New Guitar Day: Teisco YG-6 (First VINTAGE GUITAR in my collection)

[@benmiller9854]

Nice job welcome to the club. I have been using these guitars for over 20 years. I currently own the Ferrari of all tiesco guitars the SS-L4.

[@DressedInBlack]

Nice!!

[@simonpark843]

This is a great video - I like the fact that you review guitars that are affordable for the average person and I'm impressed by how much detail you go into with every guitar. You're also a Silverchair fan which I find interesting as I had assumed they'd been mostly forgotten by now. Your playing is great, as ever.

[@DressedInBlack]

Thank you Simon! I really appreciate that :)

That’s a nice guitar you got, a keeper. I had a grey YG-6 with rounded pickups and badged as a Starway, 1965 I believe. The YG-6 is quirky but the Tokyo Electric Instrument Sound COmpany definitely made quirkier 😃

[@Remsterdam]

Great review thx! It’s awesome to discover these guitars. My first guitar was a Westone Thunder II-A, made in Japan in the early 80s. Later i realised how excellent quality it has, little details like brass nut and saddles. And very versatile with switches for active-passive, in/out of phase and coil tap. Enjoy the guitar!

[@DressedInBlack]

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed my review!

[@benwright6330]

That thing's Beautiful, ..and so are You!🔥🌌💃

[@bvfgfvbgch4853]

Which is more beautiful though? Her or the guitar?

[@benwright6330]

@@bvfgfvbgch4853 🎸

[@b5846967b]

That is a rare Teisco. They dont come up for sale often. Cool score. Glad youve added it to your quiver. Cool piece to play on stage for one or 2 songs. Good street cred.

[@Malum09]

I always liked the look of the Teisco guitars, very unique.

[@DressedInBlack]

They definitely have their charm!

[@julianhyde1645]

Fuck yeah! QOTSA! Killer demo!

[@bradleyfurer7847]

I have a Teisco ET 312 (shark-fin)… interesting guitars , very 60’s garage rock sound. Thanks for the website link.

[@jonthehermit8082]

Quirky for sure, I’m not a collector but I’d buy that thing on sight.

[@DressedInBlack]

Quirky and cool!

[@thatpuglovingidiot6705]

Never played a Teisco, but it looks really cool and love those distorted tones 🤘 Cute doggy too :)

[@DressedInBlack]

Doggo really wanted to make an appearance in this video :)

[@petarkosovic6455]

Teiscos sound like they have intonation problems, but man they sound legit. Very organic sound.

[@jameskinkead2456]

You made a good decision and investment. I have several of these and know a little about them I can share. These were a top of the line model introduced in 1964 and only lasted about a year. There weren't many of them made. I think fewer than 500. Yours is a 1965. They were originally marketed in the Yamaha catalog and YG stands for Yamaha Guitar....They're just as good in quality as a Fender.....actually better in some respects and WAY cheaper, but I don't think they'll remain that way....Setup properly they play very well and the pickups are exceptional........The switches also allow you to use the pickups as single coils or humbuckers. I have an early YG-6 and a 65 with original case. The 64 is branded Starway and the 65 World Teisco. Teiscos were marketed in the U.S. under many badges. Player's players such as Arlen Roth, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Glen Campbell and Rory Gallagher had Teisco guitars in their collections. These are extremely versatile very handmade guitars with excellent electronics and hardware. The vibrola is one of the best ever made, you're lucky the thumbscrew is still on it and it's all intact.............Bear in mind, some parts for vintage Japanese guitars are IMPOSSIBLE to find, so make sure you try to buy complete instruments. Especially upper end models like ET-320S, TG-64S, Spectrum 5s or Kent 740s........

[@DressedInBlack]

Thanks for all the info! That explains why I don't see this model too often for sale.

[@jameskinkead2456]

@@DressedInBlack No, you don't see them for sale often and when you do they're generally sunbursts. I have a VERY early 64 with the grey battleship pickups and a complete 64 in Copper badged World Teisco with original case....They're superb guitars...You'd like the T-64s and ET-320s as well.....I wish we could message on here. I could tell you a lot...

[@DressedInBlack]

The T-64 and ET-320 look fantastic! You can email me at [e-mail], I’ll be glad to learn more :)

[@jameskinkead2456]

@@DressedInBlack OK, got it! I just got two more, a Copper and a Red one, both early 1965 Transitional models. Yours is a later Transitional, probably mid 1965, due to the striped pickguard.

[@kupzvloggerslayer1327]

Wow. So lucky you have that one. I'm also big fan of teisco guitars. Mine is Tg-64.. I throw my gibson and fender. Then deicided my teisco is my last and only main guitar

[@DressedInBlack]

I bought this one and became obsessed with vintage Japanese guitars! That’s not gonna be my last one for sure!

[@929exrt3]

This video is impressive, however the link appears to be corrupted on my end. Is it because I'm American? 😂

[@ixperio106]

Hej , mam pytanie czy mogłabyś powiedzieć jak z jakością tego???? Pleasseee

[@sethdoss8731]

Wow, you got all of those tones from just a blues Junior and a ds1?!

[@DressedInBlack]

Ds1 and Sputnik III fuzz when it comes to pedals :)

[@sethdoss8731]

@@DressedInBlack ah, very nice. I wasn't sure what the Sputnik was, but now I know I need one LOL

[@DressedInBlack]

It’s a fantastic pedal! Aand I’ve got a demo on my channel if you’re interested

[@sethdoss8731]

@@DressedInBlack said, yeah I'll definitely check it out. I have a very similar guitar made by Tele-tone, if it makes the Teisco sound that good I might have to grab one!

[@diegoduran7056]

linda guitarra y mas linda es ewa saludos desde buenos aires argentina

[@lukaszrzepka]

Struny jeszcze oryginalne, czy zmienione? A jeśli tak, to na jakie?

[@DressedInBlack]

Ja ich jeszcze nie wymieniałam, no ale raczej nie są to oryginalne struny. Ta gitara ma 60 lat ;)

[@dddd717]

Great video… I have a vintage 60/70’s Japanese guitar that belonged to my dad…it has six push buttons and the same type of pickups as yours. The neck feels nice and solid but the electronics need to be redone. I mostly stick with late 80’s Ibanez guitars

[@DressedInBlack]

Thank you! Is yours a Teisco too or another brand?

[@RistoBopDz]

I wonder who originally made these kitschy, original-looking guitars?

[@ninjacow63]

Watch Dave Simpson’s channel. He has quite a few Teisco guitars. He loves them.

[@DressedInBlack]

Thanks, I’ll make sure to check out his channel!

[@snapfinger1]

Jack Pot. Find the nicest Spectrum 5 available.

[@slimturnpike]

I bought this exact same model in France in the 60s. So badly made that it was difficult to play but sounded OK. It came with a small Teisco amp that was also complete crap but they were my first electric guitar and amp, and I persevered before I saved enough to buy my second guitar, a 67 Gibson SG. It's amusing to me how nostalgia has made Teiscos collectible. They were the worst of the worst at the time.

[@RistoBopDz]

Dépends on what you wanna do with… for rude and garage Rock’n’Roll, it’s not so bad. Not for debutants, not for jazzmen, not for…….. but with enough personality to create interesting things.

[@slimturnpike]

@@RistoBopDz Yeah I get it, lo-fi is hip. In fact I love the sound of these old Teiscos and they can be set up to play better. I was speaking of the time when they were originally available, and widely despised. Wish I'd held on to mine.

[@RistoBopDz]

You’re right, Lo-fi is hipe! Too much in my opinion by it’s easier with the help of social medias! In the 80’s we were a few original guys playing 60’s garage and it was hard to find old vinyl and old instruments… like The Cramps, The A-Bones or bands with old Farfisa!! That’s the case, I m an old dinosaur ! But you know what? I play on Telecaster… old, classic, bit versatile …

[@slimturnpike]

@@RistoBopDz Me too, teles are a good balance between lofi and hifi. Ditched the SG years ago (but occasionally wish I still had it}. Tried LPs ​and strats but can't stand the guitar hero associations so finally settled on teles,

[@RistoBopDz]

Hahaha « guitar heroes associations »..you made my day! Great expression, I can’t stand them … except… Mick Green from Johnny Kid..but he never knew this asso !!