The ampincase was great, but what if the power goes out? How are you
gonna rock? Well, the 1487's got you covered.
Howlin' Wolf
can be seen in a promo shot with a 1487 in hand, and
Rory Gallagher
seemed to like the Teisco-branded version.
Well, why not?
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The 1487 is one funky
sound machine. Designed and built by the mad scientists at Teisco, this guitar goes Dano one
better by putting the amplifier in the guitar! This guitar could be used as a normal guitar (well... sorta...),
or you could rock out somewhat by using the internal transistorized amplifier
powered by dual 9-volt (!) batteries. This setup provided you with a big 1/2 watt into the 3-inch speaker.
The Teisco branded versions of these guitars had double cutaways,
a slightly different bridge/tailpiece, and bore the model numbers TRG-1 and TRE-100.
Introduced: At least as early as late 1964
Retired: Still available at least as late as March 1967
1487 Schematic/Manual
