Speal shows you how he modifies these to be great top-mount pickups in cigar box guitars. And this ET-440 was the only one to feature four of the buggers These are good sounding pickups that were found on a few guitars from this period, including the ET. The grey battleship pickups were really unique and very short-lived, only appearing on Teisco guitars for a year or two.

The 'guts' of the pickup is a rail-style single coil, with an impedance of about 2.68kOhms. But going back to 1964, this ET-440 model appeared. If you are looking to mod it, you can easily cut off that amp cord, bare the wires inside and wire it direct to an output jack instead. The pickup comes with a standard eight-foot 1/4' amp cord attached so you can mount this in your guitar and plug it right into an amp. The thickness is just a hair over 1/4', so with a little bit of modding (remove the ears), this can be used as a surface-mount pickup on a cigar box guitar. With the mounting ears, the total width is 5'. The size of the pickup itself (minus the mounting ears) is 2 3/4' x 1 1/8'. It is made in the style of the classic Teisco(tm)-brand Del Rey(R) 'Gold Foil' pickups, and for such a simple (and inexpensive) pickup it really puts out great sound. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' One A Demo of a Teisco Del Rey. This is a special magnetic pickup designed for mounting into the sound hole of an acoustic guitar. 1965 Teisco Del Rey guitar ET 440 320 100 200 300 Tret 110 photo vintage ad. A Demo of a Teisco Del Rey guitar ET 312 for sale on Ebay modded by the prior owner(s). Authentic 1960's Pawn Shop Guitar Tone! Inspired by the famous Ry Cooder Gold Foil pickup.

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