Guitar kits
guitar kit/replacement body for La Cab, plus neck and hardware
Body
Premium Red Alder, 1 3/4" thick, machined for a short vintage Tele (cut off) bridge with thru body stringing and routed for Filtertron pickups Gretsch/TV Jones. (Also available in 1 pickup version.) Nitro cellulose finish with optional colour under base coat and your choice of ageing and wear. Examples of wear levels can be seen on the bodies page. Information on paint and finishes can be found on the colours page.
Neck
Hosco/Allparts one piece maple neck, 10" fretboard radius, tall vintage frets. Tinted Nitro finish in a choice aged styles. Further details can be found on the necks page.
Hardware
A full set of aged nickel hardware, the spec and list of contents can be seen on the hardware page.
- Includes one ply black or cream pickguard and backplate.
- Please note that guitars supplied as kits do not bear a serial number.
Blackguard guitar kit
Body
Slab cut Premium Swamp ash 1 3/4" thick, finished in nitro cellulose butterscotch blonde, faded and aged as required. Wear examples are detailed on the bodies page. Paint and finish info can be found on the colours page.
Neck
One piece maple Hosco/Allparts neck. 7 1/4" fretboard radius, vintage frets, tinted nitro cellulose finish, ageing/wear level as required, details can be seen on the neck page.
Hardware
All the hardware you'll need, aged nickel, '50's style. For a full list of parts and spec, see the hardware page.
- Also includes round switch tip and one ply aged black pickguard.
- Please note that guitars supplied as kits do not bear a serial number.
'60's & '50's guitar kit/replacement body for strat, plus a neck and all hardware
Body
Premium Red Alder 1 3/4" thick with slim cut contours, in your choice of nitro cellulose finish, with optional colour under/base coat. Aging and wear as required, with examples shown on the bodies page. Finish and paint info can be found on the colours page
Neck
Hosco/Allparts maple neck, 7 1/4" fretboard radius (other profiles available) with vintage frets. Tinted nitro finish with your chosen level of wear/ageing, details on the neck page.
Hardware
A full set of aged nickel hardware, the spec and list of contents can be found on the hardware page.
- Includes an aged mint green pickguard and parchment switchtip.
- Please note that guitars supplied as kits do not bear a serial number.
'50's style also available
For a '50s style build kit we would supply a Swamp ash body with your choice of aged see thru or burst nitro finish, or an Alder body in your colour choice, aged as required, a one piece aged nitro finished maple neck and one ply aged white pickguard......and of course the hardware kit which has the round string guide.
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'60's style guitar kit/replacement body for Tele, plus a neck and all hardware
Body
Premium Red Alder, slab cut 1 3/4" thick, finished in nitro cellulose colours with your choice of base-coat/colour under, and level of fading/wear/aging. Please see the bodies page for wear info and our colours page for details on finishes and paint.
- Body binding is available as an optional extra.
Neck
Hosco/Allparts maple neck with Rosewood fretboard, vintage frets and optional aged shrunken clay dots. 7 1/4" fretboard radius (10" also available). Tinted nitro finish with a choice of aging levels which can be seen on the neck page.
Hardware
All the hardware you'll need in aged nickel, '60's style. For a full list of parts and spec, see the hardware page.
- Also includes top hat switch tip and aged 3 ply mint green pickguard.
- Please note that guitars supplied as kits do not bear a serial number.
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Guitar kits, custom/variations
Fancy a blackguard kit with a white guard? single pickup body maybe? Replacement La cabronita body with custom snakehead guard? Always happy to work with you to create your dream guitar.
