
Teisco Guitar Remove Tailpiece Plus A Tone
Fiestas featured the Acra-Tune bridge and the squiggly-tailed, fetus pickguards that are an Alamo trademark. Adjustable Electric Guitar Bridge+Tailpiece Chrome Set For Teisco Guitar.Alamo Fiestas were produced by Charles Eilenberg of San Antonio, Texas from 1962 to 1965. There was also the volume and tone controls.Natural: Acoustic Guitars - FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases. The guitar has an on/off switch for each pickup, plus a tone switch for each pair of pickups. These were ten variations in construction during this time. Teisco SS-3L (By Jimmy Noise / June 2013) The SS-3L was Teisco s top model guitar from around 1960 to 1964.
This one is all original and you'll be hard pressed to find one in better shape. Along with Danelectro, these 60's Alamos are getting more respect for their unique tone among modern players. The single coil pickups are very warm and coupled with a nice tube amp produce great tone, both for slide and lead playing, as well as chording.
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Has the old swan logo which puts it pre 1964. The guitar ships in a brand new hardcase.Well, it's definitely a Teisco. The bridge is fully adjustable with a mute bar. The pickups were originally advertised as “top quality American style” although I think that is a considerable stretch more like top quality Japanese single coils. The fretboard is rosewood with some wear and the frets are still strong with even wear.
This instrument is essentially a Teisco Spectrum body and neck with a Kay “bushwhacker” style headstock profile. It is likely this Teisco made guitar was one of the first Japanese Kays imported by WMI after purchasing the Kay brandname. WMI of Chicago bought the Kay name in 1968 in order to gain access to the department store distribution relationships enjoyed by Kay. For what reason Better condition than most that I have seen.This is a Japanese built Kay. Looks like an old Hawaiian flats style bar stuck up under the strings. I am just a curious about what you have going on around the 19th fret.
The clamshell tremolo tailpiece is missing the whammy bar and spring but replacements are easy to obtain if you want to put it back in working order. The two pickups are controlled by on-off slider switches and single volume and tone knobs. The neck is laminate and has a truss rod.
This one has it's original whammy bar (a $40 value) that is almost always missing on these guitars. The pickups are controlled with on-off slider switches and a single volume and tone knob. This guitar is clean except for one dent above the pickguard on the upper bout on the front (see picture) and a paint chip at the top of the neck joint on the back side.The striped pickguard has a few light scratches but nothing too noticable.The neck is mahogany and the fretboard is rosewood.The chrome is clean. Tailpiece, TonePros, T1Z, TonePros, T1Z, TonePros, T1Z, TonePros, T1Z.Kingston was the brand name Jack Westheimer applied to his Kawai built Japanese import guitars after he split with Teisco in 1965.
All the electronics work properly. There is also a separate rhythm/solo switch. Each pickup has its own on/off switch, along with separate volume and tone controls. It features a roller bridge, two single-coil pickups, a "zero" fret at the nut, and a spring-loaded tremolo (missing the bar but an exact reproduction is available for $30).
The body has a hand cut German carve around the periphery. The back of the neck has several dents but only one has resulted in paint loss. The maple neck is straight with a rosewood fretboard and the frets have plenty of life left.
If you are interested in a May Queen I don’t need to explain it to you. There is the Spectrum 5, the Firebird, the Phantom and the May Queen. Period chipboard case included.The Teisco May Queen is the lowest priced model of the Teisco Holy quadruplets. The back has no buckle rash although it does have a few scattered dents. The worst chip is on the edge of the lower bout near the output jack (see pictures).
The action reminds me of a Rickenbacker but the style is all Japanese. It has a bolt on neck with a dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard and smooth functioning closed back tuners. The pickguard is engraved "Teisco May Queen" and the engraving/paint is as clean as it gets.
There is one scratch with some paint loss on the side at the back and some paint loss at the rear strap button. Nothing significant for a guitar of this age. The front of the body is generally clean with a couple of bumps and the back has moderate finish scratches with a few scattered bumps. There is some light pitting on the whammy bar and several bumps on the headstock. Fortunately, these neckplates are generic and cheap ($10) on eBay if this bothers you. It’s only flaws are significant chrome flakeing on the neck plate (see Back picture).
Overall a fun little player for very little money. The action is good and the intonation is decent with the low E and A strings going about 1 cent sharp at the twelfth fret. It does have some paint rubbed off on the tip of the upper and lower horns (see picture) and a paint chip on the bottom edge right below the output jack. This guitar is original, intact and in good condition.

The bridge is fully adjustable and the neck has a truss rod. The pickups are controlled by two on-off slider switches and the different pickup configurations along with the tone knob provide a wide range of tones to choose from. The neck is three piece maple with no dents and the fretboard is rosewood. The body only has a couple of paint chips but it does have several tight finish cracks from the body wood expanding and contracting over the years. This guitar has the rarer “Teisco” style headstock with a 1970’s style Teisco badge.
The clamshell tremolo tailpiece is missing the whammy bar but a replacement is easy to obtain if you want one.
