Paoletti Loft Series Guitars

Handcrafted in Tuscany, Italy, the Paoletti Loft Series represents the modern painted evolution of Paoletti’s reclaimed chestnut guitar platform. Each instrument begins with aged chestnut wood, carefully recovered from 130+ year-old Italian wine barrels, preserving the same resonant tonal foundation and historic character found throughout Paoletti’s celebrated Wine Series collection.

While the Wine Series emphasizes the natural beauty and exposed grain of reclaimed chestnut, the Loft Series introduces bold nitrocellulose finishes, contemporary color palettes, relic treatments, and modern visual expression—bringing a more artistic and custom-shop-inspired identity to the same handcrafted Italian platform.

The reclaimed chestnut body delivers exceptional resonance, sustain, harmonic richness, and warmth, while the roasted maple neck enhances articulation, stability, and playing comfort. Together, they create a highly responsive instrument that blends vintage character with modern precision and versatility.

Every Loft Series guitar is equipped with Paoletti’s in-house, hand-wound pickups, designed to preserve the organic voice of the reclaimed chestnut while offering clarity, dynamic response, and professional-grade performance. Premium electronic components—including CTS potentiometers and CRL switches—ensure reliable operation and refined tonal control across a wide range of configurations.

Visually, the Loft Series embraces individuality. From heavily aged nitro finishes and bold custom colors to brass appointments, modern hardware configurations, and boutique-inspired aesthetics, each instrument carries its own distinct personality while maintaining unmistakable Paoletti DNA.

Built in limited quantities and finished with meticulous attention to detail, every Paoletti Loft Series guitar includes a certificate of authenticity and premium case, reinforcing its status as both a professional performance instrument and a collectible piece of Italian craftsmanship.

A Paoletti Loft Series guitar is not simply a painted instrument—it is reclaimed history reimagined through contemporary Italian design, boutique craftsmanship, and unmistakable tone.

Standard Loft Series Specification Sheet

BODY MATERIAL
Aged / reclaimed chestnut wood from old Italian wine barrels
Custom options may vary by model, body shape, chambering, relic treatment, and finish.

BODY STYLE
Available across Paoletti Loft Series body families, including S-Style, T-Style, and Offset-Style models.

BODY COLOR / FINISH
Nitrocellulose painted finishes available in a wide range of solid colors, relic treatments, metallic Firemist finishes, layered sunbursts, and boutique custom-shop color combinations. Historic Loft Series finishes have included Heavy White, Heavy Black, Iceburst, Candy Apple Red, Gold Ruby, Heavy Emerald, Dallas Blue, Firemist Purple, Tobacco Sunburst, Army Green, Ocean Blue, and many others. Customers may also request fully custom colors, layered finishes, relic treatments, matching headstocks, and one-of-a-kind custom-shop concepts depending on configuration and availability.

NECK MATERIAL
Canadian Roasted Maple / Roasted Hard Maple
Select models may offer curly roasted maple, reverse headstock, matching painted headstocks, or custom neck options.

NECK SHAPE
Medium “C” Profile

FRETBOARD MATERIAL
Pau Ferro, Ebony, Black Ebony, Roasted Maple, or custom-selected woods depending on model.

FRETBOARD INLAYS
Dots, olive wood dots, olive block inlays, olive cones, or custom inlay options.

FRETS
Dunlop 6110 / medium jumbo fretwire

FRETS NUMBER
22

FINGERBOARD RADIUS
12”

SCALE LENGTH
648 mm

NUT
Bone

ELECTRONICS
CTS pots with CRL switching; configurations vary by pickup layout. Options may include 250K or 500K pots, 3-way or 5-way switching, push/push coil splitting, HotSwitch layouts, and model-specific controls.

TUNING MACHINES
Kluson Deluxe, Kluson Locking Tuners, Kluson Modern Deluxe, or model-specific premium tuners.

PICKUPS
Paoletti handmade pickups, including 60’s single coils, Rock II humbuckers, P90s, PAF-style pickups, and custom boutique configurations depending on model.

PICKUP CONFIGURATIONS
SSS, HSS, HS, SH, HH, 2P90, or custom pickup layouts.

BRIDGE
Paoletti OEM Tremolo, Paoletti OEM hardtail, Vintage Style bridges, Floyd Rose systems, Bigsby, Schaller, or model-specific bridge options.

PICKGUARD
Paoletti brass, nickel-plated brass, aged brass, black matte, engraved, Italian-style brass cuts, or custom pickguard options.

HARDWARE OPTIONS
Nickel, Gold, Black, relic, or aged hardware configurations depending on model and customization.

WEIGHT
Approximately 3.2–4.0 kg depending on model and configuration.

CASE
Hard Case

MISC
Certificate of Warranty & Authenticity / Digital Product Passport where available.

Customer Note

Loft Series specifications vary by body style, finish, pickup layout, bridge, relic treatment, and custom selections. Each instrument is handcrafted from aged or reclaimed chestnut wood associated with historic Italian wine barrels, combined with roasted maple necks, handmade pickups, premium hardware, brass appointments, and boutique Italian craftsmanship. Final specifications are confirmed per individual guitar or custom order.

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