Relay Lipstick

A wide-range Tele-style instrument that moves from authoritative humbucker drive to glassy, dimensional textures without losing its direct, familiar feel.

Find its voices

Voice and control map

Pickup selector

3-way selector

1
Bridge
Tight attack and firm low end for driven rhythm and focused leads.
2
Bridge + Neck
Broad, balanced, and open for clean or edge-of-breakup work.
3
Neck
Round and vocal for warm rhythm and fluid lead lines.

Master volume

push pull

down

Core voices

Three-way control of the bridge and neck humbuckers.

Lipstick layer

Adds the middle pickup for extra chime, air, and texture.

Master tone

push push

down

Open contour

Full response with conventional treble rolloff.

Focused contour

A tighter, more forward voice for a dense mix.

Magnetic voice

Pickup configuration

bridge

GFS VEH

middle

GFS Pro-Tube

neck

GFS Professional Alnico II

This instrument

Relay Lipstick is the demonstration instrument for the K7RHY serialized-record system. Its core is intentionally straightforward: two complementary humbuckers, a familiar three-way selector, and conventional master volume and tone controls. The two switching functions extend that foundation rather than replacing it.

Pull the volume control to bring the middle lipstick pickup into any selector position. The added pickup opens the top end and introduces a more dimensional, percussive character—especially useful for clean arpeggios, layered rhythm parts, and touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup sounds. Press the tone control to engage the focused contour whenever the instrument needs a more compact footprint or a stronger midrange presence.

The result is a guitar that can stay simple on stage and become surprisingly expansive when a song asks for another color.

OriginDesigned, assembled, and individually voiced by K7RHY Resonance Lab as a demonstration Relay build.