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guitarz.blogspot.com:
Hi Anthony! It's a nice looker for sure... the design of both the body and the headstock reminds me of Peavey in the 1970s. I wonder if there was any influence there? (I'm thinking that the Teisco may have influenced Peavey, not vice versa). Thanks for sharing.
G L Wilson
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Silvertone 1490 bass by Teisco
guitarz.blogspot.com:
Hi Gavin, I know you appreciate a good bass guitar, so I have attached a couple of photos of this Japanese beauty. It is in the care of my brother at the moment as he has been cleaning it up for a friend. I was up for Xmas and we were admiring, it and wondering what it could be.
However, a short search produced an ID - a Silvertone 1490, made in Japan, and an article in Premier guitar states that: "the last model introduced under the Sears & Roebuck name was the 1490 in 1968. It was the only bass exclusively built and distributed by the Japanese company Teisco".
I've seen many claims about the magic 'Teisco' name of course, but, truth or not there is no denying this one certainly has a great look to it and is in very good condition - unfortunately missing a piece of its stylish split scratchplate/pickguard.
Merry Christmas!
Anthony S
G L Wilson
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Please read our photo and content policy.
- Teisco Spb-200 Spectrum Bass Reissue Circa 2000
guitarz.blogspot.com: We've looked at similar design Teisco Spectrum 5 guitars here before (here, here and here) but until I saw this eBay listing just now I hadn't realised that there was a bass version too, the Teisco SPB-200 Spectrum Bass....
- Super Short-scale 1960s Teisco Eb-100 Bass
guitarz.blogspot.com: Serious bass players will have to forgive me for I have a strange fascination with these vintage Japanese ultra short-scale basses (the scale length being a guitar-like 24½"). This is a Teisco EB-100 which has been refurbished...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: Here's a 1967 Japanese Teisco KB-2 bass, the bass sibling to Teisco's infamous ET guitar series (see here and here). It's a shame it doesn't have the striped effect metal pickguard that the guitar versions sport;...
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guitarz.blogspot.com: The Teisco Del Rey ET-460 is probably one of the more recognizable 1960s Japanese-made guitars, and epitomises the Teisco brand with its bold striking body shape with German carve, 4+2 headstock design, four pickups with pushbutton...
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