Kevin Chilcott

Luthier

NEW ROYALE DESIGNS


E
lectrics

The  Zepher  &  The Zodiak
Guitars & Basses

Both models are equipped with a pair of tapable Humbuckers.
The Guitars come with a Tremolo.

( These two are my 'pet projects' that I'm bringing along slowly. 
I want to get them right.
There has been a
great deal of interest in these designs from 
the
few people that have seen the patterns.)
I'm also planning a Zepher Bass.


The  Huntress
Guitar
( Redesigned Royal Medusa Junior Custom..... also less of a mouthful !)
The
Huntress has a Mahogany body and neck with a Rosewood fingerboard
a
Tremolo unit, locking Machines, Humbucker at the bridge and a pair of Single coils.


The Swordstress
6 and 12 String Type Guitars
Both types with a 'lightweight' body, Maple neck and 24 fret Ebony fingerboard,
either
bound (Deluxe) or un-bound (Standard).
The
6-String version comes with a vintage style Tremolo.
Swordstress 6-string Prototype


The  Desperado
Guitar

The
Desperado has a Mahogany body and neck, 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard
single humbucker and Tremolo.


The  Renegade
Guitar

The Renegade has a Mahogany body and neck, 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard
pair of Humbuckers with a single coil in the middle and a Tremolo.


The Vigilante 
Guitar & Bass
The
Vigilante has a Maple thru-neck with Mahogany wings, 24 fret Rosewood fingerboard,
either
bound (Deluxe) or un-bound (Standard).
pair of Humbuckers (plus optional single coil) and Tremolo on the Guitar version.


Also..... 
by re-designing the '
Razorback' model as well..... 
The Vixen
Guitar

The Vixen comes as the Vixen T-I with a single Humbucker
or The
Vixen T-II with a pair of Humbuckers. Both with optional Tremolos.


The  Katalina
Guitar & Bass
The Katalina Guitar has an Alder body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard,
with 24 frets..... and Vintage Tremolo on the Guitar version.


THE  Khymera
Guitar & Bass
The Khymera is the new version of the Chimera of which only one was made..... 
..... for Darryl Page, who helped to design & develop her in 1989.
The original
Chimera was equipped with a pair of EMGs.
The
Khymera is a smaller bodied Mahogany Electric specially designed for players of 
smaller stature, which has a narrower neck, thinner body & is lighter than standard but 
still allowing for 
24 frets - if required, and still has great balance.
I'm trying to get a picture of this one as soon as I can.


The Widowmaker
Guitar & Bass
The Widowmaker is another new model - this time specifically aimed for..... 
the "Heavier type" Styles. 
There will be Guitar & Bass versions designed for use with many & various 
different types 
of  Hardware & Finish..... from
Pink to 'Industrial' to 'Chrome' !


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Still to come soon... 
information on the latest Royale models

The Thunderbolt and Lightning Guitars
The Valkyr Guitar & Bass
and 
The 
Chilkev B i t o c a s t e r Guitar & Bass Range... 
...starting with The 'S-Type'


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THE  PHOENIX
Guitar

The Phoenix has a pair of 'vintage' Humbuckers.
The Phoenix is a return to my 'roots', so to speak. In 1981/83 I designed a small 
bodied semi-acoustic; and a solid electric with carved top and back and I still have the 
partly built prototypes - of which the solid would today fit well into the 'tone-chambered' 
category - with a little extra design. I'd like to spend a bit of time over the next year or so 
getting those designs right after I've initially made the prototypes of the..... 
Zodiak
, Swordstress, Vixen, Huntress, Desperado & Renegade Guitars  
and 
Zepher
, Khymera, Katalina, Vigilante  & Widowmaker Guitars & Basses
..... which are not so very far away from the pattern stage.

So there is a 'whole pile of stuff' to keep my mind occupied over the next several years.

 

Acoustic & Semi-Acoustic Guitars
I have been spending a lot more time concentrating on Acoustic and Semi-Acoustic  
designs, as in the past I have not spent as much time on these models as I would have 
liked, because the vast majority of my orders were for solid Electric Guitars, but that in 
itself had been customer led..... and more recently I have had a resurgence of interest 
& enquiries for Acoustic and Semi-Acoustic models as well.
 
For Acoustics I have 6 moulds which vary in size from a 'Small Auditorium' model 
through the 'Dreadnaught' style up to a 'Large Jumbo' size body.

There are 2 pictures of 'Royal' Acoustics in the 'Early Days' section of the main site.

For Semi-Acoustics I have 4 moulds which range in size from a 'Small Bodied Semi
I designed in the early '80s, to three 'Large Semi's' all of which can be configured with 
single or double cutaways or of course the traditional style with no cutaway; and can be 
either 'thin-line' or full depth.
I am planning to do a web project concerning one of these. 

 

Classical Guitars
I do also make Classical Guitars and have 2 moulds for these,
I'm also planning to make at least one as a web project as well.

 

Watch This Space.

 

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