Teisco began to export to the US through Jack Westheimer's W.M.I. company in Chicago although these were badged as Kingston guitars. Around this time the elongated strat style six-in-a-line headstock was introduced, although the six-and-six continued to be used on the hollowbodies. Two basic new solidbodies were introduced - the SD-4L/SD-2L and the SS-4L.
This guitar is part of our private collection at WM Guitars.Teiscos were now also exported to the US badged as Kent for Bugeleisen & Jacobson.ĭallas-Arbiter began importing Teisco guitars into the UK re-badged as 'Arbiter' guitars. These models of Teisco are getting increasingly popular and have grown a large follwing in recent years between both musicians and collectors. This style of truss rod was only used by Teisco for a short amount of time but would later be used by guyatone and yamaha. The Version 5 model Teisco was the first of the line to feature an ajustable truss rod which was accessed by removing a plate just under the neck plate. Our Orbit Four is the later version with a bolt on neck. The first versions had a set neck and the later ones had bolt on necks.
Each model featured an on/off switch per pickup and tone switch for each pair. There were 10 variations of construction of these models during this time. This was one of the high end models of Teisco guitars of it's time.
Shark Fin Vibrato (which was designed to bend down chords and stay in tune)Īdjustable Truss Rod, Access through the neckplate. The Orbit Four was spesifcally the 4 pickup configuration and seeing these in solid colours are much rarer than the sunbursts.Ĥ Single Coil, Gold Foil Pickups with Ajustable Pole Pieces Most came in sunburst and with a variety of different pickup conbinations.
Featuring four gold foil single coil pickups, hence the four in orbit four. This Teisco was branded 'Orbit Four' for the UK Market spesifically back between 1962-64.
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