Almuse Electric Mandolin Gallery
The Larry Truex #2 - a tribute to the late`60s rosewood Telecasters. The body and neck are Indian Rosewood and the bridge and control plate are typical Tele style from chrome plated brass. As usual, where two pickups and a blade switch are fitted, the selector switch is a four position unit - SOLD
5 String Explorer style with AA flame maple body cap, sapele body and set neck with rosewood fingerboard. Pickups are "Almuse Wolfbucker5" 2 wire humbuckers - SOLD
A prime example of customer collaboration, this Stealth inspired four string features graphics on an Olympian theme by Sean Closson of Santa Fe. Body is sapele with a flame maple veneer, neck is flame sycamore and the ebony fingerboard features a stylised "S" in abalone. Pickup is the "Aggressor" wired series/parallel to a push/pull volume pot - SOLD
SG Standard style 8 string in cherry red with mother of pearl inlays, bound rosewood fingerboard and set neck sapele construction - SOLD
Jazzmando from American ash with maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. The pickup is a Moongazer 4 wire humbucker wired to a 3 way selector switch and scale length is 14.5". Wide frets and heavy gauge strings are fitted for a very slick action; this particular instrument being tuned FCGD - Review Here - SOLD
MandoStrat in Olympic White. Body is American ash with one piece neck and pre-CBS style headstock - SOLD
Fluorescent pink "SuperStrat" with maple neck through construction, ebony fingerboard and the final flourish.....pink pickups! - SOLD
Double neck mandola/mandolin for bluesman Eli Catlin of Massachusetts. The styling is inspired by the ESP Viper guitars and the switching allows both necks to be active at the same time for "harping" and sympathetic resonance. Body is American ash with maple necks and rosewood fingerboards and pickups are "Aggressors" on the mandola and a "Classic" on the mandolin. Click Here for a sound clip. - SOLD
Thinline Tele style 5 string for Larry Truex of West Virginia. Body is American ash with maple neck and block markers. Pickups on this signature model are overwound and linked to a 4 wire selector switch - SOLD
Loosely based on the EVH Wolfgang, the body is American ash with a flame maple cap and single edge binding. The neck is North American maple with truss rod set in from the rear. The string spacing is wider than usual (13mm at bridge) as the customer felt uncomfortable with the narrowness of typical mandolin necks. Pickup is a 4 wire version of the "Classic" with push/pull volume pot - SOLD
"Roadworn" 5 string MandoStrat in Antique White - neck pickup wired directly to 3 position toggle switch. The mid and bridge pickup are arranged as a humbucker coil tapped via a push/ pull volume pot. From there, the signal is routed to a push/pull tone pot for phase reversal then to the toggle. Serious total versatility from Jazzy mellow to typical Strat twang - SOLD
Mid `70s inspired 5 string MandoStrat with American ash body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard - SOLD
Inspired by the Gary Moore BFG Les Paul, this mando is solid sapele with a carved flame maple top. Pickups are a 7.4k Classic at the bridge and a 5.6k single coil (same spec as the MB8) in the neck position. Unlike the Original Gibson, the top arching is smooth and the finish is 50% sheen nitrocellulose - SOLD
Inspired by the SG Junior, this mando also features fitted neck sapele construction given a light walnut stain and cellulose finish - SOLD
Thinline Tele inspired 5 string with rippled ash body and bolt-on maple neck, this was the trialling mando for the 5 string pickups - SOLD
Explorer inspired 4 string with fitted neck sapele construction, flamed maple body veneer, twin humbuckers, edge binding at the body front and ebony fingerboard with abalone dots and mother of pearl headstock inlay - SOLD
Mandolin Cafe Customer Review Here
A left hander this time inspired by the Fender Jazzmaster. Bolt-on sycamore neck, rosewood fingerboard and ash body in 3 colour sunburst. Telecaster style string through body bridge with individual saddles - SOLD
Another Thinline 5 - the customer ordering this mando wanted a covered neck pickup and relocated controls to allow his "pinky" to swell the volume control. Sycamore bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard with abalone markers and ash body - SOLD
"A Model" style 4 string with sapele body and fitted neck. The finish is oil and beeswax polished to a satin sheen. The mid positioned 4 wire humbucker is wired series/parallel and switched via a push/pull volume pot - SOLD
ES1275 style mandolin / octave mandola in sapele with cherry nitrocellulose finish - SOLD
Telecaster style 5 string featuring rosewood stained sapele body, flamed sycamore neck, ebony fingerboard and gold plated fittings. Two 4 wire humbuckers each with coil tap volume pots are selected by a 4 position switch for awesome tonal versatility - SOLD
Another dual humbucker Tele variant inspired by the Deluxe. American ash body and maple neck - SOLD
Another Tele on a similar theme, this time, a left-handed Thinline with coil tap humbucker, single coil and 4 way selector - SOLD