Category Archives: News Here’s a glimpse into how I made the bridge base for my current archtop project. I have all my components rendered very accurately in CAD, and I can machine a very precise surface on the underside of the ebony bridge base that matches the exterior of the guitar’s arch. There will be very little fitting […]  Here’s some pics of the sunburst process on Russ’ guitar. Its turning out great! All the maple bindings are first masked off with auto pinstriper’s tape, then the burst is applied in many passes using burnt sienna and wine red lacquers, as well as a final pass with amber. After it dries for an hour […]  More work on Russ’ non cutaway 16″ archtop… Binding is all done, I sanded and smoothed everything out and mounted the neck. The guitar’s maple parts BLEW UP when the first coat of sealer hit. Awesome figure to the back sides and head face. Woohoo get’n good!  My client Russ wants an old school style Gibson L4 inspired acoustic archtop like one of these: example example. This translates into FUN for me since I seldom get an order for an oval hole non cutaway (I think its been almost 10 years!). We decided on an adirondack spruce top (a little streaky in […]  Hey guys! As i mentioned in my previous post, I’ve had a ton of requests for an affordable laminate archtop over the years, so this month i decided to execute some ideas that i’ve had brewing in order to offer a great sounding laminate that is affordable. This is a hollow model, no center block, […]  I’ve had a ton of requests for an affordable laminate archtop over the years, so this month i decided to execute some ideas that i’ve had brewing. This is a hollow model, no center block, and features custom tailored lightweight laminated plates done here in house. I’m going to have a full unveiling of this […]  Finishing up with another DDC Bolt on. Here it is with the hardware temporarily set in place. Looking SWEET!  This is gonna be a 6 string DDC guitar- maple neck, 2 humbuckers etc etc. This is the morning after i did the color and first clear coats. Looked killer in the sunlight!! Dont mind my fingerprints haha!  One of my archtops was featured in Robert Shaw’s new book “Electrified- the art of contemporary electric guitar”. Pretty cool book- some awesome guitars in there wow!  This one is going to David Frazier, he ordered a bolt on version of this guitar with a few tweaks and requests. Turned out awesome! Its a mahogany body with a super flamey maple face. Hard tail individual bridges and open back hip shot tuners. Overwound Golden Age humbuckers in cream / black. Indian rosewood […]  Wrapping up a GHex model for my client Michel from France… here’s some preliminary pics! He’s flying to New York this week to pick it up- looking forward to it. The guitar turned out great. I will be doing a proper photo shoot this week at the studio…  This is the second model in my new line of NYCustom guitars. This should appeal to the Les Paul style players out there. It features a carved top and set neck high-access construction. This one has a 5A flame top done in a deep red double stain. Back and neck is Limba in trans black […]  The first new guitar in my NYCustom line rolls out! It’s my carved top set neck DDC (Deep Double Cut) guitar. Decked out in trans black flame maple and mahogany. Wilkinson trem, and super great sounding Bare Knuckle pickups. These are their “battle worn” Nailbomb matched set. Great choice for this axe! I’m pleased. Check […]  So I’ve been working a lot of overtime all summer preparing for a new venture I’ve come up with. Most people know me for my archtop and jazz style instruments. But I also really enjoy doing solid bodies and more rock oriented guitars. I’ve had some designs in the bullpen, some for years that have […]  Here’s my 250th guitar! Its finally finished and I’m really pleased. It was a lot of fun doing all the commemorative type stuff and special features on it like the soundholes, the headstock inlay as well as the “250” tail piece engraving. The woods are European spruce, figured mahogany, quilted mahogany binding and ebony fingerboard […]  Just finished up my stealth 14″ project and I’m very pleased. Its all triple stained black with ebony and black parts (even custom installed real ebony pickup covers). Guaranteed to evade radar with its stealthy vibe. Definitely a fun project- it is shipping to its new home in Arizona tomorrow. I’ll be playing it all […]  Hi everyone its been a while since i posted an update. Figure i better get back into it- lots of cool stuff happening at the shop so stay tuned. This latest project is for my client Todd and is actually an overhaul. It started out as a laminate top guitar that Todd purchased a while […]  I did a run of these cool solid bodies back in 2006- I call them my DDC (deep double cut) model. Ive been toying with the idea of making some more. They were FUN! Anybody interested? |
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