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Bucket

Say hello to the Bilt Relevator:

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ea/e9/51/eae951ad96462c8f712ce9c7820939a6.jpg

https://33.media.tumblr.com/00dcb16b49daad04108d9dac74e0bd0b/tumblr_mi2s4btROq1rtqh62o6_500.jpg

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It's an obviously Jazzmaster/Jag-inspired guitar, although the slider switches on the treble side actually control in-built fuzz and analog echo, which sounds like it could be really cool. I love it. There's also the LS (less stuff) model, which is laid out like a normal JM. Prices start at $2200 for the normal one and $1750 for the LS.

http://i1331.photobucket.com/albums/w585/MerryDespot/image_zps47b5bf0b.jpg

God-fucking-dammit, they're just SO cool.

stickyfiddle

I really want to love those, but they don't work for me. I played with a band whose guitarist is close mates with the guys building them. They did him a Starcaster in LPB. Much cooler IMO...

GavRichList

I love them. Last guitar for me to really want.

lasermonkey

I'd love to get a Bilt one day. I seem to remember coming across a picture of a 12 string with a hockey stick headstock too, which looked gorgeous. Along with Ayers in the US, they're my favourite, non-Fender offsets.

impmann

You want cool?

Check out the semi acoustic they built Nels Cline... Deep want...

Moe_Zambeek

And yet there was one on UK ebay last year that the owner couldn't seem to give away...

xmrchi

Probably down to that headstock... Dear God!

Jalapeno

mrchi said:

Probably down to that headstock... Dear God!

True.  Very Wangcaster-like.

DrBob

Yeah, if they wound the headstock design in a bit..

Actually to be fair if they did that we'd probably just find another aspect of the design to pick holes in.

I would love one of the LS ones in Burgundy Mist

meltedbuzzbox

Its based on the original non released Fender Marauder.

They are meant to be very, very good guitars

axisus

worst .... headstock .... ever ....

DannyP

I don't mind the headstock actually - sort of Fano/Starcaster.

You need something big and bold down the other end to balance it out a bit.

A nice tasteful Suhr/Manson type design would be aesthetically too weak on this type of guitar.

axisus

Actually that headstock would be pretty handy if you suddenly had to dig a hole in the middle of a set.