The AXL Badwater Semi-Hollowbody relic guitar gives the appearance of a guitar constructed many years ago.  The Semi-Hollowbody features a maple top and back which has been distressed so that it looks ancient.  The neck is also made from maple in a C-shape, and it’s set on.  One interesting fact about the Semi-Hollowbody is that its neck is incredibly thin—it’s almost like a strat neck, in fact.  It features a rosewood fretboard.  The guitar has a dot inlay and a anodized Tune-o-Matic bridge.  It uses two Alnico humbuckers.  A three way selector switch, volume, and tone controls are included. Read more

Need a guitar that sounds incredible but looks a little bit different?  Then you might want the AXL Matte Black Jacknife.  This guitar features a very original design thanks to its incredibly thin neck and its very lightweight design.

The Jacknife features a solid alder body that is done in a unique V design.  It uses a tune-o-matic bridge, two Alnico P90 pickups, a rosewood fretboard, and a neck made from maple.  This guitar has a volume, tone, and three way switch.  The neck is a bolt-on neck that has a fourteen inch radius.  The Matte Black Jacknife is done in a stylish black matte finish with an aluminum pickguard, black truss rod covers, and an AXL Skull headstock plate logo.  The Matte Black Jacknife is similar in style and design as the other AXL Jacknife series, which includes the Mayhem Jacknife, the Badwater Jacknife, and the Mahogany Jacknife.

Need help finding an AXL Matte Black Jacknife?  There are a number of dealers located across the United States who offer AXL guitars, and many will ship the guitars to the location of your choosing.

For more info on the AXL Matte Black Jacknife check out the AXL Guitars website:
http://www.axlguitars.com/axl001bkm.html

The AXL Guitars Marquee El Dorado is unique to the AXL guitar series in that is has a different vintage-inspired body.  The El Dorado comes with a solid alder body, a maple or rosewood fretboard, and a pickguard that is exclusive to this guitar.  It also features two single coil alnico pickups and die-cast chrome tuners. The whole package comes together to deliver a beefy, warm tone (for a single coil guitar) in a great looking axe.

You’ll find a fixed, string thru body bridge on the El Dorado along with a C neck that is bolted on.  The guitar comes in a number of different colors, including red, black, blue, light blue, white, and sunburst.  All of them have a unique headstock binding except for the sunburst model.  The El Dorado’s specs are rounded out with a volume and a tone control.

How much does one of these unique El Dorado models cost?  They won’t set you back too much.  The standard price is around $165.  That’s very affordable for a guitar of this quality.

For more info check out the AXL website

There are many different types of relic guitars out there, but the ones made by AXL tend to be more than just instruments.  They’re almost works of art.  The AXL Badwater 1216 is another amazing relic guitar by AXL that provides players with a great sounding instrument that also looks amazing.

The Badwater 1216 features a solid mahogany set neck and a distressed solid mahogany body.  The guitar makes use of two EMG-designed Alnico humbuckers.  Also, it features a rosewood fretboard that really delivers a warm tone.  To add a nice relic touch, the guitar comes with an antiqued tone and volume knob, pickguard, and anodized tuning machines, strap, and bridge assembly buttons.

To finish off that antiqued look, every Badwater 1216 is individually distressed to give it that great vintage look.  This means there are no two identical Badwater 1216 guitars out there, so yours would be totally unique.  The instrument is available in five finishes: crackle black, crackle blue, crackle brown, antique brown, and antique white.

While slightly related to the Marquee Capricorn in design, the AXL Badwater Capricorn is a relic guitar that has its own unique features and sound.  It's design mixes some classic relic elements with a more modern appearance to create a guitar that is both attractive to those looking for a different kind of new guitar and those who want a vintage or replica style model.

This unique relic guitar from AXL features an offset, distressed solid alder body with a maple neck.  The body is done in a double cutaway style.  The fretboard is made from rosewood.  The Badwater Capricorn uses two EMG-designed single coil Alnico pickups.  The instrument also uses independent volume controls for each of the pickups so players can easily decide if they want warm and fat tones or want to sound more aggressive and crispy.  The pickguard is an interesting antiqued two-piece affair that looks more classic but features a modern edge to it.  Likewise, the bridge is done in a vintage style, and when combined with the elephant ear tuners, you’ve got a guitar that crosses the line between relic and modern.  The AXL Badwater Capricorn can be purchased from any authorized AXL retailer, and if there isn’t one in your area, the guitar can be ordered and shipped.

The AXL Marquee Capricorn bass guitar is one of the newest relic basses from AXL.  This instrument combines some of the basic classic elements of a relic while adding in some modern bits and pieces.  It’s designed to appeal to those who want a vintage style bass but also want a bass that's got some new features.  It’s not going to appeal to just everyone, but to those who like this style, there’s not many other instruments out there that can match what the Marquee Capricorn has to offer. Read more

The AXL Badwater SRO relic guitar is a great looking instrument that really captures the feel of a relic.  It features antiqued hardware and a distressed body, creating the illusion that each of these instruments have been around for decades.  Even the headstock and the backplate feature some distressing.  Of course, they don’t sound like they’re that old.  In fact, they feature high quality parts and can deliver amazing hard rock sounds.

The Badwater SRO features an alder body and a rock maple neck.  The neck is done in a C profile and is bolted on.  The fretboard is generally done in a rosewood, although if you purchase a Badwater SRO in a brown finish, it will come with a maple fretboard.  The pickups are EMG-designed and include a humbucker and two single coils.  As far as controls go, this relic has volume, tone, and a five-way selector switch. Read more