Pheo Dale

The Dale has a hollow mahogany body with a thin Sitka spruce top. The top and back are coupled with a delicate box beam construction that keeps the guitar sufficiently rigid while being incredibly light (5lbs 2 oz).  The strings pull through a small area of solid wood beneath the tail end of the bridge plate. These structural details give the guitar an interesting singing sustain despite being hollow...

Pheo Horseshoe

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.