The Gibson Custom Shop releases a replica of Chuck Berry’s 1978 Wine Red ES-355.
But hey, it's a great feature to have on a guitar - specially in the studio. Teisco Guitars and Basses For players seeking genuine vintage mojo on a budget, it's hard to beat the funky guitars and basses put out by Japanese maker Teisco guitars in the '60s. Also known as Teisco Del Ray, these budget-level guitars were marketed under a number of brand names including Norma, Kimberley and later Silvertone.The new Eastwood Spectrum 5 Pro is a stunning re-creation of the unique Teisco Spectrum 5.
I never wanted to be a one-man band ," says Hill. "It's all accidents—I never planned for this. The luthier that sold it to me restored it, but it still has a slight bend in the neck.The original Teisco Spectrum 5 is a classic, vintage Japanese model that found some celebrity users over the years, such as Ry Cooder and Eddie Van Halen. Our own new version, the Spectrum 5 Pro, is a very close replica of the original, with only slight differences:In the early days of My Rare Guitars I collected TEISCO guitars at a freakish pace. Look at the vintage 60s guitar photos and you will see just about every.We integrated some changes and improvements to the original, including and upgraded tremolo system, making our Eastwood Spectrum 5 Pro a great instrument on its own right.We also changed the headstock to 6 in-line tuners because trademarks prevent us from using the 4+2 headstock.
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His tunings include D standard, a tweaked open G (D–G–D–G–B–C), and several of the usual-suspect open tunings. ("The final punch of a show in Scotland.")For his Juniors, Hill typically rides with D'Addario NYXLs (.011–.056) and he hasn't used a pick in nearly 30 years. (The only thing he had to do was add a stereo output to the Junior so the Teisco pickup hits a bass amp — a 1966 Ampeg B-15 paired with an EHX POG— while the stock P-90 goes through varied combinations of old Fenders.)Yes, the neck has been broken (five times), but believe it or not, only one occurred while drumming. And notice how the gold-foil only sits under the Junior's top three strings.
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