Telecaster – Page 7 – Rat Bait Guitars

Nashville Telecaster Type Guitar -Recycled Wood

Rat Bait guitar built in June 2024 from new and reclaimed parts. Full scale. Free UK delivery.

This Nashville Telecaster inspired guitar body is made from a Mahogany side table (probably English Mahogany), pieces of scavenged wood from various places, a slice of Exmoor Spruce and a bit of Oak from a 1940s dining table, all assembled, constructed and shaped by hand in a rat infested shed in North Devon.

Unloaded body weight = 2kg (weight without neck, pickups, bridge etc.)

This Barnwood Nashville style body is routed to take a standard neck pickup, single coil middle pickup and standard Telecaster bridge pickup. A handmade body that has dents and scratches in places – finished in beeswax, giving it a warm colour.

Body made from salvaged timber
Body routed to take a standard Tele neck and bridge pickup and a middle single coil pickup
Three way switch
Neck Pickup – Vintage warm tone
Middle single coil pickup. This gives an extra tone boost and acts as a second bridge pickup, cleaner and clearer
Tortoiseshell scratchplate
Black Telecaster bridge pickup – vintage tone
22-fret maple neck (reclaimed from a new guitar)
New 10mm Machine Heads
Nut Width: 1.656 In. (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″

Reused and reshaped, these discarded bits of timber gems have been given a new life. This timber has been upcycled, repurposed and recycled.

Bargain – New Paulownia Tele Body – Raw Wood

Paulownia Telecaster Body

£25.00 Free UK postage and packing (International Shipping available)

This Tele body is in great new condition with no dents or bumps. New old stock Telecaster Body, made from Paulownia, including black scratchplate and black line edge detail around body. This is in as new condition, requires body finish, a fantastic base for a DIY Telecaster.

42.8mm thick (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
56.5mm neck pocket (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Neck pocket depth 19mm (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Weight of body 1.20kg
Paulownia Telecaster Body

We carry a small amount of stock which changes constantly – contact us if you are looking for a part.

All items are posted using Royal Mail.
Orders dispatched within two working days.
We accept reasonable return requests.

1.33kg – Sunburst Tele Body- Telecaster Style

£40.00 Free UK postage and packing (International Shipping available)

This sunburst Tele body is in great condition with no dents or bumps, there are a few light surface scratches from being played – it looks almost new. The wood is possibly basswood or Paulownia. Finished in a transparent sunburst, high gloss finish, a fantastic base for a DIY Telecaster.

43mm thick (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
56mm neck pocket (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Weight of body 1.33kg

Cheap Telecaster Style Body

Transparent Telecaster Type Body

£25.00 Free UK postage and packing (International Shipping available)

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If you are looking for a cheap Telecaster type project body – this Tele body is in great used condition with no dents or bumps, there are a few light surface scratches from being played – it looks almost new. The wood is possibly basswood or Paulownia. Finished in a transparent high gloss finish, a fantastic base for a DIY Telecaster.

43mm thick (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
56mm neck pocket (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Neck pocket depth 19mm (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Weight of body 1.43kg

Genuine vintage Teisco, Kay, Raver, Kawai guitar body. Made In Japan

£60.00 UK Post Free – Contact for International Shipping

If you’re looking for something that is out of the ordinary that offers old-world charm for a very reasonable price, this is a great guitar body to consider.

Original laminated plywood body from the 1960s / 1970s. It has a few scuffs, scrapes marks and indents but would be a good base for a project for someone. Overall good condition and includes original strap buttons.

The brand name “Teisco” was established in 1948 and is sometimes incorrectly explained as an acronym of Tokyo Electric Instrument and Sound Company. However, the exact name of company, establishing and producing the Teisco brand was not that company name.

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We carry a small amount of stock which changes constantly – contact us if you are looking for a part.

All items are posted using Royal Mail.
Orders dispatched within two working days.
We accept reasonable return requests.

Semi Hollow Telecaster Body

Refurbished Semi Hollow Body

£40.00 Free UK postage and packing (International Shipping available).

This hollow Telecaster style body has been refurbished and is in great used condition. The body has a ‘f’ hole and is string through at the rear. Finished colour is yellow, black and red, with a slightly road worn look to it, covered with a gloss finish. More details here.

46mm thick (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
56mm neck pocket (± 0.5 mm Deviation)
Weight of body 1.14kg

All measurements are approximate.

The F Hole hollow body design will produce warmer tones than a traditional solid body guitar. This body is of modern construction and finish but with traditional aesthetics, routed to take a humbucker pickup in the neck and a standard Telecaster pickup at the bridge. The wood is of a lighter type but exceptionally robust.

Please remember – non-UK clients must contact us before purchasing products. Shipping must be added for international shoppers. If you are from a non-UK country your order will not be dispatched unless you contact us before purchase. All UK shipping is free of charge.