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A good day out exhibiting at @myclassicguitars wit

A good day out exhibiting at @myclassicguitars with some bang-up people and a surprise but very welcome assistant in my artists, Charlie, who kindly returned my HGGS build and let me exhibit his personal guitars, all while being a legend and a lovely salesman!

#guitarshow #boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #highendguitars #headless #reclaimedwoodguitar #ukluthier #extremeguitars #ergonomicguitar #sbcguitars

I must be getting ready for a show, because there

I must be getting ready for a show, because there is stuff everywhere and my printer isnt working. If your in the Northampton area, come see me repeatedly knock over a large impractical pink guitar! Ill be hanging out with the cool people @lt_custom_guitars and @brelliottamps but looking forward to seeing some friendly faces, its been a while...
To find out more see @myclassicguitars

#boutiqueguitar #handmadeguitar #highendguitars #guitarshow

Since i am doing an honorary sequel to this guitar

Since i am doing an honorary sequel to this guitar, I have been looking at the OG Thrace guitar a bit for inspiration. The Thrace series will be individually designed guitars, designed around a peice of wood and will be created when the time feels right. My first thrace was created around this unique bit of Lace wood, that didn't fit the mould of any of my core shapes. I'd had to walk away from part time job in care that I loved but the environment, owing to forces beyond my control had become very hostile. I was feeling angry, but grateful to have had the opportunity as well. Good carers dont fit in to a mould either, they are compassionate, beautiful people willing to give up their time for a pittance, or nothing at all. This guitar was about the beauty in not fitting the mould, though I don't think I ever thought about it in relation to the carers themselves.

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #customguitars #ukcustomguitars #highendguitars

I haven't posted for a while i have been super bus

I haven't posted for a while i have been super busy, burning candles improperly and setting fire to bridges. Here is beautiful neck for a nearly complete commission. This commission was required to echo a certain style of headstock with my own twist. Its really lush!

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar
#bespokeguitar
#customguitar #ukluthier

Did you see @joss_allen_ playing the new Terra gui

Did you see @joss_allen_ playing the new Terra guitar? Can you think of many people more suited to demo a guitar like this than Joss? This guitar is now available through my Reverb store, link in my bio.

#extremeguitars #metalguitar #deathmetal #extrememetal #sevenstring #7string #multiscale #pinkguitar #boutiqueguitars #highendguitars

Hey folks, this weekend i helped my wife @emmiejoa

Hey folks, this weekend i helped my wife @emmiejoannadraws set up her first exhibition of her artwork at a great local community space @lordshiphub_n17 Emmie's work looks at beauty in the everyday, with snapshots of the rapidly changing streets around us.
It takes a lot of courage sometimes to show off your work publicly, particularly for the first time, and I am so proud of her! Please do give her a follow and check out her artwork!

#n17 #tottenham #supportlocal #supportlocalartists

More shots of the Pink Terra! This guitar is so po

More shots of the Pink Terra! This guitar is so pointy, it was hard to get it all in shot at times! Here are the specifications for the first model. This guitar is available to order from my Reverb shop, or why not order your own fully custom version?

Pink Terra
25.5 - 26.5" scale, 7 string
Vertical fret - 12
24 fret
Bolt on construction
2 way trussrod, carbon fibre reinforced 1 part neck
Torrified maple neck with laminated scarf joint
African mahogany slab body with jointed horn sections
Figured Ebony fretboard with matched binding
Stabalised burl cover plates
Evo Gold Jumbo frets
ABM single bridges
Schaller locking machines with ebony buttons
Bare Knuckle Aftermath pickups
3 way pickup switching and 1k volume pot

#extremeguitars #metalguitar #metal #djent #customguitars #highendguitars #boutiqueguitars #ergonomicguitar #7string #sevenstring #pinkguitar #pinkismoremetalthanblack #sbcguitars

New model day! Introducing the Terra model, design

New model day! Introducing the Terra model, designed in consultation with @joss_allen_ of @bodyasphyxiationsc to merge my ergonomic approach to an extreme style of guitar! Hop over to Joss's channel to see the Pink Terra in action, click the link in my bio for its Reverb listing, where you can pick up this guitar for £2666!

#extendedrange #metalguitar #sevenstring #7string #hairmetal #extrememetal #customguitars #boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #highendguitars #ergonomicguitar #electricguitar #sbcguitars

Refining a neck with scrapers, orbital sander and

Refining a neck with scrapers, orbital sander and hand sanding. This isnt time lapsed, its just how fast i work while listening to @boltthrower._ 100 SBC points if you spot the moment i hit my elbow on the bandsaw. The joys of a tiny workshop!

#luthierlife #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #boutiqueguitars

Progress on two of the more different guitars ive

Progress on two of the more different guitars ive done (different for me atleast). The unnamed guitar (we shall call it 'pointy' for now) was quite straight forward to buld but a lot of fun to put together. This guitar is still a little way from finished but plays great! It is an ergonomic twist on a very metal inspired shape, designed by myself in consultation with the awesome @joss_allen_ more details to follow. The other is a custom order. I cant tell you how hard this guitar has been! Getting the visual balance of a banjo to marry up with a guitar is tricky, but it has been an interesting concept to work on. Today i carved the back, fretted the neck and did the initial fret dress. Im excited to get these finished, i need to start building stock, cus guess what? Guitar shows are coming back! #boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #ergonomicguitar #metal #deathmetal

Interesting week... #boutiqueguitars #handmadegui

Interesting week...

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #handrubbedfinish #bespokeguitar #ukluthier

I've been dealing with some big life stuff at the

I've been dealing with some big life stuff at the moment so I haven't had a huge amount of time in the workshop this week, though I managed to get a few half days and thought I'd do something fun using some stabalised wood from @tobiascaspar for some cool features.

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #customguitars #metalguitar #ergonomicguitar #ukcustomguitars

Happy festivities folks! We have been having a pre

Happy festivities folks! We have been having a pre-emptive spring clean and streamlining our lives a bit, and I realised I have a lot of early guitars I've had gathering dust for sentimental reasons and, tbh, I just don't want them hanging around anymore. If there are any aspiring builders out there that want some bits, give me a shout. UK only.

Here is something a bit different I have been work

Here is something a bit different I have been working on.

This is a commission build, and has probably been one of the most challenging builds I've done! No single element of this build is particularly difficult, but making all of the elements fit together, without compromising the customers vision, has been a real trial (I had to do about 5-6 redesigns and prototypes and then still make some modifications on the fly). I was hoping that this guitar would be finished by now, but it's been a difficult year, more so than last year really, though, I think when it is done, it is going to be such a cool and unique instrument!

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #customguitars #ukcustomguitars #highendguitars #banjoguitar #electricguitar

I forgot to share this an age back, because I am a

I forgot to share this an age back, because I am an idiot! Our @charlienewbruh getting djenty with my Cygnus hollow body!!? 🤯 I I built this guitar with a mind of it doing some sparkly, ethereal, post-rock, but who new it could do this as well?

#djent #metal #hollowbody #multiscale #progmetal #handsome

Sometimes I think music (particularly metal) can b

Sometimes I think music (particularly metal) can be like a hot bath, helping you to shrug of the bullshit that comes with being human. @vilecreature666 is one of my favourite cathartic albums, it's pleasingly bleak, sonically huge and beautifully constructed. The final (title) track always gives me chills, in such a fantastic way.

#apathytookhelm #vilecreature #musicforthesoul

Well, that escalated quickly. Well, okay, I only r

Well, that escalated quickly. Well, okay, I only rough carved the body, I didn't do that whole guitar in a day, but it was a great throughput day. I also re-leveled, crowned and polished the frets of on older Ibanez I'm going to be selling, restrung and cleaned up generally. Additionally I had some Dad shaped assistance in the workshop, who did a cracking job running up some delicate tops and a fretboard I'd been meaning to sort out for months.

Also, my day started with this attractive and bold fox (last pictures) that stalked me a little bit on my way to work!

#harddayswork #woodworking #guitarbuilding #luthierlife

I'd just like to make you all know, my #omicron mo

I'd just like to make you all know, my #omicron model is not responsible for the new covid variant.

#sbcguitars #covid_19 #boutiqueguitars

It's here! New EP from @colosseumsuk featuring SBC

It's here! New EP from @colosseumsuk featuring SBC artist, @charlienewbruh Colosseums combines pop/dance rhythm and vocal styling with crushing prog metal guitars to create uniquely styled, chaotic and exciting music, which I am so proud I could in a small way be part of. Well done guys.

#prog #metal #progmetal #electricguitar #sbcguitars #putrid #colosseumsband #newmusic

Some very different builds in their early stages t

Some very different builds in their early stages today. Still a little bit in the prototyping stage.

It's always good to hear that a guitar has arrived

It's always good to hear that a guitar has arrived with a customer! It's always a bit nerve racking, after spending so long on a single instrument, to then trust it to shippers and government officials, to not accidentally (or deliberately) destroy an instrument. I don't tend to use endangered woods if I can avoid it, but that doesn't mean that this guitar isnt full of reare and hard to replace woods, including quite a lot of my 92 stock reclaimed wood. I hope it brings a lifetime of enjoyment!
I have a bit of space in my next year production so if you would like to discuss building a guitar for a Lifetime, do get in touch!

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #customguitars #highendguitars #oneofakind #ergonomicguitar

Hey folk, I'm going away for a much needed break f

Hey folk, I'm going away for a much needed break for a few days! I'll be picking up messages occasionally but may not be able to get back to you so soon.

With the days getting colder I've got a stack of b

With the days getting colder I've got a stack of builds I'd like to push through, some old, some new. This is one I started ages ago. As it's a stock build (and a tricky one at that) it keeps getting pushed to one side, but I feel it's time to finish it now.

#hybridguitar #boutiqueguitars #guitarbass #bassguitar #electricguitar #whatisit

I had some lovely light this morning. I'd been mea

I had some lovely light this morning. I'd been meaning to give this a new setup, with some thick @daddarioandco strings. Everytime I pick this thing up, it oozes psychedelic sludge metal to me, so needed some appropriately thick strings and a tweak to the fret level and action.

This guitar is available through my @reverb store.

#boutiqueguitars #handmadeguitar #bespokeguitar #customguitars #ukcustomguitars #highendguitars #ergonomicguitar #metal #wood

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