Mantis II Production Pictures

Jazz Guitars 6 & 7 Strings

I have a few Jazz Guitars available - looking at £199 each:

6 String, Spruce Top, Maple Back & Sides, Maple Neck. Double Bound Body, 2 x Humbuckers, 2 Volume, 2 x Tone, Gold Hardware, Ebony Fretboard. £199

7 String - Spruce Top, Maple Back-Sides and Neck. Double Bound Body, 2 x Humbuckers, 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, Ebony Fretboard, Black Hardware. New set of Ribbon Wound strings -£199

1989 MIJ Strat

MIJ Strat - Set up with 10's - Roller Nut - £299 Shipped in the UK. Nice playing Strat, lots of fret life.

Phillip Campbells Series 2

Got Phil's guitar completed today - the Bare Knuckle Warpigs sound & look great - I am sure Phil is going to love it. Set up with Ernie Ball 10's, roller saddles on the bridge, bone nut, fully shielded - Action at the 12th fret is a nice low 0.050 (1.27mm) - note the Gold "Tele" style knobs - this has turned out to be a great guitar -I am certainly very happy with it.

Phillip Campbells WarPig's Installed

Just got the Bare Knuckle War Pig's from DHL (Sent overnight last Wednesday - arrived the following Monday morning....) I have installed them (see picture) but I will let Tim Butcher do the final soldering etc. This is turing into a seriously sexy guitar.

Customised Series 2 for Phillip Campbell of Motorhead

We have been busy customising another Series 2 for Phil Campbell - it began life as a White Translucent Flame Maple Series 2 with a 1 piece mahogany body. We have removed the Jimmy Page wiring and replaced it with tradional Les Paul wiring, Sprague Orange Drop capacitors and some CTS Pots. Bare Knuckle Pickups are winding some "War Pig" pickups for it which will be slightly different from the regular War Pig's as they are going to be uncovered - looking forward to getting them installed. The guitar has been heavily shielded with Aluminium foil shielding tape.

Mantis Hollowbodys

A few more pictures of the Mantis Hollowbodys - this is a very limited production run of only 15 instruments:

Mahogany / Maple
Headstock matched top wood / colour with mother of pearl logo inlay
Single Binding
2 x Humbuckers or Fat P90's with traditional LP style bridge
Rosewood Fretboard with tree of life inlay
Bone Nut
Gold Hardware

Coming Soon

I am hoping to have the following available in approx. 6 weeks:

Mantis Hollowbodys:

Hollowbody Necks with Matching Headstocks and Tree of Life Inlay:



Quilted Maple Hollowbody's:

Spalted Maple:

"Explorer" Style - Mahogany Body's with Maple tops:

RR Flying V's:


Spalted Strat:


Flame Spalted Strat:

Production Pictures - note the Custom Explorer in Black Flame, Oil Finish - (This Mettalica inspired guitar is a special one off production for a customer)