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Barnwood Hybrid Telecaster One-Off Build from Salvaged Chaos

Handbuilt in North Devon, this guitar is a collision of eras and styles: a Telecaster silhouette fused with Stratocaster guts, crafted from reclaimed roofing wood and a shattered Strat shell that refused to die. It’s not just assembled—it’s resurrected.

Body: Strat-routed Tele shape, salvaged timber and broken Strat shell
Neck: 22-fret maple with rosewood-style fretboard, slim profile, lightly nitro-finished
Electronics: HSS configuration, 3 single coils, 5-way switch, Strat-style scratchplate
Hardware: Wilkinson hardtail bridge, new 10mm machine heads, strap buttons
Dimensions: 25.5″ scale length, 42mm nut width, approx. 44mm body thickness (± 0.5mm)
Weight: 3.3kg of raw tone and rebellion

This isn’t a factory clone—it’s a Frankenstein lovechild of Jedson and Strat, stitched together with defiance and solder. The electrics are mid-range, the tone is old-school twang, and the finish is unapologetically imperfect. Built to be played, not polished.

Crafted from recycled materials, a new old stock neck, and a mix of refurbished and new parts. A one-off barnwood creation, made in a shed in North Devon. Actual photos will be published soon. Similar guitar will be listed on eBay.

Barnwood Hardtail Stratocaster Style Body

This Strat body is a genuine Rat Bait Guitar construction, which was made in September 2025. This guitar body is made from salvaged material and a broken Stratocaster type guitar constructed and shaped in a rat infested shed in North Devon. The design and shape is reminiscent of ‘Woolworths’ guitars from the 1960s / 70s – Japanese, retro homage. Please see photographs to view the rugged finish and texture of the body.

This body is part loaded with a white scratchplate from a new guitar, new electrics and new pickups.

Stratocaster Body made from recycled materials – body weight 1.85kg (unloaded).

Materials: Old roofing timber, bits from an old bookcase and a broken Stratocaster body.

This body is routed to take standard single coil pickups. This handmade body has dents, scratches and old paint in places. You might have to fettle this body to suit your needs.

Hardtail Stratocaster body SSS routed – UK Made

Body made from a salvaged material
Approx. Thickness: 42mm
Approx. Neck Pocket Width: 55mm
Approx. Weight: 1.85kg

The Hardtail Strat Barnwood Guitar Body by Rat Bait guitars is a unique and eco-friendly choice for electric guitar enthusiasts. Made from recycled material in the United Kingdom, this body features a natural, red, and black colour scheme that adds a touch of character to any guitar. With a weight of 1.85kg, this UK-made body is designed to fit most electric guitars seamlessly, making it an ideal choice for customising and creating a one-of-a-kind instrument.

Barnwood Nashville Style Body

Hybrid Stratocaster body routed to take Nashville Telecaster hardware

This Nashville Tele / Strat body is a genuine Rat Bait Guitar construction, which was made in September 2025. This guitar body is made from salvaged material and a broken Stratocaster type guitar constructed and shaped in a rat infested shed in North Devon. The design and shape is reminiscent of ‘Woolworths’ guitars from the 1960s / 70s – Japanese, retro homage. Please see photographs to view the rugged finish and texture of the body.

Telecaster / Stratocaster Body made from recycled timber – body weight 1.99kg.

Materials: Part of a 1970s Austrian table, old roofing timber, bits from an old bookcase and a broken Stratocaster body.

This Nashville style body is routed to take a standard neck pickup, single coil middle pickup and standard Telecaster bridge pickup. This handmade body has dents, scratches and old paint in places. You might have to fettle this body to suit your needs.

Body made from a salvaged material
Approx. Thickness: 43mm
Approx. Neck Pocket Width: 56mm
Approx. Weight: 1.99kg
Light Nitro Cellulose tint coat in places

This guitar body blank is made from reclaimed wood in the United Kingdom, ready to be crafted into a unique and environmentally-friendly electric guitar. The natural and black colour offers a rugged looking, versatile, barnwood choice for a contemporary unique Partscaster, perfect for customising your instrument to suit your style. Designed to fit standard electric guitars, this body blank is a great choice for luthiers and musicians looking for a sustainable and distinctive sound.

Relic Stratocaster Style Guitar, Vintage Look, Nitro Neck, UK Made

Relic Vintage Stratocaster Style Guitar.

The neck is a new old stock replacement, finished with a light nitro coat with the headstock painted to match the imperfect look of the body. New machine heads have been fitted. The pickups are probably from an early 2000’s Squier fitted onto a reclaimed triple-ply scratchplate. A new complete tremolo bridge has been fitted.

A homage to 1960s and 1970s guitars

21-fret maple and rosewood neck
3 single pole pickups
5 position pickup up switch
New 10mm Machine Heads
Nut Width: 1.656 In. (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″
Reliced Stratocaster body
Strap buttons
New strap
New tremolo unit with tremolo arm

Handcrafted in the UK.

This unique electric guitar is a must-have for any music enthusiast, very easy to play and looks good hanging on a wall. The Relic Strat Guitar has an adaptable HSH layout (fitted with SSS scratchplate and pickups) and is made with new and recycled parts, making it a sustainable choice for any player. The guitar is handcrafted and finished in the UK and is of a solid body type construction, 4/4 size and in a blue, black and red reliced body colour, lightly sealed with Nitrocellulose. The set includes a strap and the guitar has 21 frets, with a rosewood type fretboard. The body material is basswood and the guitar is right-handed. This is a great choice for anyone looking for a high-quality, UK assembled electric guitar at a price that won’t break the bank.

This body was manufactured in the 2000s and is compatible with Stratocaster electric guitar fittings. The brand of this body is unknown, but has character and personality. Here are some more body details:

Will fit HSH – Single coils, humbuckers, or a mix of both
Approx. Thickness: 43mm
Approx. Neck Pocket Width: 56.5mm
Light nitro finish over relic paintwork
Relic finish
Basswood

Relic Hybrid Tele / Strat Guitar – UK Made

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

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

Strap buttons

New tremolo unit

Weight 3.3kg

1960s Inspired Stratocaster / Telecaster Hybrid Guitar—a true musical chimera!

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 red and natural wood finish?
Jedson-Stratocaster Lovechild: The body, inspired by 1960s Japanese Jedson guitars, is routed to accommodate a standard Stratocaster scratchplate and tremolo unit. HSH routing means it’s ready for humbuckers, single coils, and everything in between.
The maple neck has a rosewood type fretboard, refurbished and reborn, carries its own stories. New machine heads ensure tuning stability, and the complete tremolo bridge adds a touch of dive-bombing drama.
This guitar isn’t just wood and metal; it’s a fusion of past and present, grit and grace.
The neck wears a light nitro finish—a nod to vintage vibes. It’s like a well-aged wine, improving with time and resonating with every chord you play.
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 – they definitely aren’t rubbish.