“He’d be looking at the Nationals, the Teiscos, the Silvertones, asking ‘What’s that? What does it sound like? Can I break the tremolo arm off it?’” “If he was here now, he’d be ignoring all that,” he continues, gesturing to the wall of old Gibsons and Fenders in New King’s Road Vintage Guitar Emporium. He wouldn’t be interested in buying that year’s new Strat or whatever. “When he was on the road, especially in America, he would just go into pawn shops and buy loads of Kays, Harmonys, Tokais and Teiscos. “I feel like this is another one of those guitars where he saw it and thought, ‘That’s mad, nobody else is playing one, I’ll take it!’ And it probably only cost him a couple of hundred dollars, if that! “This is such a mad thing! It’s so cool – it’s got a handle, nobody needs a handle!” Daniel Gallagher – Rory’s nephew – laughs. The Japanese budget brand might have been recently reborn as a maker of oddball effects, but during the mid 1960s, it was bringing its eccentric design approach to guitars such as this offset. I’ve learned and been in love with the bass ever since.Ĭurrently, I play in a garage band called Thread and we are working on some original material to try and hit the streets.Our final leftfield electric comes from Teisco. I started playing bass ten years ago when my friend’s band needed a bassist and influenced by the likes of Wooten, Flea, Ament, Newsted and others. I’m a 28 year old Puerto Rican HVAC tech living in Florida. Well, it may be to early to call it vintage, but I own a 1988 Celebrity by Ovation solid body that I rescued from an ex-boss’s closet for $60. Right now I’m saving some money to take it to a proper luthier and give it a good setup.
The mystery of not knowing where has this instrument been, who has played it makes it the coolest thing about having a vintage bass. I think it’s great to be able to enjoy a piece of art, and an instrument built 40+ years ago. What else do you want to share about your gear?
Mark Farner, from Grand Funk Railroad, played one back when he played bass with Terry Knight and The Pack. I was doing some research and found that country musician Johnny Paycheck used to play a similar model when he started as the bass player for George Jones in the early 60’s. Also, the striped aluminum pick guard and head stock plate looks awesome.Īny notable bassists play the same instrument? I’ve only added a few stickers and the only part missing is the Teisco “nailed” logo, which turn out can be quite rare and expensive. I was kind of afraid to buy on eBay, but the transaction went well and I was relieved when I confirmed everything worked well. I found the EB-200 on eBay and after a short negotiation, it became the newest member of the family. So as soon as I got a job, I started to hunt for a substitute and decided I wanted a vintage instrument. The company also produced a 6-string bass, similar to Fender’s Bass VI, with a body more similar to a Jazzmaster.īefore I moved to Florida from Puerto Rico, I had to part ways with one of my bass guitars for economic reasons (a Dean EVO XM). Teisco basses have an unusual pickup design, which is exclusive to the Del Rey series, which includes a large, rectangular chrome pickup, with plastic holding the poles in place.
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