r/obscureguitars

Went into a guitar store just to look and kill some time. This was the first guitar to greet me as I walked in. I was like "fuck that thing is cool, and it's only $375?" The dude behind the counter said it's been sat for a while and it's mine for $300 out the door.

It originally had two inbuilt speakers but whoever had it previously ripped them out, made a custom pick guard and mounted some strat style pickups.

I haven't played it extensively since it's at my luthier to have some quality of life work done to it.

I was going to get an Am Pro II Telecaster next month but I might throw some killer pickups in and rock this for a while.

Specs below. I picked this up after forever swearing off anything that wasn’t a Fender scale (this is a 25”) because of a fantastic deal I was offered. I figured I’d get a little use and then flip it for a profit.

That was back in June, and this guitar isn’t going anywhere. I got in touch with the builder on Insta (diego_vila_custom_guitars) and learned this one was built for his tour with the Boutique Guitar Showcase. Really impressed with all his work.

Specs:

Serial #: 0721MRLN02
Weight: 8lbs 3.4oz
Color: Peacock Blue
Relic/Aging Level: Medium/Heavy Relic
Case: Estuches Muñoz Hardshell Case

Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Binding: Cream ABS

Neck Material: Roasted Flame European Maple (One-PIece)
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Tint: Natural
Neck Construction: Set Neck
Neck Dimensions (1st to 12th): 0.93 - 1.00
Neck Shape: Chunky “C”
Scale Length: 25" (635mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Wire: Nickel Silver
Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
Fingerboard Radius: Compound 10 - 16"
Fingerboard Binding: ABS
Fingerboard Inlay: Cellulose Acetate
Side Dots: Tortoise shell side dots
Nut Width: 1.687" (42.8mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Veneer: Delmar Silver Sparkle
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Pearloid Cellulose Acetate
Truss Rod: Two way truss rod

Hardware Color: Nickel
Neck Pickup: Custom Diego Vila Handwound Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: Custom Diego Vila Handwound Humbucker
Controls & Switching: 3-Way Toggle Switch
Pickguard: Silver Sparkle
Truss Rod Cover: Silver Sparkle
Knobs: Relic black bell knobs
Switch Cap: Black switch tip
Bridge: Gotoh Tune-o-matic
Tuning Machines: Gotoh
Factory String Gauge: 0.10 - 0.46

It has six strings so it must be a guitar. Don’t know much more about it.

Unfortunately the bridge pickup doesn’t work, but there are 3 others I can choose from. Haven’t removed the pickguard yet.

From what I can tell, the 5th switch seems to bypass the tone pot, not sure why.

The neck feels a bit better than the one on my tele.

Does anybody know if I could find a trem bar that could work on this?

I have this Noble guitar that I believe is from the 60’s. I’ve tried to do a little bit of research on it but have not been able to turn up much. Does anyone know anything about this guitar?

Just a new piece for one of our artist. It’s a 24 fret, 25.5” scale piece. With a VIP body shape, and the Forest colorway.

Peculiar 80s Czech Gibson Sonex copy I got a couple weeks back that I'm fixing up

my eye and memory is no longer as sharp for these things as it used to be, i thought it might be a del ray or something?

can anyone recognize this model? it's from the cover of Marc Ribot's book "Unstrung, Rants and stories of a noise guitarist"

Omni stringed instruments 2006 serial number L90311