Category: On The Bench

This guitar came into my shop as a purchase to strip for parts. What I really wanted was the body. Fortunately, it was not exactly what I really needed, so I decided on a complete tear down and rebuild. The fabulous Olympic Blue finish is stunning and I was glad to breath new life into it....

This is an experiment with the classic C.S. Lewis character from Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat. It was conceived from the start as a purple body and the concept of the Cheshire Cat came to me all at once. I first thought that just the laser burn courtesy of Double.U.Studio.Design would do...

A friend of mine, a passionate guitar player and tinkerer, recently passed away. Among his collection was a mid-80s "Chibson" Les Paul, a Chinese-made guitar from the Lawsuit Era. It had been sitting in his shop for years, and eventually, it found its way into my hands. When I first got it, it was...

My buddy @gbwells picked up this POS guitar at an auction, and let’s just say he either overpaid or found a creative way to make someone take it off their hands. This thing was in rough shape—definitely a "project" piece. But hey, I like a challenge, so I decided to see if I could breathe some...

Alder body, custom design Snake laser burn by @Double.U.Studio.Design with a Glowforge 3-D Laser Printer. To sharpen the design, after the burn was complete I left the masking tape on and blotted the burn with 50/50 diluted paint. First pic is after paint with some of the tape off, second pic is...