From Cheap Imports to Vintage Gear: the Story of Teisco Guitars
4 min readApr 14, 2022
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If you’ve ever seen an electric guitar that just looks a little…strange…you might have just been staring at a Teisco.
Some of the hallmarks of Teisco design are funky angles, lots of pickups (up to four!), and knobs and switches galore.
While these guitars are sought after in the vintage market today, they didn’t start out that…