I think there was a guy residing behind the large counter, but I remember the lady who always seemed to be there. As I remember, they were much older than me but seemed to be leftovers from the 50s. This eclectic mix of goods seemed to reflect the personality of the people who owned the store. Man, I wish I could go back in time to that store! That store had such an assortment of items it was mind-boggling! Records, magazines, antiques, guitars, amps, stereos, juke boxes, and toys, all dating to the 70s or earlier. Entering the store, I was greeted with heavy cigarette smoke and almost constant rockin’ tunes playing from an old record player. But what I do recall was this long hallway leading to the store, covered with old 45 records and magazines. And in that mall there was a store called (as I remember) “Grendel’s Lair.” It might have been called something different, I just can’t recall.
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But there was this one particular old mall, full of second hand shops. Occasionally a few of us would venture out to local flea markets, antique shops, and swap meets to search out all kinds of treasures. I still remember it clearly, as it was way back in my early teen years. This one will be there this week for anyone interested.‘Wonderment’ is probably too light a word to describe the first Teisco ET-440 I ever saw. my stoopid Mosrite obsession) so a few of these may end up in the shop soon. I would suggest an adjustable bridge if you're going to record with one but they're nice to play and sound great. Solid and well made with good pickups, these can still very much be used as gigging and recording guitars if looked after properly. They share none of the quality or sound with an actual Mosrite but are very cool in their own right. While these little entry level Teiscos are cool guitars, like their Guyatone counterparts, were Mosrite inspired aimed squarely at the entry level player who loved this shape. These were both VERY nice instruments and share little with these cheaper versions except the approximate body shape. The EV-52T was the same as the Vamper WITH onboard electronics and sliders for controls. The Vamper was a bigger version of this shape in hollow body with proper German carve and binding with fully bound and blocked fretboard with headstock binding.
This shape, apart from being offered in the V2 was also offered in the very upmarket Vamper and EV-52T versions. The chrome, especially on the pickups has corrosion and flaking but everything works fine and the rest of the guitar is in great condition and plays well. Everything here is original and works great. Controls are simple with a three way toggle and master volume and tone. The bridge is the simple, entry level non intonatable roller version and the vibrato is the very common Teisco unit based on the Mosrite design. I've mentioned before how much I love these pickups for their output and response. The pickups are the great square pole piece Teisco units probably left over from the takeover as many Kawai made Teiscos around this time used them and then phased out. It's a 24.75" scale thin neck with a zero fret which was common on many Kawai made guitars at the time. This method had been adopted after Kawai bought out Shinko Gakki in '66 which was the factory that made Pleasant guitars this way. The neck is multi laminated maple as used by many Kawai made guitars of the time with a rosewood fretboard. The V2 was also available as a guitar or two pickup bass version in the BL2 as was the Vamper. This simple little R2 was available in guitar or bass (BR1 and BR2 for pickups respectively) versions until the early seventies. The V2 (more on them later) also had a bound headstock and trussrod adjustment at the headstock end. The V2 was the slightly more upmarket model with a thicker body and carve top and back. It has a "contour" to give a German carve feel and is actually closer to a Mosrite Combo/Joe Maphis shape than a Ventures which is commonly referred to. The RS was the simple, small body version of this shape. Later Teisco branded (Kawai made) ones had top mounted more gold foil style pickups and very few had the bar magnet style as used on the similar V2. This one here is the first version with the great square pole piece pickups. This shape was introduced by Teisco in late '67 and came in a few different models introduced after the Kawai takeover. Teisco was no stranger to Mosrite inspired guitars and this offset "the wrong way" became very popular in Japan during the mid to late sixties. This one definitely falls in the Mosrite inspired category as it shares very little with an actual Mosrite, except of course the aesthetic. I've written a lot about Teiscos and Mosrite copies and inspired guitars so this one should be no surprise to any of you.