Of course, in the states Teisco guitars also carried other labels like Silvertone, Kent, and Zim Gar (to name a few). In the late 50s, Teisco guitars were being exported to various ports around the world, and many of the guitars came with the Teisco label. Then in the early 1950s six string hollowbody guitars appeared, and then later in the 50s solidbody guitars arrived. At first the company made lap steels, amps, and pickups. Teisco began as a company right after world war II, in Tokyo. Anywhoo, the name Teisco comes from the company with the same name. People do the same in other countries where old Japanese guitars are called Top Twenties or Hertiecasters. I suppose it was what you could call a “blanket” statement. See, back when I started having fun with vintage guitars, people in the USA used the term “Teisco” to refer to any old Japanese guitar. This is a question I get all the time, so I figured it was high time I talked a little about Teisco and why a lot of people think every Japanese guitar is a Teisco.
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