SOLD - Baudier NAMM Yellow Moon Roadster

Pigknows · August 2019

Unique US Baudier Yellow Moon Roadster from NAMM 2014.

Designed and built from scratch by Tony Baudier who also happens to be a hot rod car nut - every Roadster is based on a similar 'offset' template but has a unique configuration and paint job.

Bought from Krameree in 2016, it's probably the best quality guitar I've ever owned or played - and I've owned Custom Shop Fenders, US PRS and vintage Gibsons.

It's a proper 'custom' guitar: a unique and refined combination of familiar and new elements; really well thought out and built with a rare attention to detail; all workmanship, materials and hardware are absolutely top notch; extreme flame maple neck; tuners are extremely precise and stable.

Something of a cross between a Tele and an Offset. Neck is straight and frets unworn. Neck profile is similar to a modern Strat or Tele. Plays great with no issues.

The four way pickup switch was originally wired to select each pickup in humbucker or single coil mode.
Previous owner had it rewired to select the bridge humbucker, bridge single coil, outer single coils together, and neck single coil. The resulting sounds are like a cross between a Tele and a filtertron Gretsch, or perhaps like a Gretsch with dynasonics. Sweet, refined and twangy - not muddy at all.

Bought and sold with no case, but kept in a hard case (which I need for another guitar) since I owned it. During that time I've played it about a dozen times and only at home because my default and gigging guitar is my best up Nocaster and I've been mad busy at work.

Roadster Specs from website:
One piece honduran mahogany body
Custom Paint and finish
Flame or Quilted maple bolt on neck
Maple Fret board 22fret 25.5 scale
Ebony or Carbonfiber inlays
Jumbo stainless frets
Baudier Graphite hard tail bridge
Graphite fiber nut
Gotoh locking tuners
Baudier custom shop humbucker pickup