Comments on: Losing It in TV? (1965 Teisco TRG-2L Electric Guitar)

By: Freya Kelly

Freya Kelly — Mon, 25 May 2020 02:28:05 +0000

Derek Trucks was playing this guitar on a video concert this past week.

By: arnold myers

arnold myers — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:20:06 +0000

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By: Steve B

Steve B — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:02:05 +0000

I’ve got that same guitar and like you, the amp died many years ago.
I replaced it with the amp from a Radio Shack battery powered speaker, running on 6 9 volt batteries. It will easily go into infinite distorted feedback it I turn the volume up.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v390/skb/misc%20stuff/Guitars/?action=view&current=silver_tone2-1.jpg

By: Richard McPhail

Richard McPhail — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:10:06 +0000

hey fred,

i have a similar guitar but the silvertone model which i got quite cheap from ebay. unfortunately the amp in mine didn’t work either. i took it to an amp repair guy and he also said he wouldn’t touch it without the schmematic. because the pickup also sounded quite crappy through an amp i decided to redo the whole thing with a new pickup. had to do a new pickguard cause mine was made of metal and didn’t feel like cutting a new hole in it for the new pickup. got a cheap little 18w amp module that runs on 6-20v from an electronic store, hooked it up to a 9v block, hooked it up to the volume pot, put in a new switch for the power and then hooked it up to the original speaker. i’m guessing the original amp in it didn’t have much power but the new one is loud! so loud i get a nice distortion out of that little speaker when the volume’s full up! this little guy is gonna be fun at the beach, the park or even backstage before a gig! just finished it last night and i’m curious to see how long the battery will last.

cheers,

richard mcphail

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:37:10 +0000

Greetings,

I’m trying to repair one of these exact models for a friend but am having a really hard time finding a schematic for the amp board. I was hoping you may have some documentation with yours that you may be willing to share. All I can seem to find is a schematic for a TRG-1 and tht’s not the same. It’s for a good friend who has a sentimental attachment to this guitar and I’d relaly like to help him out.

If you don’t have a schematic, I’d really like to know what part numbers are on the 4 transistors on the amp board. If you decide to get yours fixed and have it opened up, it would be a huge help to know these 4 part numbers.

So far I have found problems with the switches with my friend’s guitar which you may well have with yours. It took a lot of contact cleaner and flipping the switches back and forth about 50 times to get them cleaned up and operating reliably. Unfortunately, there is still a problem with the amp board itself.

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!

Fred