Andy Cale & The Selfish Cales

Andy's Guitars & Basses Collection

Guitars

Stratocaster

(2011, Self Assembled)

Woods: Ash Body - Vintage Maple Neck

Hardware: Ceramic Pickups, 2 Screws Bridge, Locking Tuners

Simply The Stratocaster, with some "Sporting" upgrades. In case of doubt, it's always like being at home.

Video review here (Italian)

Telecaster

(2007, Self Customized)

Woods: Alder Body - Mighty Mite Maple Neck

Hardware: Ceramic Neck Pickup, Alnico V Bridge Pickup, Vintage Tuners, Carbon Fiber pickguard

Aw, my very first electric guitar! Now she's in her perfect equilibrium, but she's been the most customized guitars of mine. Lots of pickups and hardware mods during these years.

Video review here (Italian)

Telecaster Custom

(2012, Self Assembled)

Woods: Alder Body, Maple Neck

Hardware: Wilkinson Split-Coil Neck Pickup, Ceramic Bridge Pickup

First she was just a Squier Affinity Telecaster; then a '72 Custom copy with a more versatile splitted Humbucker at the neck. Fat tone!

Video review here (Italian)

Epiphone Firebird
(2016, fully restored)

Woods: Mahogany Body and Neck, Set-In
Hardware: DiMarzio Paf Joe (Neck) - DiMarzio Paf (Bridge)

As uncomfortable as fascinating! :)
Also, one of the most challenging restorations i've ever done! See the video below.

Video review here (Italian)

Squier Jaguar Vintage Modified
(2016)

Woods: Basswood body - Maple Neck w/ Rosewood fingerboard
Hardware: Duncan Designed Single Coil

Not that much Shoegazey! Love this short-scale counterculture legend.

Video review here (Italian)

Telecaster "Paisley Mate"

(2015)

Woods: Basswood body, Maple Neck w/ Rosewood Fretboard
Pickups: Wilkinson Alnico + Ceramic Neck pickups, Wilkison Ceramic bridge Pickup

A guitar assembled and painted by Sarah Cale in her band days, in which she made a wonderful paisley decoration on the top. Equipped with a killswitch and very singular neck pickup configuration!

Video review here (Italian)

Eko Cobra

(2009, Self Customized)

Woods: Basswood Body, Rosewood fretboard

Hardware: Fender American Standard Alnico Pickups (Neck, Middle), DiMarzio Fast Track 2 Bridge Pickup, Bigsby copy bridge.

I'm also a huge fan of Italian "fetish guitars", so here's a reissue of Eko's best seller "Cobra" (basically a strato-based solid body, with an offset body) with some modern mods. I fucking love Eko '60s guitars.

Video review here (Italian)

(2014, Self Assembled)

Woods: Basswood Body, Mahogany Dr.Parts Neck with Rosewood Fretboard

Hardware: Ceramic Pickups, Self Designed Pickguard, PRS Tuners

A funny design experiment made by me for the pickguard. Sabbath Tone!

Video review here (Italian)

Vintage Les Paul V-100

(2018)

Woods: All Mahogany with Rosewood Fretboard, Set-In

Hardware: Seymour Duncan "Slash" Alnico II Pro (Neck), Seymour Duncan JB (Bridge)

One of the best brands of this decade, with an incredible value for the price. A true heavy Les Paul, all in mahogany.

Video review here (Italian)

Epiphone Dot

(2012)

Woods: Maple body, Mahogany Neck with Rosewood Fretboard

Hardware: Epiphone Alnico Classic Pickups, Grover Tuners

Bought for a killer price in a local warehouse, one of the few guitars of mine with no mods. Epipghone classic version of 335 model, elegant and perfect-balanced tone!

Video review here (Italian)

Epiphone Wildkat

(2014)

Woods: Mahogany body with Maple Top, Mahognay Neck with Rosewood Fretboard
Hardware: Epiphone P90 "Dog Ear" pickups, Grover Tuners, Bigsby Archtop Bridge

One of the most original Epiphone designs, recently customized with a pair of "Gretschy" Filtertrons instead of the original Ear Dog P90s.

Video review here (Italian)