Pheo Horseshoe

If you're new to Pheo Guitars, read on. These fractured, yet crafted, random yet profoundly organized instruments are the creations of Phil Sylvester of Pheo Guitars. They are the very epitome of functional art – they play, beautifully, even startlingly well. They are consummate instruments that press hard at the boundaries of what we normally think an instrument “should” be. From Pheo you will find remarkable guitars and amplifiers made from found objects and crafted elements – old instrument parts, hairdryers, grills, vacuum cleaners, etc. all deconstructed and reassembled into a whole that only vaguely resembles, and certainly transcends it’s origins.

Pheo Horseshoe - $3200

Built around a vintage Rickenbacker horseshoe pickup from a ten string lap steel, 8.8 K ohms. It growls. The pickup is mounted so that it can be slid from bridge position to neck position and everywhere in between. It can be slid by hand while playing and has height adjusting mechanisms that assure that the strings go through the pickup at the optimal height in all positions. The body is made from swamp ash pieces from an early 50's multi-neck Fender lap steel (that couldn't be restored, you vintage Nazis). This wood is old, well played in, and has its original lacquer finish. The neck is a Fernandes medium C, 8.5 inch radius, maple with a rosewood veneer cap like late 60's Fenders. Scale length is 25.5 inches.