Sold: "The Mellow One"

The Mellow One is a throwback to the early Seventies. The Hippy ideals and fashions had become mainstream, but the world had taken on a harder, colder edge. Some were hanging on to the smell of Juniper berries and Joss Sticks, others were waking to realise that the country was bust; the arterial pavements were clogged with uncollected rubbish, coffins piled-high, revolution in the air. Music too was changing and taking on a darker tone, a deeper vibrancy. Guitar sounds were heavier though as yet still raw, generally unprocessed. The acid-fried hangover that was progressive rock’s operas was about to give way to the strident, urgent violence of punk.

It is against this background that we depict the Mellow One. The faded Paisley a nod to the recent past, the scorching simplicity of a single, noisy humbucker shrieking a promised violence, yet still able to chill to a point where it echoes the mourning of Hendrix, Morrison, Jones and so many other icons.

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The Mellow One is historic and history in one. Fitted with a Bare Knuckle ‘Rebel Yell’ pickup it gives a fantastically dark rock sound, but with a pull of the volume knob it splits into one of the most authentic hot Fender sounds you will hear, and is a total joy to play. Equally at home playing loud and proud, it will happily coax all the tones that everybody from Buddy Holly to Clapton would recognise.

To be clear, The Mellow One is an utterly unique guitar, and there will never, ever, be another made. It is signed and numbered, entirely hand built and finished cooler than a British Dylan. There will genuinely never be another guitar like this and past experience suggests that it won’t be around for long.

Technical Stuff:

Type: Leona’s Groovy Guitar

Pickups: Bare Knuckle Steve Stevens ‘Rebel Yell’ Pickup

Guitar Type: Fender Stratocaster Inspired

Construction: Cloth over wood.
Dean Markley Jimi Hendrix Pure Nickel Strings 10s

Output: ¼” Guitar Lead

Controls: 1 x Volume, Coil Tapped via Push-Pull Knob

Special Stuff: Certificate of Authenticity, Builder Signed and Numbered, All Wrapped with our Trademark Jooky Wrapping.

Serial Number: JGE#13

RSP: £399
Sadly SOLD