Brondel Honeycaster Hybrid - 2025 - Aged Firemist Silver w/ Ron Ellis Pickups. NEW, Authorized Dealer)
Laurent Brondel’s Honeycaster Hybrid is a striking blend of Tele and Strat DNA, reimagined through the lens of boutique lutherie. This one-off build, finished in a beautifully aged Firemist Silver lacquer, stands out with its custom Spitfire pickguard and finely contoured alder body.
The curly maple neck features an Amazon rosewood fingerboard, Jescar 51100 fretwire, and a comfortable medium “C” carve inspired by early ’60s Fenders measuring .84” at the 1st fret and .96” at the 12th. The 10” radius and 1 11/16” nut width strike a great balance between vintage feel and modern playability. The guitar is truly a masterpiece of tone and ease of playability. A beyond high-end feeling guitar. Total weight is a very manageable and balanced 7lbs 1oz.
Sonically, it’s loaded with Ron Ellis pickups: a 52T in the bridge and a 50/60S set in the middle and neck. The bridge pickup delivers bold midrange and snap with the character of a great 52 Telecaster, while the middle and neck pickups offer that unmistakable woody clarity found in golden-era Strats. The 3rd position is the outer two pickups together, to further the Tele-like tonal qualities. Tone controls are active in the neck- alone and bridge alone positions only. In the combined settings, the tone circuit is bypassed; similar to an Esquire’s no-load mode for added harmonic clarity.
Hardware includes a Kluson bridge with Rutters steel saddles and Gotoh staggered vintage-style tuners. Comes in a G&G custom case.
Brondel Honeycaster Hybrid – Firemist Silver #226:
Specifications:
- Body: Alder
- Finish: Aged lacquer – Firemist Silver
- Neck: Curly maple
- Fingerboard: Amazon rosewood
- Neck Profile: Medium “C” (.84” at 1st fret, .96” at 12th) – based on early ’60s pre-CBS Fenders
- Fingerboard Radius: 10”
- Frets: Jescar 51100 nickel-silver
- Nut: Bone
- Nut Width: 1 11/16”
- Pickups: Ron Ellis 52T (bridge), 50/60 set (middle & neck)
- Pickguard: Custom Spitfire
- Bridge: Kluson bridge with Rutters steel saddles
- Tuners: Gotoh staggered vintage-style
- Controls: Volume, tone (active in bridge and neck only), 5-way super switch
- Hardware: Aged nickel
- Weight: 7lbs 1oz
- Case: G&G custom hardshell case
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