Unfortunately very little is known about Matador guitars. How ever
there are a few things that we have been able to determine, based on the
guitars. Currently three models of Matadors guitars have surfaced. These were
manufactured by Teisco Co Ltd, in
The models sold were the E-112, the EB-100 an the EP-7. The solid
bodies were both a single pickup instrument. The E-112 being a guitar and the
EB-100 being the matching bass. Their design is very much influenced by the
Fender music master. The Ep-7 was a two pickup hollowbody.
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E-112 |
EB-110 |
EP-7 |
Production calculations based on Teisco serial numbers indicates
that the factory made approximately 5,000 of the E-112 and 4,500 of the EB-100.
However the majority of these would have had the Teisco Del Rey logo. So the
actual number of the guitars manufactured with the Matador logo remains a
mystery, but given the rarity of these models surfacing, it could be speculated
that there was maybe 1000 units made in total.
It is possible that these guitars were imported by WMI
Corporation. They were the exclusive importer of Teisco
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