Some guitars are built to blend in.


The Mauler was built to bare its teeth.


Hand-burned in the EL Jefe Guitars Custom Shop, The Mauler features a snarling bear emerging from the timberline, carved into the wood through fire, steel, and hours of painstaking craftsmanship. Every line of fur, every tooth, and every shadow was burned by hand before the guitar was assembled into a professional-grade instrument designed to be played as hard as it looks.


Inspired by the raw power of the Northwoods and the legends of giant bears that roam the deep forests of the north, The Mauler combines custom artwork with modern performance to create an instrument that feels equally at home on stage, in the studio, or hanging proudly in a collection.


This isn’t a printed graphic.


This isn’t a decal.


This is artwork burned directly into the wood itself.



Specifications


Model: EL Jefe Guitars Artist Series – The Mauler


Body


T-style solid body

Sycamore body 

Hand-burned custom bear artwork

Satin natural finish

Rear string-through-body design


Neck


One-piece rosewood neck

25.5” scale length

22 frets

Dot inlays

Modern C profile

Black locking tuners


Electronics


Wilkinson Hot Rail single-coil-sized humbucker (neck)

Guyker Dual Rail humbucker (bridge)

3-way selector switch

Master volume

Master tone

WD upgraded Tele-style wiring harness


Hardware


Kluson Telecaster bridge with six brass saddles

Kluson locking tuning machines

Black hardware throughout

Black Tele control plate

Black Tele pickguard

Electrosocket-style output jack


Finish & Artwork


Hand-burned bear illustration

Burned timber and claw-mark accents

Natural wood grain showcased throughout

Matching satin-finished back and neck



The Story


The moment before a charge.


The moment a predator decides it has had enough.


That’s the feeling behind The Mauler.


The bear explodes from the timberline, jaws open and claws extended, surrounded by the scars of the forest itself. The natural grain of the sycamore body becomes part of the artwork, giving every angle a different personality and ensuring no two instruments could ever be exactly alike.


Built in the EL Jefe Guitars Custom Shop, The Mauler is a one-of-one Artist Series instrument that combines handcrafted artwork, premium components, and unmistakable attitude into a guitar that demands attention the second it enters the room.


EL Jefe Guitars Artist Series – The Mauler


Built by hand. Burned by fire. Ready to hunt. 

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
  • EL Jefe Guitars
Model
  • Artist Series - The Mauler
Made In
  • United States
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Type
  • Solid Body

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