SunnO))) talk me out of getting this guitar!

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 11:14:17 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130579312302&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

It's calling to me!

Iron Mtn · September 21, 2011, 11:24:20 AM

Teisco's have a cool mojo to them. A friend of mine played one and it sounded strangely sweet.
Cool Axe!!!!

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 12:20:31 PM

These are hardcore to work on... just sayin'.

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 12:23:16 PM

Quote from: SunnO))) on September 21, 2011, 12:20:31 PM
These are hardcore to work on... just sayin'.

What are the usual issues with them?

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 01:34:54 PM

Impossible to find hardware. That's really all. Im sure I could make it play fine, and sound decent, barring any huge issues.

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 01:38:46 PM

Good to know, thanks.

BTW, I'm sanding the paint off that Yamaha. What a bitch. They really coated the body - much thicker finish than the neck,

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 01:51:30 PM

Wait until you get it to bare, and see all the filler... those things were paint grade for a reason a lot of the time...

You goin' for the Tiesco?

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 02:07:58 PM

Quote from: SunnO))) on September 21, 2011, 01:51:30 PM
Wait until you get it to bare, and see all the filler... those things were paint grade for a reason a lot of the time...

You goin' for the Tiesco?

The wood is OK, not as bad as I was expecting. I'm plannning on staining it with ebony stain, so it should look ok. We'll see.

Probably not, but I want to. I need an amp more. Will see how the price goes. Wonder how those pickups sound & I love that Mosrite body shape.

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 02:22:09 PM

Get a blues jr, or a valve jr...

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 02:59:20 PM

I've got a Blackheart Little Giant half stack, but it's not really doing it for me.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 03:00:19 PM

Both my guitars are kind of like that, and you can still get harware for them. One had some ferrules missing, and they were easy to replace, you can still get six a side tuners on one plate if you need to, one had a tailpiece but no bridge, but a generic bridge from Allparts took care of that. They're fun guitars, the only thing you can't get identical parts for is the knobs, if there's knobs missing you end up with a plain old set of whatever you can find.

PS, I paid $50 for the 2 guitars, one the premise that one could be robbed to get the other working, but I ended up fixing up them both, though probably not to Sunn standards

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 03:04:31 PM

Quote from: Hemisaurus on September 21, 2011, 03:00:19 PM
Both my guitars are kind of like that, and you can still get harware for them. One had some ferrules missing, and they were easy to replace, you can still get six a side tuners on one plate if you need to, one had a tailpiece but no bridge, but a generic bridge from Allparts took care of that. They're fun guitars, the only thing you can't get identical parts for is the knobs, if there's knobs missing you end up with a plain old set of whatever you can find.

PS, I paid $50 for the 2 guitars, one the premise that one could be robbed to get the other working, but I ended up fixing up them both, though probably not to Sunn standards

Do yours have similar pickups?

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 03:04:32 PM

If he wanted it pretty much original, he'd be shit out of luck... some people are iffy about that. I always do what's best for the instrument. some guitars are made to be closet queens. None of mine are, but some. That being said, my most expensive guitar was 300 dollars.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 03:22:49 PM

I don't think gold foil can be called limited, lots of guitars of that era have it over the pickups, I have a bass with it too, and another that uses red sparkly foil instead of gold.

Should've probably blown the dust off them first

I want to say the pickups are DeArmond, I don't think that it's right, but I know it was some company I'd heard of, and I could look it up on the net and find similar guitars.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 03:28:44 PM

Quote from: SunnO))) on September 21, 2011, 03:04:32 PM
If he wanted it pretty much original, he'd be shit out of luck... some people are iffy about that. I always do what's best for the instrument. some guitars are made to be closet queens. None of mine are, but some. That being said, my most expensive guitar was 300 dollars.

Original what? You change anything on any guitar it's no longer original. It can still look original. That guitar in the pic no longer has the original toggle switch it came with, it has an original Gibson part in there instead, so is it now less original, or more original? Switch looks the same, was even constructed in the same fashion.

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 03:39:04 PM

Eh. Fuck it, I'm going back to bed.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 03:48:53 PM

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 04:13:31 PM

Nah I'm not one of those all original dudes, really depends on what's not. Like on a Mustang I wouldn't want a humbucker put in it, but a different single coil would be fine.

I'd actually love to get a 69 Charger with a hemi (could be a crate one too), but new suspension, disc brakes, etc. Same with guitars if you know what I mean.

More I'm curious about how those old Teisco pickups sound. Gold foil or not.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 05:11:43 PM

Remember I don't play guitar, I recorded this on the iPad and I also did a bit through my meathead clone that sounded pretty gnarly, but overloaded the mic, so I chopped that bit off. All you've got here is some strums through the clean channel of a Crate Stealth into a 15". Oh, and the guitar was last tuned in 2009 I think, and played with fingers.

http://dub.greboguru.org/pickups.mp3

The Shocker · September 21, 2011, 05:34:24 PM

Hey, that sounds like my playing! Interesting sound with those pickups.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 06:02:29 PM

Remember, I'm a bassplayer dammit

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 06:36:28 PM

I'm a guitar player, does that excuse me from lackluster bass playing? If that's the case, I'm joining a band.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 06:38:26 PM

i've seen your bass rig lackluster doesn't begin to cover it

VOLVO))) · September 21, 2011, 06:41:16 PM

Quote from: Hemisaurus on September 21, 2011, 06:38:26 PM
i've seen your bass rig lackluster doesn't begin to cover it

Hey, fuck you! I'm getting a 370 tonight, in my never-ending search for quality bass equipment.

that Peavey 8x10 is made from real plywood, too. So. blow me.

Don't let my awesomeness ruffle your kilt.

Hemisaurus · September 21, 2011, 06:47:02 PM

Your quest for amps is misguided grasshopper, improving your cabs is what you should seek.