Teye is a Dutch guitarist that, prior to producing his own line of electric guitars, was best known for his Flamenco guitar work with the Joe Ely band in the late 90’s. His formative years included classical guitar study at the conservatory in Groningen (Netherlands). It was while hitch hiking in Spain he discovered a passion for Flamenco guitar playing and from that point focused his studies within that style throughout various parts of the world including Andalusia, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Teye brings a strong and lengthy history as a professional player in a number of musical genres to his guitar building perspective. Now, based near Austin Texas, he produces a uniquely identifiable series of electric guitars that could not be mistaken for anyone else's. As ornate and beautiful as these guitars are, they remain “player guitars” with a focus on versatility of tone, intimacy of sound and feel and consistent high quality.
Distortion Brothers is proud to be able to offer guitars from Teye’s TMF series. These new guitars for 2015 bring laser etched artwork, delicate articulate inlay, and the new MOJO tone control into the hands of players. These guitars are capable of rocking out intensely or producing sublime Blues or Country licks.
$2,995.00 $3,325.00
Slow is Smooth - Smooth is Fast
This ornate axe is perfect for the six-string gunslinger that wants to rock hard.
Teye's mentor, Tony Zemaitis, imparted many of El Pistolero's foundational features. However, this guitar's evolution resulted in improved versatility and increased power.
The El Pistolero features Teye's original MOOD circuit. On its own, it performs complex equalization. In conjunction with the powerful DiMarzio pickups, the MOOD circuit creates a broad palate of tones.
That is what impresses me the most: El Pistolero's versatility. I love the simplicity and honesty of a traditional passive electronics guitar but this one has a wider palette of sweet tones. This guitar exceeds my expectations in a way I can't recall before. Plus... it looks really cool!
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Reddish-brown Hand-rubbed Luthier’s Oil |
| Body | 3-piece Select Mahogany |
| Neck | Select Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | Wide |
| Fretboard | Bound Ebony with Teye Inlay |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Set Neck |
| Pickups | 2 - Custom-wound DiMarzio Humbuckers |
| Controls | 2 - Volume, Master Tone, Master MOOD, & 5-way Pickup Selector |
| Bridge | Proprietary Teye SuperSustain |
| Tuners | Grover Super Rotomatic Imperials |
| Case | SKB Deluxe Gig Bag |
$3,950.00
Unique and stunningly beautiful, right? Keep in mind that the pictures can only approximate the beauty and detail these works of art offer in person. We, at Distortion Brothers, were stunned by Teye's guitars when we first opened the cases. Being in the same room with these guitars takes it to a whole other realm.
Although these guitars are certainly beautiful to the eye, it rightly doesn't stop there. These guitars are inspirational tonal color generators. The sound combines with the feel of the instrument in your hands creating a resonance you feel in the sound. The colors these guitars are capable of will lead you on many a wide variety of musical journeys.
It would be incorrect to think of these guitars as ornate Fender type instruments. They are something entirely different. The etched metal top, the wood, pickups, the feel of the wood grain of the neck in your hand; it all joins together to create a guitar that produces highly individual musical tones that are at the same time strangely familiar.
It doesn't seem to us that it is just the 5 position pickup selector, the MOJO circuit (both of which offer up a wide range of color) or the incredible pickups but rather something that is happening acoustically that is transferring to the electric domain. Something about the woods the metal top and the Hipshot tremolo all coming together to create the sound and vibrations you not only hear but also feel. As Teye himself put it, "I concentrate on the resonance of the guitar, by means of the combination and balance between woods, body and neck design, hardware material and construction, and finish. This is why I make my own hardware and have devised my own way of finishing."
It kicks ass and rocks, can twang like you wouldn't believe P-90s could, mellows into sweet darker areas, damn, we are at a loss for words for where you can go with this guitar. You've got to check these out!
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Teye’s hand-rubbed Luthier’s Oil Shipwreck |
| Body | Select Mahogany |
| Neck | Select Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | Wide |
| Fretboard | Bedouin Style Inlay |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Set Neck |
| Pickups | 3 - Jason Lollar P-90s |
| Controls | 3 - Volume, Tone, & MOJO |
| Bridge | Hipshot US Contour Tremolo |
| Tuners | Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners |
| Case | TKL Vectra Case with Teye Guitars Badge |
$2,800.00 $3,950.00
Unique and stunningly beautiful, right? Keep in mind that the pictures can only approximate the beauty and detail these works of art offer in person. We, at Distortion Brothers, were stunned by Teye's guitars when we first opened the cases. Being in the same room with these guitars takes it to a whole other realm.
Although these guitars are certainly beautiful to the eye, it rightly doesn't stop there. These guitars are inspirational tonal color generators. The sound combines with the feel of the instrument in your hands creating a resonance you feel in the sound. The colors these guitars are capable of will lead you on many a wide variety of musical journeys.
It would be incorrect to think of these guitars as ornate Les Paul type instruments. They are something entirely different. The etched metal top, the wood, pickups, the feel of the wood grain of the neck in your hand; it all joins together to create a guitar that produces highly individual musical tones that are at the same time strangely familiar.
It doesn't seem to us that it is just the 5 position pickup selector, the MOJO circuit (both of which offer up a wide range of color) or the incredible pickups but rather something that is happening acoustically that is transferring to the electric domain. Something about the woods the metal top and the custom patented bridge all coming together to create the sound and vibrations you not only hear but also feel. As Teye himself put it, "I concentrate on the resonance of the guitar, by means of the combination and balance between woods, body and neck design, hardware material and construction, and finish. This is why I make my own hardware and have devised my own way of finishing."
It kicks ass and rocks, can twang like you wouldn't believe humbuckers could, mellows into sweet darker areas, damn, we are at a loss for words for where you can go with this guitar. You've got to check these out!
Now offered at a special price, this Super Coyote has been our demo model but is in great condition.
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Shipwreck Blonde |
| Body | Select Mahogany with Flame Maple |
| Neck | Select Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | Wide |
| Fretboard | Bound Ebony with Teye Inlay |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Set Neck |
| Pickups | 2 - Custom-wound Jason Lollar |
| Controls | 2 - Volume, Master Tone, & Master MOJO |
| Bridge | Proprietary Teye SuperSustain |
| Tuners | Grover Super Rotomatic Imperials |
| Case | SKB Gig Bag |
