1960s Teisco/Kawai Hound Dog Taylor

[juanitocarlitos77]

sound like resonator

[bigduo99]

i love that man, your good at guitar, and dont let this asses get ya down, i liked your playin

[juanitocarlitos77]

woooow its resonator

[MrLEOJA]

you aren't that good

[grev21]

@MrLEOJA

don't I know it!!!

thanks for reinforcing it though

[drumuitar]

@MrLEOJA let's see your playing genius

[imacomputer101]

wowowowowow!

[demohr777]

Very, very nice. Keep at it. Did you build this yourself?

[Dionydejesus]

Finally!!! a decent teisco guitar player!!!!

[Dionydejesus]

Hello everybody I have this 1967 teisco ET-460 I am looking for parts I need the bridge cover and the teisco logo somebody can Help?

[Italiansolid]

This isnt the same guitar. I have the real Kawai guitar hound dog taylor used, It needs a little bit restored but its hanging on my wall lol. Just needs a nut and bridge for the strings

[grev21]

Yeah I know it's not the exact model he played, but there was a ton of very similar models with slight variations based off the 4 pickup layout, between both Teisco & Kawai lines, this is one of those.

[gageman70]

@Italiansolid so you have hound dog's real guitar?

[Miikaleksi]

That's a cool guitar man! I like the pickup selectors :--D

[TheMemphisBlues888]

what amp are you playing through?

[grev21]

3 watt RCA Victor made bu Univox late 50s

:)

[rockosMO]

i just got one of these its so amazing play it though a vox AC 15

[eatthemoon13]

@rockosMO Does any one know where i can find this guitar? is any1 making clones? thanks maybe ill check eastwood they remake evrything.

[theVolvo1964]

Nah man early stuff, check out performances from his early career, he has lots of random kawai's and teiscos

[parosite]

what are you tuned to ?

[grev21]

open E, but could be off slightly, I didn't use a tuner.

cheers

[tolkus53]

you gotta love that sound

[kissthecook68]

I have the actual Hound dog taylor guitar. this one is close but mine is a direct clone of his. the one on the album cover at least. i know its worth something just curious if anyone is interested?

[SteveArvey]

yes. I am,

[bouncylj]

@kissthecook68 an authentic les paul copy?

[theVolvo1964]

Hound dog taylor used what ever he damn wanted he usually sold and then bought new guitars between dates . .. for beer money... . . nothin more rock and rolll then that.

[SteveArvey]

wrong. had the same guitar always.. did you know him?

[keyword45]

that sounds killer.... whered you find that? id love to know more about those guitars

[BlindTom61]

That guitar isn't anything like the Dog's. He played Kawai guitars -- an S-180 first and then a Kingston-labeled SD-4. I took me years but I have both and they rock! Teisco's are more refined sounding and the switches worked when the guitar was new...

[grev21]

This is actually made by Kawai, it could have been sold under a dozen of different names. Teisco being one of them, in Teisco's last days they were sold to Kawai and they actually for a short period made Teisco branded guitars. I got it as it is now, refinished without any logo and with the switches unhooked and strat pickups put in the bridge. I do know it was made by Kawai, It has a string tree and that's a teller there, no Teisco made guitar had them. Only the Kawai made Teisco's.

[Keijz74]

Great for some gritty dirty sliding ZZ Top style! Tush, Heard It On the X kind of stuff!

[ASTROAVERY]

do the switches get in the way a lot?

[grev21]

They don't have any function on this guitar, it has the two strat bridge pickups hardwired to the output jack. It was like that when I got it and although it came with the original pickups as well, I left in the strat pickups because I thought they sounded fantastic :)

[tytbtytb]

cool sound!!!!!!!

[jayscott49]

man, that is just gorgeous! are you playing through a Princeton or ?

[grev21]

thanks! the amp is a RCA Victor made by Univox

[jayscott49]

is it small?

[grev21]

yeah only 3 watts or so

[pmronline]

Hound Dog didn't know how to play slide either. Just wind the amp up to twelve, and y're all set! ;-)

[vegetasrevenge]

That was a stupid comment.

You need to listen closer.

Your ears need cleaned,perhaps.

You ain't worth a hair on Hound Dogs ass!

[pmronline]

you probably should go and fuck yerself, how's that for a comment?

[dustin11]

haahah, FUCK YOU HECKLER

[speakofthedevil94]

sell me it ?

[grev21]

:)

Sorry man, I don't sell any of my guitars

[Ziplock74]

what if i offered you...TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS?

...because i won't :|

[Natalie78644]

Am I mistaken or did Hound Dog play a Japanese "Kingston" most of the time?

[grev21]

I'm not 100% sure what exact guitar he played mostly. But the Kingston brand is just a rebrand of Teisco's and Kawai's. The Kingston company had them make their guitars and didn't manufacturer guitars themselves.

I just called this a Teisco Hound Dog Taylor because he played these style 4 pickup Teisco/Kawai's and I'm not sure the exact model name or number.

[dopeywan]

Nice sound! Did changing the pickups give you any trouble? I just got one of these guitars as well and might fool around with the pickups, too...

[grev21]

Thanks

I bought it like it is now, with the strat pickups in it.

I'm sure it'd be pretty straight forward though. Good luck!

[BluesPickerGuitar]

hey ! you had adopted MK Fingerstyle with your right hand :p

me too

great guitar

[lmm166]

The Japanese pick-ups are way underrated. I suspect that some years down the line they will be highly prized. BTW great job on the slide.

[waffen2]

thanks again, great tone. just bought a airline with valco single coils, sounds real close

[waffen2]

what tuning? sounds great. is it open e? thANX

[grev21]

yeah its open E (or at least should be, I'm probably not tuned up right on)

thanks

[RickBeall]

Awesome tone. Sounds deep like Jack Whites. And sounds delta and unique too.

[jonny1251]

what amp are using and how are u getting that sweet overdive?

[grev21]

Thanks, I'm using a small late 50s RCA Victor tube amp made by either Teisco or Univox. The overdrive sound is just the natural tube overdrive and the guitars pickups which are very hot. No pedals or mods just classic small tube amp tone, the reason I love these old guitars so much. :)

[lysolthedragon]

love it