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Review from americansongwriter.com
By: MichaelHargis Date: December 12, 2020, 9:56 am
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Teye Guitars Coyote Electric Guitar
BY CHRISTIAN SEAMAN
6 YEARS AGO
Red (1)
Teye Guitars have been producing instruments from their Austin,
Texas custom shop since the early 2000’s. Based on the
illustrious Zemaitis guitar design- which introduced aesthetic
craftsmanship and beauty with engraved tops, diamond and pearl
inlays to the electric guitar- these exquisite American-made
boutique instruments can feature exotic woods, hand-engraved
pickguards, pearl-front inlays, and relic-ing if desired. New
for 2014 is the Coyote series of guitars, which incorporates
modern production technology and simpler finishes into a guitar
with all of the aforementioned Teye aspects.
The Coyote features a mahogany body and neck with a maple cap. A
24-fret ebony fretboard can be easily accessed up and down the
neck. The neck is about as thick as a Les Paul, but with a wider
fretboard, which make it easy to play double-stops and country
bend pull-offs. The guitar’s proprietary bridge and locking
tailpiece, signature to Teye’s A Series guitars, allow for easy,
secured adjustments. Two DiMarzio custom pickups are controlled
by independent volumes, master tone, and another Teye signature
element, the “Mood” knob, which blends the coils of the pickups
to variably access single coil and humbucking modes. No 60-cycle
hum interferes single-coil operation here. The pickups can also
be run out-of-phase, via position four in the Coyote’s five-way
switch. Grover tuners and a Korian nut complete this Texan-made
axe.
I first played the Coyote into a Twin Reverb. The tone was
crystal clear, and had a pleasant attack, even when playing
hard. Output levels between pickup positions were balanced.
Moving over to an Orange Rockerverb 50, I cranked out the hot
and thick DiMarzio humbuckers and played the out-of-phase
position with reverb. Get your Jimmy Page and Gary Moore licks
ready in this position! This guitar delivers them faithfully.
The dynamics and articulation remained throughout, even when the
gain was very high.
I was impressed by the response of the electronics. No matter
where the volumes or tone were set, there was no “blanket”
effect to be heard. The Mood knob proved incredibly useful, and
unlocked a lot of the potential of this guitar. I found myself
scrolling through every position on the five-way in a live
performance setting. And, almost to my surprise, I found myself
on the out-of-phase position the most. It really is a beautiful
effect when used on the right axe, and this one certainly
exemplified that. For rhythm, I’d play with the Mood knob down,
and crank it up for solos. The phase cancellation was never
overly apparent unless you want it to be and play louder.
Without question, this is one of the more standout boutique
guitars I’ve played. It is not a first guitar purchase for
anybody by any means. And of course, Teye knows that. It is
pricey at $3000 and its looks will definitely garner a ‘love it’
or ‘hate it’ response. But it feels, plays and sounds like a
$3000 guitar. The Teye builders put many hours into crafting
each guitar and the sweat labor shows. To some, the design and
look may seem like overkill and gaudy, while those looking for a
rare one of a kind treasure will marvel at the guitar’s
aesthetic. The Teye Coyote is a versatile axe and feasible for
those that are in search of the legendary Tony Zemaitis allure.
List price: $3000
SPECS:
• Mahogany body and neck
• Bound Maple cap
• 24-fret bound Ebony fingerboard with the Teye-inlay
• Two DiMarzio custom-wind humbuckers
• Proprietary fine-tuned Teye electronics with the full
four-knob A-series control panel
• Proprietary Teye A-series hand-made bridge
• Proprietary Teye hand-made tailpiece
• Two distinctive custom engraved aluminum body plates
• Distinctive custom engraved aluminum headstock plate with
direct truss-rod access
• Custom aluminum rear plate
• Proprietary Teye volume and tone knobs, and ditto switch tip
• Korian nut
• Nitro finish
• Case included
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