Randy Patton and his new Telobar "ole Yeller"

Randy Patton is the proud owner of Ole Yeller a doubleneck Telobar that we look forward to seeing him use on stage. We don't have a lot of photos of how comfortable they are to stand up and play, Randy adapted to it immediately. This one was a MIM Tele on top with a Teleratt on the bottom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlDOW12a5-A

Telobar in the Band  https://www.facebook.com/rpfarrier/videos/pcb.10212989321544775/10212989307544425/?type=3&theater

Buying a Telobar

The double neck Standard and Melobar is a cool guitar. To get into one there are a couple things to consider.

One is that you really are buying two guitars, if you start with a $450 used MIM Tele, it has to be stripped, chopped, laminated to a lower blank, re-routered (hand router the lower body too), then assembled so the electronics work from the upper bout to the Melobar control panel. There are often over $832 in parts before you count any labor or finish work. That brings them up to the $1,800 level in price.

A lot of guys have stated they'd like to buy one but would like to try it out and use it to see if they want to pay that kind of price. So we have tried to come up with ways to help you into one at a do-able price.

Here are some Options:

You can send in your own "donor" Tele that you have laying around but don't use much which will cut that initial cost out. Send it to us and we will do the rest. That can bring the price down considerably from $350 to $500 depending on how complete you want it.

Build your own kit - you can buy a guitar that is the complete "bones" in primer and you paint it and assemble as you want it, which opens the door to a lot of customizing which is cool to do. Again price ranges on what the upper standard cost but it can cut the cost in half ranging from $385 to $900 on a top of the line that just needs to be painted and assembled.


Hope that helps you get into one, there are only about 9 necks left and then this era is over.

Telobar's out working the Blues

  link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtHK_Nf88w

Telobar Blues fun killin' it, have to be patient but some good shots of how to use a Telobar on stage
link is just below photo

Lindley on a V Click

Three old prototype Melobros found

Three older proto-type Melobros were found uncompleted in the early models, three bodies and two of the mahogany necks and I think I have the ebony fretboard still for them, if you are a DIY guy and want to build one send me an email as listed at the top of the site and I'll get more photos and details and take the best offer. Ted
photo is of finished ones from these models, the first RayBay model, Royal and Hula style.

Sold some so email for update on what's available

Melobar 2018

Melobar focus for 2018

Sample of a three pickup Nashville Tele with Fender TexMex pickups, nice blues tone. click the link on the next line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsMk29hBpA8

I'm trying something new for 2018; paint finishes are what slow down the availability of these and the double neck Tel-O-bars. This Blue Burst guitar shown was a year in getting finished due to my limited time to work on them.


This year I am doing "Completed Kits":
I router the bodies, necks, primer the guitar to seal the wood, then actually build the instrument and sell it as a DIY paint only.
You get the guitar and can actually play it as is, then unscrew everything and paint it any finish you want, then simply screw everything back together, add your own knobs and anything else you want to customize.
Here is a video of one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkYCbTAZXPg

                                          SOLD
This will help ensure they are built correctly, and make it simple, not to mention it will drastically cut the cost to get into one of these last Rosac neck (Barn Find) Melobars.

SOLD



all plus shipping and handling