Swapping Sounds

With their complex and hi-tech hollow construction, Relish’s Swiss-made guitars take a very fresh look at the electric instrument. They’re also made in small numbers and cost a pretty penny. Until now. In comparison with the Swiss-made instruments, Trinity by Relish is made in Indonesia and is a simplified, more conventional instrument that retains the pull-out/push-in pickup swapping system that we first encountered on the Eucalypt Mary back in issue 448 and that is now a part of all Relish designs. The body outline here apes the Swiss-made Jane and Mary models but is simply made from basswood in a choice of three gloss metallic finishes. It’s a 24-fret design, too, with a long Fender scale, a hardtail through-body strung Stratstyle bridge, and a simple master volume and tone setup with a three-position lever pickup selector. All good.

Many of us will have experienced guitars made by Cor-Tek, either under its