Yarde Guitars

Yarde Guitars 100% Custom & 100% Headless

harmonised CNC precision with handcraftmanship to produce bespoke modern electric guitars

I strive to craft custom headless instruments catering for a wide variety of playing styles. Designed and made in Saltash, Cornwall (UK), sourcing my materials from local timber merchants; I am conscious of the environmental impact that manufacturing a product has. This extends further with the majority of my hardware also sourced from UK makers. All of this combined, results in a high precision m

odern instrument with a traditional feel that will enable you to take advantage the versatility my instruments have to offer.

This is probably my best build yet. Fully custom made pickup with bespoke pole spacing and angle, cover, bobbins, base p...
24/05/2026

This is probably my best build yet.

Fully custom made pickup with bespoke pole spacing and angle, cover, bobbins, base plate, keepers bars.

Custom roller control, thank you to Owen who made it bespoke for me on the lathe

Lonely Saddles to suitably match the ‘low profile’ and cleanliness of this build

Painted in a gloss pink sparkle by

Custom aluminium back plates and the pickup baseplate made by

Pickup cover printed by
Pickup bobbins printed by

This 8-string will be at the

Scale Length: 28” - 26.5”
Body: 2 piece Ash
Neck: African Wenge
Fretboard: Zebrano
Frets: stainless FW55100
inlays: illuminay front and side dots (Green)
Bridge: Riviera Lonely Saddles
Controls: Volume, Split Coil (button), Kill (button)

26/04/2026

No more blunting another man’s blades

Another build complete and handed over in person at the Birmingham Guitar Show 🤘26.5 - 25.5” scale length 2 piece swamp ...
24/03/2026

Another build complete and handed over in person at the Birmingham Guitar Show 🤘

26.5 - 25.5” scale length
2 piece swamp ash
African Wenge Neck
Zebrano Fretboard (inlaid)

Lonely saddle bridge
Hand wound 17° Humbucker with cover
stainless steel frets
Headlock String Holder
momentary kill button
CTS volume (split coil)

Double Bloody Inlay !Zebrano inlaid cap and Zebrano inlaid fretboard. Complimented with Chrome Lonely Saddle Bridge by  ...
19/02/2026

Double Bloody Inlay !

Zebrano inlaid cap and Zebrano inlaid fretboard. Complimented with Chrome Lonely Saddle Bridge by for the 26.5” - 25.5” multiscale

Matching Zebrano pickup covers to have a more subtle look, covering the hand wound custom humbuckers

This will be available to demo at the

What started as a conversation quickly grew into a concept with huge potential. ‘Could a lapsteel work well with a Susta...
16/02/2026

What started as a conversation quickly grew into a concept with huge potential. ‘Could a lapsteel work well with a Sustainiac system? Yes!’. And with any project of mine, it had to be headless… of course !

This lapsteel will be on show at the for all you lovely people to demo

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