Voicings
Pick the sound first, then build the guitar around it. Each voicing uses the same body and scale length but a different combination of pickups, switching, and controls.
A Ready badge means I've built and validated that voicing and its documentation is complete: sound reference, parts list, and wiring guide. Lab voicings have a finished design that I haven't physically validated yet, and Concept voicings are still exploratory — you're welcome to follow along on both, but don't order parts for them yet.
Relay Arc
ReadyOpen · Spatial · Separated
A middle-primary model focused on clarity and separation: wide clean sounds that keep detail under reverb, delay, and other effects.
Clean pop · Indie · Ambient · Country
Relay Lipstick
ReadyHumbuckers · Lipstick shaper
The reference Relay model: bridge and neck humbuckers provide the main voices, while the middle lipstick reshapes them with contour, texture, and air.
Blues · Rock · Alternative · Indie
Relay Torch
ReadyPunch · Vocal mids · Presence
A P90-type middle pickup acts as a primary voice, giving the guitar stronger mids, more punch, and a forward position in the mix.
Rock · Pop · Alternative · Modern country
Relay Velvet
ReadyJazz-club center · Controlled warmth
A middle-primary model for players who put the guitar at the center of a small room: rounded attack, controlled mids, and enough presence to carry the act clean.
Jazz · Blues · Soul · R&B
Relay Current
LabFast attack · Upper-mid focus
A rhythm-first humbucker model with a middle augment layer that tightens lows, sharpens attack, and improves mix placement without acting like a boost.
Funk · Pop · Rock
Relay Reef
LabHumbucker · Dual-lipstick subsystem
Two voice families in one body: a bridge humbucker and an independently controlled dual-lipstick subsystem for high-contrast clean and driven sounds.
Indie · Surf · Alt Country · Shoegaze · Studio
Relay Hammer
ConceptHigh gain · Rails · Concept
A high-gain concept using rail pickups, aimed at tight low end, saturation, and controlled aggression. Final switching behavior is still in development.
Metal · Hard rock
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