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Dark Flame double cutaway

Reclaimed oak body routed for twin single coil pick ups, 3 way lever switch, single volume and tone controls, through body strung via a 6 saddle bridge. Neck's Limba with a maple, 12 radius board and Evo frets, brass dots and pearl inlays. Birds eye maple scratch guard

Crescent protoype

This new model will have options for twin or triple pick up. Tremelo  or hardtail with string through bridge, traditional tune o matic style, or wrap around bridge. Comfort carves or flat top, lightweight Limba bodies, choice of scale length, fretboard radius and neck profile. This ones a Ziricote board with brass and white pearl inlays

Walnut top semi hollow

This body is Limba, routed for weight relief and topped with a bookmatched English walnut top. Neck's also Limba, 'C' profile with a flame maple board, Evo frets, brass dots with inlaid black pearl. Body's routed for twin Tele style pick ups, 3 way switch, single volume and tone

Some builds in detail

Explore some of our earlier models

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Spalted flame maple

Honduran mahogany body and neck

This was one of the finest bookmatched maple tops I've seen, fitted to a genuine Honduran mahogany 2 piece body, with a 24 fret ebony fretboard on a mahogany 'C' profile neck. Twin Iron Gear Blues Engine pick ups, 3 way toggle switch with single volume and tone controls

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Bite the Bullet

Flame maple, striped ebony

Similar in shape to the Bullet Tele made in '81 and'82, this was a beautiful maple top on a 2 piece mahogany body, with a bolt on mahogany neck. A striped ebony 22 fret, 12 inch radius fretboard, Steel Twin pick ups, 3 way toggle switch, single volume and tone. Through body strung via a 6 saddle bridge, all chrome hardware

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Flat top single cutaway 

Namibian rosewood bookmatched top

Fitted with twin mini humbuckers, 6 saddle string through bridge on a Black Limba 2 piece body. Fretboard was Ziricote, 22 frets on a matching quartersawn Limba neck carved with a chunky fifties profile. 3 way toggle switch, single volume and tone, Axetec chrome tuners and knobs

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