Laika Tele
Classic Telecaster-style tone in a carry-on-sized package.
- Classic T-style voice
- One-piece roasted maple neck
- Pickups professionally hand-wound to order
- Three-way switch
- Brass tuners that hold tune; easy string changes
- 2-year warranty
- Ships worldwide, tracked
- Direct line to the maker
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The Tele, in detail.
A travel guitar with a roasted-maple bolt-on neck and the clear, cutting voice of a classic T-style. The one-piece neck has no separate fingerboard, a black-walnut skunk stripe on the back, and the body is milled from a single, specially selected board. The neck is CNC-cut, including the fret slots, for computer-accurate intonation. The pickups are professionally hand-wound to order for the specific wood, shape and weight of your guitar. Perfectly balanced on a strap: no neck dive.
Specifications
Body
- Type
- Compact electric guitar
- Body
- One-piece ash or alder, milled from a single selected board
- Finish
- Oil-wax, painted, or painted + relic
- Weight
- On request
- Total length
- On request
- Case dimensions
- On request
Neck
- Scale length
- 25" (635 mm)
- Frets
- 22 Simtoms extra-hard (steel optional)
- Neck
- One-piece roasted maple, bolt-on with threaded inserts
- Fingerboard
- Roasted maple (integral), 12" radius
Electronics and hardware
- Pickups
- Blues Classic hand-wound set, two single-coils (bridge humbucker + single optional)
- Bridge / hardware
- Laika in-house aged brass
In the box
- Included accessories
- Padded gig bag
Values marked "on request" are confirmed on your written spec sheet before you pay. We do not publish estimated numbers.
Build your Tele.
Series model: pick your finish. Want different wood, pickups or frets? Order it through the custom shop.
Pay for your Tele.
Full payment is required to start production. Choose the method that suits you; we confirm your specification in writing before you pay. Your configured total: $1,649.
Everything happens on this page. After payment we confirm the spec in writing, start production, and send photos during the build. Prices in USD; import duties, where applicable, are the buyer's responsibility. Returns are accepted only for manufacturing defects, which are covered by the 2-year warranty. Custom-built instruments cannot be returned for change of mind.
Included
Padded gig bag
Timeline
Most custom Laika guitars are built in 3 to 5 weeks. International delivery usually takes about 4 weeks depending on destination, customs, and carrier conditions.
Shipping
Tracked, worldwide, in a rigid foam-lined box.
Laika Tele
$1,649