Laurich Guitars LLC

08/29/2023

We refurbished a guitar and it is up for auction by the RPCV (Retired Peace Core Volunteers) Alliance for Ukraine. The auction starts in October. Share this with anyone you know who may be interested. Watch for more posts about it soon.

01/18/2022

You don't need a lot of money to find your sound. Just find a cheap guitar and play! Great article from Guitar World.

Because not every song requires a custom shop instrument to get the tone right

12/15/2020

Chikincaster Electric Guitar
Specifications:
• Genuine Fender Telecaster Neck – Maple (purchased from Fender, made in Mexico).
• StewMac Golden Age Pickups for Tele
• 3-way CRL Lever Switch and CTS Pots
• Golden Age Treble Bleed Circuit
• Wilkinson Adjustable Compensated Bridge for Tele
• Kluson Contemporary Diecast Tuners – 19:1 Gear Ratio
• Black Tusq Sleek String Trees
• Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Strings
• Custom Bubinga pickguard
Note: This guitar is one of a kind, hand-built right here in the good ‘ole U.S. of A (except for the neck). The body is constructed from an incredibly old plank found on a farm in the Appleton area. From the smell of it during construction, it is assumed to be from an old chicken coop. Thus the name. The finish covers up the smell, BTW. The nails that you see in the front of the body were pulled out of the board and reinserted before finishing. They are old square, blacksmith nails.
Don’t be fooled by the appearance, this guitar is built to PLAY! The CRL switch and CTS pots are smooth operating and noise-free. The treble bleed circuit prevents the loss of treble when you turn the volume down. A very common problem in many guitars. Leo Fender was a brilliant man and he designed some classic guitars, the Telecaster being one of them. Having spent most of my life in mechanical design, I know that concessions are made to make manufacturing more efficient and affordable. Leo’s telecaster bridge was cheap to produce and did the job but perfect intonation was hard to achieve. Adjusting the intonation for two strings at the same time is just… wrong. Sorry Leo. The Wilkinson Adjustable Compensated Bridge is more expensive but allows the saddles to be rotated for better intonation while keeping the original Tele sound. I chose the Tusq string trees because they are Teflon impregnated and the strings will not bind and create tuning problems.
A very old appearance coupled with modern technology makes the Chikincaster!

06/18/2020

New things coming! Stay tuned.