Horton Heat Guitar

Just finished this 335 style guitar for the Rev. Horton Heat - check out this link for more info:

http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/

We have done this guitar as a gift to the Rev - we dont have any endorsement deals etc. Horton Heat supported Motorhead in the USA last year and this was a way of saying thank you for the hospitality.

The guitar itself is a 335 style mahogany body / neck with a maple top - finished in black - ebony fretboard with no inlays, Les Paul style hardware with the 3 way switch on the upper horn. We fitted a nice set of Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen Humbucker sized P-90's - CTS Pots and Orange drop caps.

Phil Campbell of Motorhead playing a Lemmy Inspired Guitar

We are working on a limited run of Lemmy Inspired Guitars - Phil Campbell of Motorhead picked up a new guitar from us last week and tried out the design prototype for the guitar:



Specifications:

Individually Serial Numbered for the production of 50
Premium Mahogany Body with 5 Piece Maple Neck
Width at Nut: 42
Width at 12th Fret: 52mm
Scale Length: 626mm
Exclusive body shape with hand carved "Oak leaf" relief
Premium Hand Made Binding
Premium Ebony Fretboards
Star Inlays in Mother of Pearl
Bare Knuckle War Pig Pickups (1V + 1T)
CTS Pots, Sprague Orange drop Capacitors, hand wired
Premium Hardware
Bone Nut
Certificate of Authenticity
Hard Case
Pro Setup

Price: £850 + V.A.T. If the guitar is going to any non-European Union Country then its £850 and you will be responsible for your own import taxes etc.

Mantis 2 with EMG's and Schaller Hannes

Just finished this build:

TC Ellis Guitars Mantis 2 in Mahogany with 1" Flame Maple Cap - faux Binding
Tree of Life in Mother of Pearl
Schaller Hannes Bridge
Schaller Tuners
EMG Zakk Wylde Set

Finished Phil Campbells New Guitar

I have finally finished Phil's new Strat:


The guitar is built as a twin to the Series 2 Les Paul Style that we built for him earlier this year - its translucent white over Flame Maple with Gold Hardware.

Here are the specs:

Body: 1 Piece Ash with Flame Maple top. Routed for H/S/S

Neck: High Quality Flame Maple with Premium Rosewood Fretboard 22 Frets (medium Jumbo), 16" radius - "Spade" symbol fret markers in Abalone with "Wanker" at the 12th fret. Hand carved bone nut (0.023" to 0.018" E to E) 42.6mm at the nut / 52mm at the 12th fret. Very slim neck profile (20mm at 12th fret) - soft shoulders with a fairly "flat" back - think FAST. Vintage Pin-up decal on the headstock, finished in high gloss Nitro with Danish Oil finish on the back of the neck.

Hardware: EMG 81/S/S with 1 volume and 1 tone (ceramic) Callaham Vintage S bridge and trem block (blocked off) - no trem claw or springs - the trem cavity has 2 9v batteries for 18v mod to the EMG circuitry) Hardware has been selectivly 24 carat gold plated for a Gold / Nickel look. Hand made Gold Mirror pickguard and matching back plate - Vintage split post tuners again selectivly plated in gold. And finally a nice Welsh Flag button.

The guitars neck is set with a very very small amount of relief, Earnie Ball Super Slinky 10's with the action at 0.055 at the 12th fret on the Bass E going to 0.045 on the trebel E.

This had turned out to be yet another sweet guitar - I actually took a break yesterday and just played it for the sheer enjoyment it sounded and played that good. Phil is in Moscow today for the last gig of the 2009 Motorizer tour - we will hook up over Xmas and the New Year - I will try and get some pics and video of him with the guitar.

I can build this same guitar for around £850 - Fender Custom Shop quality at a fraction of the price.

Click on the pictures for bigger versions:

Lemmy Bass - Update & Pictures

Here are a few pictures of the Bass we are building for Lemmy - Once Lemmy approves we will begin production:

Vincent Motorbike Guitar

Working on this PRS Style Guitar - it is themed around the classic Vincent Motorbike's of the 50's. We are working on a few Stratocasters based around classic Triumph, BSA, Ducatti, Yahaha, etc. motorbike colour schemes.