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NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:19 pm
by Blurillaz

Review to come....

Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:25 pm
by iblamesummers
sweet guitar. that pickguard is KILLER !!!

Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:46 pm
by mhn433
Sweet! I like it.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:47 pm
by eti
Takes me back

And dang that looks in great shape.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:14 pm
by iblamesummers
i can kind of see why you want to ditch that Jagmaster.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:20 pm
by Mudfuzz
Very nice, I once had a neck and body to one of those but traded it it for a neck for another project....
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:50 pm
by fixedspiral
I've been diggin on similar kinds of affordable vintage guitars, but I've never just gone ahead and bought one for one reason or another- I'm especially hesitant about getting a guitar without holding it first; it's gotta
feel right.
I'm used to playing a MIM Tele, but I've always figured these were super light comparatively speaking. And I've never actually heard a lot of them, and only talked to a few people that are kinda into them.
Post reviews plz!

Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:16 am
by Nychthemeron
NGinDeed! Del Ray's are always great old guitars.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:16 pm
by elbandito
iblamesummers wrote:sweet guitar. that pickguard is KILLER !!!

+1

Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:36 pm
by dorfmeister
What is the neck like on that one?
I like old guitars with baseball bat necks. The thicker the better.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:39 pm
by magiclawnchair
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:28 pm
by Ghost Hip
dorfmeister wrote:
I like old guitars with baseball bat necks. The thicker the better.
Mmmmm baby. I so agree.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:18 pm
by Blurillaz
dorfmeister wrote:What is the neck like on that one?
I like old guitars with baseball bat necks. The thicker the better.
The neck is pretty thick, a bit thicker than a Tele! It's about the same size as the Jagmaster which I like, but has 23 frets! :o
fixedspiral wrote:I've been diggin on similar kinds of affordable vintage guitars, but I've never just gone ahead and bought one for one reason or another- I'm especially hesitant about getting a guitar without holding it first; it's gotta
feel right.
I'm used to playing a MIM Tele, but I've always figured these were super light comparatively speaking. And I've never actually heard a lot of them, and only talked to a few people that are kinda into them.
Post reviews plz!

Well I better start writing, I may add some more later.
First off, it's in extremely good condition, the seller told me it was missing the nut so I was like "Crap I'll have to replace it now..." but it turned out to be missing an acorn nut, as in nuts and bolts.PP informed me that these pickups sound a lot like pre-sappy Nirvana, which they do. However, add a touch of gain and a lot of reverb and you have instant Jack White "clean" tones! Fingerpicking provides a rather odd banjo-esque attack but I'm cool with that jazz. Add a fuzz, and you're in feedback city, whether that's good or bad you decide. It didn't really sound like the demos I listened to before but those demos weren't so good.

The neck is very thick as mentioned before and I believe is the same as the Jack White Airline. The action on it was iffy for a while, but it's better now as it was sent from Texas and probably just adjusting to the climate around here. The shorter scale is nice for slide even though I prefer full scale necks.
The electronics have a bit of static, so I'll clean them up and possibly replace a couple parts. It's pickup selector is just a mute switch for each pickup, so you are able to get those crazy killswitch sounds you morello-freaks love.
I've only had it for a few days so that's all I'm able to conclude right now. It was definetly worth the price, worth 4 or 5 times more IMO. I'd reccommend you guys look for these obscure old brands, you can get lots of them for less than $100 in mint condition.
Re: NGD: 1969 Teisco Del Ray ET-200
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:45 pm
by dronemachine
Congrats man !
Nice review !!
