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Rat Bait Nitrocellulose Relic Guitar Neck

Enhance your guitar’s visual appeal with this Nitro Vintage Tint, Rat Bait Relic Telecaster Style Neck.

Made rosewood (type) and maple materials, this neck is designed to compliment your Partscaster electric guitar. Its unmistakable, unique Vintage Honey colour adds a touch of style to your instrument, making it stand out, on stage or hanging on the wall. This neck comes with a mechanically engraved neck plate, making it easy to install and use.

This neck was refurbished in 2024, lightly reliced and given a light coat of nitrocellulose, giving it a warm hue. This neck is unplayed, the frets are as excellent, as the day they were fitted.

The engraving on the neckplate is done using a 1960s engraving machine not a computer aided engraver.

Rosewood type fretboard
Scale Length – 25.5″
Frets – 22 jumbo frets
Width at Nut – 42mm
Heel Width – 55.5mm
Tuner holes pre-drilled for 10mm machine heads
Neck Profile – Modern C
Finish – light nitrocellulose coat / semi-matt
Rat Bait Guitars neck plate

This Nitro Vintage Tint neck is a must-have, refurbished by Rat Bait Guitars, it features a unique Rat Bait Relic design that adds a touch of personality to your instrument. This neck is specifically designed to fit full scale electric guitars. Its vintage honey colour adds a classic touch to any guitar, making it a great addition to any collection. Fettled in North Devon in the United Kingdom.

Relic Telecaster Style Guitar Body – UK Made

Rat Bait Guitars - Tele Style Body

Telecaster Body made from recycled materials – body weight 1.91kg. Body for sale only. For Scale Length: 25.5″

This ‘Rat Bait’ body is made from bits of salvaged roofing timber, a piece of Exmoor Spruce, parts of an Austrian cupboard, bits from 1940s vintage furniture plus other salvaged materials, constructed and assembled in a rat infested shed in North Devon.

The shape of the body is based on 1960s / 70s Japanese guitars but with a Telecaster layout.

The scratchplate, control panel, bridge and pickups etc. are not included in the sale, they are for illustration purposes only.

This Tele style body is routed to take a standard neck pickup and standard Telecaster bridge pickup.

This handmade body has dents, scratches and is finished in beeswax.

Body made from a salvaged materials
Approx. Thickness: 43mm
Approx. Neck Pocket Width: 56mm
Approx. Weight: 1.91kg
Finished in beeswax

This relic Telecaster style guitar body is a great addition to any musician’s collection. Made with salvaged materials in the United Kingdom, it features a natural finish and is designed to fit an electric guitar neck. The body is a crucial part of any guitar and this one is sure to impress. Its unique design and sustainable materials make it a great choice for anyone who wants a high-quality ethical instrument at an affordable price. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, this body is perfect for creating your own custom guitar.

Reused and reshaped, these discarded bits and pieces have been given a new life, upcycled, repurposed and recycled.

Relic Telecaster Style Guitar – Nitro Neck

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

The neck on this guitar as been slightly aged and given a light coat of Honey Nitrocellulose Lacquer. This Telecaster inspired guitar body is made from salvaged material, pieces scavenged from various places: a bit of a 1970s Austrian cupboard, Exmoor Spruce and bits of recycled roofing timber, all assembled, constructed and shaped by hand in a rat infested shed in North Devon. This barnwood style body is routed to take a standard neck pickup and standard Telecaster bridge pickup. A handmade rustic body that has dents, scratches and is finished in beeswax.

Body made from salvaged materials
Body routed to take a standard Tele neck pickup and standard Telecaster neck pickup
Three way switch
Chrome Neck Pickup – Vintage warm tone (new old stock)
Black scratchplate
Telecaster bridge pickup – vintage tone, old school twangy
Unused 22-fret maple neck
10mm Machine Heads
Nut Width: 1.656 In. (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5″

This handcrafted electric guitar boasts a solid body made from recycled materials and a natural finish. The maple neck adds to the overall beauty of the instrument, making it a perfect addition to any musician’s collection.

Telecaster Style Guitar Body – 1960s Red, Black

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This body is perfect to turn into a relic…

Telecaster Type Body – weight 2.2kg. For Scale Length: 25.5″

This Tele style body is routed to take a Humbucker neck pickup and standard Telecaster bridge pickup. This would make an awesome relic / roadworn body. I bought this body a while back and promptly dropped it. There are a couple of dings in the paintwork however the rest of the body is pretty good.

The colourway is very reminiscent of 1960s guitars.

Approx. Thickness: 44mm Approx.
Neck Pocket Width: 57mm Approx.
Weight: 2.2kg
Red and Black Sunburst Gloss Finish
This is a factory made body

Rat Bait Guitars are custom built, which means that each guitar is one of a kind and not repeatable. Peter Bright designs and builds each guitar according to his own vision and creativity, using a combination of new and reclaimed parts. He also offers some customisation options for his customers, such as choosing the colour, finish, pickups, hardware, or neck of the guitar.

Rat Bait Guitars are affordable and accessible for beginners and intermediate players who want a Fender-style guitar without breaking the bank. The guitars range from £125 to £450, depending on the model and features.

1990s Squier Body – Part Loaded – YN Neck Plate

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This gloss black body is a great addition to any guitar project build and the Fender Squier YN neck plate is a bonus for your retro partcaster build.

I bought this Stratocaster body as a 1990s Squier YN laminated body many years ago however, please examine the photographs to draw your own conclusion to its origins.

The general condition of the body is very good for its age. I have replaced the tremolo springs (the original ones were rusty) with new replacement ones. If you look at the image of the neck pocket you can see a number has been stamped in it.

The chrome work is not new and most probably where fitted when the guitar was originally assembled.

Approx neck pocket width 56.5mm
Approx body thickness 40mm

The brand Squier is known for their quality and this body is no exception. The light roadworn black colour will add a sleek touch to any partscaster build.