Hybrid Barnwood Telecaster - Handbuilt in Devon

 

 

 

Telecaster type guitar made from recycled materials and a damaged Stratocaster style body. Light nitro finished, slim neck. Scale length: 25.5″. Wilkinson hardtail bridge.

 

This guitar is basically a Telecaster shaped body routed to take Stratocaster hardware. Assembled from recycled materials, a new old stock guitar neck and a combination of refurbished and new parts. Handcrafted, one off, barnwood creation made in a shed in North Devon.

• Wilkinson hardtail bridge
• 22 fret maple and rosewood (type) neck
• 3 single coil pickups
• 5 position pickup up switch
• New 10 mm Machine Heads
• Nut Width: 1.656 In. (42 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• 44mm thick (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
• Salvaged wood body
• Body routed HSS (see image)
• Strap buttons
• New tremolo unit
• Weight 3.3kg

 

This guitar is a fusion of guitar designs. Handcrafted in the UK.

1. The body is a patchwork quilt of salvaged materials: roofing timber and a broken Stratocaster. It’s like a musical Frankenstein, stitched together with love and a touch of rebellious spirit in a natural wood, black and red finish?
2. Jedson-Stratocaster Lovechild: The body, inspired by 1960s Japanese Jedson guitars, is routed to accommodate a standard Stratocaster scratchplate. HSS routing means it’s ready for a single bridge humbucker and two middle and neck single coils,.
3. The maple neck has a rosewood type fretboard, refurbished and reborn, carries its own stories. New machine heads ensure tuning stability.
4. This guitar isn’t just wood and metal; it’s a fusion of past and present, grit and grace.
5. The neck wears a lightly dusted nitro finish - a nod to vintage vibes. It’s like a well-aged wine, improving with time and resonating with every chord you play.
6. The scratchplate, pickups and electrics are lifted straight from a brand new guitar - they look like a Strat and they sound like a Strat. The electrics and pickups are mid price range generic ones - old school twang.