Onpa Kogyo Company, then in 1964 it was changed to Teisco, which most sources explain is an acronym for Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company. However, according to the company founder, Mr. Kaneko, that was not the case. He simply liked the name Teisco. There was another company called Tokyo Sound Co Ltd, that built Guyatone guitars. Teisco is the name that gave the company its recognition.

By the time Teisco guitars arrived in the United States, most  were sold under different brand names including Silvertone, Kent, Duke, Cameo, Encore, Hy Lo, Kimberly, Heit Deluxe Kingston, Norma, Sonatone, Zim-Gar, Kay, and Audition. Sometimes this was a name associated with a particular business. Many were sold in department stores such as Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Woolworth.

Guitarist Ry Cooder, has replaced the pickups on several of  his guitars with Teisco pickups. He likes the sound.

Guitarist Vance Brescia has toured with Peter Noone / Herman's Hermits for years. Brescia saw a Teisco EP-8L at a music store. It was bolted to the wall as a decoration. He purchased it and has been using it for years.

This guitar is great for slide. This is a ripping zipping slide guitar. It has pristine gold foil pick up loved by Ry Cooder and other slide players. Then there’s a P-90 up top so if you need to rip a solo you’re all set. The gold foil is so pristine you can probably use it as an engagement ring.

This guitar is special special special. It was set up by one of the best luthiers on the east coast . This guitar will be very missed. It’s been a studio brat for years (smokeless atmosphere). It looks so cool onstage. This was an attempt to build the perfect slide guitar out of a Teisco body which we love because people from our store have been / lived in Japan.

If you love this guitar grab it because it surely is one of a kind and will get grabbed up. It was put together 20 years ago and has just been used on albums (has plenty of play left in it ). You should hear this guitar plugged into a fender deluxe reverb amp- mind boggling !

Good luck !