We have identified and recorded about one hundred and fifty seven models of guitars and basses produced by Teisco, plus there are additional models with other brand names. For the past 10 years we have been quietly compiling data to provide all the answers relating to the history of Teisco Guitars. There is a lot of misleading information on Teiscos and just because it is on some ones page does not mean that it is true.īut given the amount of information they had to start with, they did a pretty good job collecting what information they have.

So where does all that leave us? Well there are a couple of sources of information on the World Wide Web. There was actually about eight manufactures during the 1960’s in Japan, producing a wide range in quality. Teisco Amp Serial Numbers Teisco Serial Numbers Many cheaper quality instruments manufactured by other companies were assumed to be Teiscos, bringing down the reputation of the brand. Then to confuse the matter even more, Teisco some how got the credit for manufacturing almost all the Japanese vintage guitars during the 60’s. Then try to determine when it was made and what it is worth becomes confusing. This adds to the confusion as to what is your guitar and what is it suppose to look like. There was also a few model numbers that were re-used several years later for different shaped guitars. A lot of models had several versions while others constantly evolved over several years. Unlike American guitar companies, trying to contact people in Japan regarding Teisco history is almost impossible. The original company is long gone and any records that existed would have been in Japanese. The biggest issue with collecting Teisco’s is that there is no records kept of the models and their original state. There is no guide, or references to base anything on. This is the type of problem faced with Teisco collecting.

Given that some of these models were selling well past the thousand dollars mark, it seems useless to print in a price book the most a Teisco guitar is worth is five hundred dollars.

It demonstrates the lack of respect that collectors had towards these guitars. Even their description of the models is very general and the values were completely wrong compared to what the market was paying at that time. In 2009 the Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide contained less than half a page to cover the vast range of models made by Teisco. Help Re-Discover Teisco Until the 1990’s Teisco guitars were not considered collectable, nor were they given any respect as a vintage instrument. Introducing Reverb LP - Your Marketplace to Buy & Sell Records Explore Now Browse By Category.

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