When I first listened to Joe Louis, I heard the sound of all my favorite British rock guitarists. Beck, Bender, Bolan, Ronson, and Kossoff. Joe had the guitar slinging tone of […]
Ozzy Osbourne’s replacement for Randy Rhoads was none other than Brad Gillis. His playing on the Diary of a Madman tour and Speak of the Devil album, brought him to […]
Rik is a Pin-up and Horror artist with a distinctive aspect of the genre. We’ve toiled together on several projects. His out-of-print book “The Art of Rik Frane” sells between […]
One of my beloved designers is Tom Daniel. His 75 plus incredible designs of wicked rods and cultural icons were part of my boyhood and personality. I fused many of his […]
A proud fan of horror movies, I was at a convention and noticed a pair of wooden spikes being worn by someone. Immediately I had the idea of making a Spike […]
The Dean Dragster guitar would have lost any race straight out of the box. We found one and rebuilt anything that would make it fit for the road. The Shadow […]
Our Acid wash technique created this denim effect for a Levi’s guitar. Check out our other Acid Washed guitars. Acid Washed Loch Ness Green Ibanez Jem Charcoal Finished Ibanez
If the 60’s were the Golden age of Cool Guitars, the 80’s were Silver. You had to make a statement with custom painted guitar! Manufacturers couldn’t keep up with the demand and […]
The Tom Daniel S’Cool Bus is undoubtedly one of the wildest Hot Rod model kits, and most collectible Hot Wheels cars. I saw a School Bus being painted one day […]
We used Charcoal, water and other elements to stain the wood on the Ibanez Jem, carefully washing each layer to gradually build up the darkness we wanted. After it was […]
Serial Number 1 of 1 A tribute to the 1970 Hot Wheels Boss Hoss Silver Special Club Kit car. These 1970 limited edition Hot Wheels cars were finished in chrome with a […]
This is one of our first custom jobs with a corporate theme. The idea of a dragstrip girl merged with the Mooneyes Racing Equipment Logo, over some very fine green Metal Flake
This Parker Fly Guitar for The Heartbeats came to us as a bare wood model. The original goal was to make it look like Dorothy’s Shoes in Wizard of Oz. It turned […]
Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick is the worlds most eclectic collector of guitars. With one for practically every event, occasion and outfit, his warehouse is the Fort Knox of Guitardom. Cheap Trick recorded the […]
Working on our Chrome Plating process for wood, we experimented a lot. This Cara Hellfire guitar started as a perfect Chrome finish. We tried different polishes, temperatures, and chemicals on […]
This Ibanez Jem required a unique one-of-a-kind paint scheme, but it needed to utilize the original colors. We used an acid wash scrub technique to make each color pop, then […]
In the tradition of Big Block Muscle, it’s the 455-SD. With true Pontiac style, the blacktop features a hand-laid pinstripe job, in a Gold, Red, and White Firebird-inspired design. The […]