I’d already started making short-scale six-string basses when I heard about somebody who was looking for a custom builder to make a high-quality lookalike of the Teisco TB-64.  The TB-64 was Teisco’s version of the Fender Bass VI.  You may have seen one in the hands of Blonde Redhead and Jet Harris.

I raised my hand pretty early on as being interested in doing the build.  I started out drawing it full-scale and posted the screenshots for the client to see.  He liked what I had done, so he sent some funds over for me to get started.

It’s been about a year in the making on this one, but given the level of “custom” that went in to it, I think that’s ok.

*I’ve been recently informed that the brand name Teisco is currently owned by Westheimer Corp.

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