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The Japanese budget brand might have been recently reborn as a maker of oddball effects, but during the mid 1960s, it was bringing its eccentric design approach to guitars such as this offset. Those imported to the United States were branded as Teisco Del Rey starting in 1965. By the early '60s, Teisco guitars became increasingly unique with a number of original shapes and designs being produced. Our final leftfield electric comes from Teisco. Teisco was a Japanese budget brand that produced guitars starting in the late '40s.
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“Teisco Redentor” is a remake of the ‘60s Harvey Mandel staple “Christo Redentor,” but played on a Guitorgan, a rare and ill-considered hybrid of guitar and organ that sounds at once eerie and cheesy in Teisco’s hands. Rare Guitars: Rory Gallagher’s 1965 Teisco Del Rey. “Camel Walk” is a manic blend of tremeloed guitars and barfing sax, played by none other than Clifford (Honky Tonk) Scott. On his album, the writer puts his monkey where his mouth is, so to speak, applying a primal passion and a wicked array of tones to covers and originals that make up a smoking smorgasbord of styles. The mood-ringed Del Rey took his name from a ‘60s brand of cheap guitar, a subject, among others, upon which he expertly expounds in Guitar Player magazine, for which he writes regularly. On Austin, Tex., guitarist Teisco Del Rey’s ultra-cool album there are 12 “tuff” reasons why they should still be ruling. Can mood rings be far behind? And while we’re at it, whatever happened to the rock instrumental?īack in the ‘50s and ‘60s, ripping instrumentals by Duane Eddy, Link Wray, the Ventures and others routinely topped the charts. I’m not sure what factory made this Del Rey EV3T guitar, but it wasn’t Teisco and it wasn’t Kawai. In fact, many of these later Del Rey branded guitars weren’t Kawai-built Teisco guitars. Trolls and Rat Finks have made a comeback. simply stopped exclusively using Kawai-built Teisco guitars to carry the Del Rey name.