Comments on: Artist’s Pallette (1968 Teisco May Queen Electric Guitar)

By: Chris A. Henderson

Chris A. Henderson — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:34:29 +0000

I have a Kimberly may queen for sale.

By: Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 07:33:39 +0000

Got a kimberly mayqueen. For Sale?

By: Antonio Marin

Antonio Marin — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:31:00 +0000

hola , yo tengo una y esta como nueva ..la quiero vender..

By: Antonio Marin

Antonio Marin — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:26:10 +0000

TENGO UNA EN BUENAS CONDICIONES..fabianalegria@gmail.com

By: Antonio Marin

Antonio Marin — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:22:54 +0000

hola , yo tengo una y esta como nueva ..

By: David

David — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:51:10 +0000

They did indeed export these. A friend of mine had a black one. I’m pretty sure it was a Tiesco, but it might have been a Kimberly. It was a long time ago. He also had a Domino Californian.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:00:55 +0000

To whom it may concern,
I’ve owned a Kimberley MayQueen for nearly forty years. I bought it as a young teenager and it has spent almost all it’s life inside a case in my closet. I took it to a luthier a while back to check it out and he called saying it was a rare guitar as it was a 1968 kaiwa model. (spelling) It does not say Teisco on it like all the ones I see online
rather Kimberley MayQueen, pickguard and head stock. It is black and is 100% all original and plays.
So, what do I have here? It is a pretty guitar and I display it but as I get older would like it to go to someone who really would play it.

Interested in any feedback.
MJM

By: Eric Fur

Eric Fur — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:15:23 +0000

Mark White Of ABC(80’s new wave band) got one in Mexico in 81 & used it in the Video for”That was then,But this is now) & that was the first time I saw one & was blown away with its beauty.

By: J.J. Vicars

J.J. Vicars — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:26:04 +0000

We still refer to anything cheap and/or bizarre as “a Tesico Del Rey Special” in my house.

By: Jon Fine

Jon Fine — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:52:32 +0000

In all the articles I’ve seen regarding the May Queen, I don’t think I’ve seen anybody mention the inspiration behind the shape–it’s a scaled-up copy of the Vox Mando-Guitar (which was actually a half-size 12-string). It’s possible that the designer had never seen a Mando-Guitar outside of the picture in the Vox catalog and didn’t realize that it wasn’t full-size. The Japanese were copying other Vox designs at that time–teardrops, Phantoms, etc. so why not the Mando-Guitar? I wonder if they ever made a Mando-Bass-Guitar?

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:03:02 +0000

So what Teisco’s are good to play? I see alot of the Tulip guitars around and I love the look but how do they sound and play? Love the article!

By: johnny alonso

johnny alonso — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:38:12 +0000

hi –
I recently scored a Teisco May Queen off Craigslist. You have no idea how shocked/psyched/amazed I was when i saw the ad running. In fact the ad was running for almost a week publicly before I emailed the dude at a frantic pace. He responded and said he didnt want to list it on ebay because he didnt feel like shipping it. No worries here 🙂 Of course he was several hours away located deep in Cleveland while I was in the harbor side of Baltimore. Whatever – I made the trip in several hours the following day. The guy said he had a few offers low balling his price and of course asking him to send it a few states over in every direction. This was something he just wasnt going to do fearing it might get damaged en route. He really liked the old guitar, said he’s owned the May Queen for almost 25 years but had to part with it due to financial issues. She was a little beat up. The black paint was losing a little of its glossy look in some spots and it was in desperate need of new strings and a set up, but everything was there. Original pickguard (no cracks or chips), volume & tone knob, vibrato, pick ups, tuners, headstock logo. He even threw in an oversized hardshell Gibson guitar case. You can tell he didnt want to let her go, but he knew that his ’68 Teisco May Queen was going to someone who was going to care for it and really enjoy it. Christ, I did drive over seven hours one way to pick it up and still had to get home later that afternoon. Ive given the May Queen a full once over – cleaned the pots, changed the strings, intonation attack, waxed and buffed it back to as much life as possibly left on the original factory black paint. The vibrato surprisingly stays in tune if youre not going crazy on it. lol I love this guitar – if you get the chance to pick one up – it’s definitely one to check off from the list – for the cool factor and a one of a kind guitar that does sound great – even with the stocks.

By: drew

drew — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:05:40 +0000

I love my May Queen. I replaced the pickups with D’Armond Dynasonics, had the frets, set up, and bridge worked on, & it sings. A bit on the flimsy side, but it is almost totally hollow.
Sounds more like a Gretsch or a Ricky through my Vox, compresses, sustains, and jangles quite nicely.

By: dp

dp — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:36:23 +0000

Back in the day I had a black and white May Queen, which I smashed to bits for a teenage photo op. What an idiot. I still have the photo, but I wish I had the guitar!

By: liontamer

liontamer — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:58:07 +0000

I bought a Mae Queen on ebay and sold it on ebay…a visual treat and a great wall hanger, as a player it was not much of anything to talk about…If you want to stare at it, buy one…player buy something else…

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:10:21 +0000

Oh MAN, the Teisco May Queen is definitely on my list! Ever since I saw one on the sleeve of NYC band the Headless Horsemen (and didn’t know if it was a Vox I didn’t know or what…), I’ve been hoping to find one. No luck so far. I have even seen a cheap clone of a May Queen, possibly even more rare, but that wasn’t for sale either… Anyway, this red one is brilliant!