BilT Relevator LS Dakota Red Electric Guitar #19570 From BilT

We based this Dakota Red Relevator LS on a few lovely looking Jazzmasters from the '60s. With BilT's special touch, you'll have classic looks and unique feel and tone for days.

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What We Think

With BilT's unique looks, uber comfortable body shaping and Lollar's Jazzmaster pickups the Relevator LS can't miss. We streamlined this one with no pesky rhythm circuit on the upper bout. The BilT/Mastery Vibrato has tons of mojo and is the most usable version of Fender's offset vibrato design you can find!

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Manufacturer's Description from BilT

Our designs are shaped and informed by a deep experience in guitar repair and restoration. We have the advantage of having worked on thousands of guitars and with thousands of players. We understand the aspects of the guitar that provide peak performance and longevity. We also understand the players expectations and needs and strive to fulfill them. Our mission, our goal, is to create the tools that inspire you to make music.

Every crafted guitar is made by manually using the sense of touch, not only to guide, but also as a wielded hand tool. If it's not quite clear, we build handmade electric guitars right here in Des Moines, Iowa USA! We love guitars, we love music made with guitars, we love our guitars making music.

About Manufacturer

BilT Guitars is owned and operated by Bill Henss and Tim Thelen in Des Moines, Iowa. Rather than go into the usual bio stuff, we thought you might like a look at our philosophy about making guitars.

We're A Small Company

Unless the proverbial ship comes in, you will more than likely be talking directly to the guy who is going to be carving your neck. You know, we actually like it that way because we can find out exactly what you need and deliver it. We actually care. In our opinion, the best marketing is word of mouth. We will go to great lengths to make sure you are satisfied with your guitar. Happy owners make better music and that makes us happy… so we’re all happy.

Technology!

We employ the latest building techniques as of about 1949 which includes hand tools and some machines powered by induction motors. Not to say we wouldn’t love having all of our parts arrive via long slow boat from china and we just assemble and pay for magazine ads. That’s just not in the cards, so we have to make everything by hand.

No Fancy Woods

Not that we don’t appreciate the beauty, there are just plenty of folks making guitars with AAAAAAA, double star, prehistoric growth, eyeball flipping, got it from the bottom of a swamp etc. grades of woods. We drive to our supplier, sort through stacks of alder & maple and pick out nice plain clear boards that rock your face off.

We're Open To Your Ideas

If it weren’t for customers asking us to do oddball stuff like shove effects into their guitars, we wouldn’t be building. Lord knows there are enough companies and individuals out there making regular old guitars. So if you have crazy ideas about what is possible for your guitar give us a try.