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Doug Freeman
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Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 11 Sep 2008 5:15 pm |
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Man, you gotta hand it to the Japanese in the '60s—they were trying really hard:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Teisco-Model-L-6-String-Lap-Steel-Guitar_W0QQitemZ280266244934
There's some cool (obviously National and Rickenbacker inspired) aesthetics going on there. But functional too—roller pots on a lap steel strikes me as a really good idea. And staggered like that so the thumb reaches one and the pinky another. And love the pole pieces on that pickup. Do these guitars sound any good? |
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Richard Sevigny
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Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 11 Sep 2008 5:57 pm
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I can't say anything about their steels, but I've owned a few Teiscos over the years. Their upper end models were usually pretty good guitars. Pup's often went microphonic with age...
This one was my "go-to" guitar for folk and country gigs for about five years. Small neck, easy to play and sweet sounding pup's.
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2008 10:34 am
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Teisco's are underrated, to me anyway.
I'm awaiting few $ to get a cool gumby'ed out/melted body Teisco 2X8 console, with 2 PU's a-side w/gold metalflake covers.
It's very long scale and has a faux wood/vinyl finish. Probably not real naugahyde...
A bit of a whacko monster.
Anybody seen one?
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Rich Hlaves
From:
Wildomar, California, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2008 10:39 am
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I had a 3 pickup solid body that I bought from a neighbor for $10 when I was kid. It was not really a playable guitar. It got traded in on an Epi acoustic when I was in high school. I see them hanging in music stores as "vintage" guitars now for $300, go figure.
The little steel actually looks kinda cool. I'd like to find one of the Aria Stringmaster (Deluxe 6 or 8)copies. Just for kicks. I have no idea why I'm attracted to owning one as I have a couple of Fenders but that's the way the disease (GAS) goes! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2008 11:10 am
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And,,,, it's an "Electric Guiter"!!!! I like it!
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Doug Freeman
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 12 Sep 2008 11:20 am
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| As I look at this one on eBay again, I'm thinking it probably would've been better to have the roller pot locations reversed, so each lies closer to the thumb and pinky respectively. Still a great idea, only 180 degrees backwards. |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 12 Sep 2008 1:04 pm
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I played a Teisco pedal steel while in Korea.
The thing I liked most about it was those wonderful bicycle brake-cables (instead of cables or rods)that activated the pedals! 
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