Nashville Telecaster Barnwood 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.