Mattos Custom Guitars

If you were a fan of the TV series M.A.S.H. you’ll recall Radar O’Reilly’s affinity for Nehi grape soda. An unusual and distinctive choice. Making a custom guitar involves similar choices and this one is tour d’ force. Vintage style pine body with a Transtint dyed sunburst matched with a black pearl pickguard and a bird’s eye maple neck with ebony compound fretboard. All driven by a Seymour Duncan Antiquity humbucker matched with a Seymour Duncan Hot Stack for Tele. Plus a reversed control plate, Mastery bridge, and Bigsby vibrato. And it’s the color of Nehi, Radar would be so pleased!

Most of my work is by custom order but I occasionally list instruments, accessories, and other items of interest to the guitar obsessed for direct sale. Check out my Reverb store https://reverb.com/shop/mattos-custom-guitars (link in profile ) for great Direct Retail pricing on currently available items.

Pushing all the “classic 50’s” buttons here. Comfortable chunky D maple neck, semi-opaque Blond finish, Bakelite guard, nickel hardware showing just a hint of patina, 3 brass saddle bridge, and twangy lap-steel inspired tone. A bit less obvious is the contouring of the super light weight pine body and the noise suppressing qualities of the DiMarzio Area T pickup set. Been installing them for years and continue to be impressed with the excellent 50’s era tone from an exceptionally effective noise reducing pickup. If you hate the hum they’re worth a look!

Most of my work is by custom order but I occasionally list instruments, accessories, and other items of interest to the guitar obsessed for direct sale. Check out my Reverb store https://reverb.com/shop/mattos-custom-guitars (link in profile ) for great Direct Retail pricing on currently available items.

Haven’t done a Tele Tuesday post in a while so I guess I can squeeze in a few! And really, the black one is actually an Esquire. All with light weight pine bodies, low VOC finishes, and silky smooth maple necks. Classic styling, great playability, and a boatload of versatile tones!

Most of my work is by custom order but I occasionally list instruments, accessories, and other items of interest to the guitar obsessed for direct sale. Check out my Reverb store https://reverb.com/shop/mattos-custom-guitars (link in profile ) for great Direct Retail pricing on currently available items.

Super light weight Rat Rod in Bright Red milk paint. This reclaimed pine beauty weighs in at just under 6 pounds and with fast & comfy all-maple C neck is really fun to play. Haven’t done pinstripes in ages but this just called out for a little flourish on the chopped Bakelite guard. Nice Alnico P90 pickup is not super twangy but offers a great range of clarity and growl. Ready to rock, more details at my Reverb store.

Most of my work is by custom order but I occasionally list instruments, accessories, and other items of interest to the guitar obsessed for direct sale. Check out my Reverb store https://reverb.com/shop/mattos-custom-guitars (link in profile ) for great Direct Retail pricing on currently available items.