Adélie – Matador Red

Quietly built.

Every Lewis guitar begins with carefully selected materials, thoughtful design, and the time required to build it properly.

The Adélie in Matador Red is finished in a medium-aged nitrocellulose lacquer, giving it the look and feel of an instrument that has already settled into its own character. The aging is intentional—not to imitate decades of wear, but to remove the feeling of something brand new.

An aged parchment pickguard complements the rich Matador Red finish and reinforces the instrument’s understated vintage character.

Built one at a time in our Québec workshop, every Adélie is shaped, finished, assembled, wired, aged, and professionally set up by hand.

You are viewing the exact instrument available for reservation.

The Adélie Platform

Familiar where it matters. Distinctly Lewis everywhere else.

The Adélie combines an alder body, maple neck, and ebony fingerboard with a 25.5-inch scale length, 9.5-inch radius, and Medium C neck profile.

Lewis hand-wound JM pickups are paired with CTS controls and Orange Drop capacitors for a direct, responsive playing experience.

A Mastery bridge and tremolo provide a stable, responsive vibrato system while retaining the familiar feel and character of a traditional offset guitar.

This instrument also features a broken-in neck feel, giving the neck a smooth, familiar character from the first note.

Adélie Specs

Model
Adélie — JM

Finish
Matador Red aged nitro finish

Serial Number
A26183F043

Weight
7.8 lb

Aging Level
Medium/Heavy

Neck Feel
Broken-in

Pickguard
Aged parchment

Handcrafted In
Québec, Canada

Case
Soft shell case included

Built to the standard Adélie specifications.

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Because each Lewis guitar is built and aged by hand, subtle variations in finish, wear, and wood grain are part of the instrument’s individual character.

Reservation

Reserve This Instrument

Reserve this exact guitar with a $500 CAD deposit.
Your deposit is applied toward the final purchase price.

After your reservation, we will email your final order summary with:

• Remaining balance
• Confirmed shipping cost
• Expected release or shipping date

Once your reservation deposit is received, this instrument is no longer available to other customers.

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This means the guitar has already been reserved and is no longer available for purchase. The page remains online as an archive of this individual instrument.

Included

Everything prepared for delivery.

• Soft shell case
• Professional setup before shipping
• Final inspection and playability check
• Care and specifications sheet
• Direct support from the builder

Shipping & Delivery

Prepared carefully before it leaves the shop.

Every Lewis guitar is inspected, professionally set up, securely packed, fully insured, and tracked before leaving our Québec workshop.

Canada
$85 CAD

United States
$165 USD

Rest of the World
$375 USD

• Ships from Québec, Canada
• Tracking is provided once the guitar ships

Professional Setup

Ready to play out of the case.

Every instrument receives a complete final setup and playability check before shipping.

• Action adjusted
• Intonation checked
• Electronics tested
• Hardware inspected
• Final playability check completed

Returns

Fourteen-day return window.

If the guitar is not the right fit, it may be returned within 14 days of delivery.

• The instrument must be returned in its original condition
• Return shipping is the responsibility of the buyer
• Refunds are issued after the guitar has been received and inspected

Questions?