{"id":1438,"date":"2017-03-25T04:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T04:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caraguitars.com\/?page_id=1438"},"modified":"2017-03-25T04:51:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T04:51:25","slug":"custom-shop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caraguitars.com\/?page_id=1438","title":{"rendered":"Custom Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I first listened\u00a0to 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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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In the tradition of Hot Rods, Cars and Speed again, it’s the Racer X model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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One of my beloved designers is Tom Daniel. His\u00a075 plus incredible designs of wicked rods and cultural icons were part of my boyhood and personality. I fused many of his […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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A proud fan of horror movies, I was at a convention and noticed a pair of wooden spikes being worn by someone. Immediately\u00a0I had the idea of making a Spike […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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Our Acid wash technique\u00a0created\u00a0this denim effect for a Levi’s guitar. Check out our other Acid Washed guitars. Acid Washed Loch Ness Green Ibanez Jem Charcoal Finished Ibanez<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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A simple LP Junior Bolt on style with a wrap tailpiece, soapbar, cream finish, and hole in the head headstock for easy hanging wherever you may roam<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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If the 60’s were the Golden age of Cool Guitars, \u00a0the 80’s were Silver. You had to make a statement with\u00a0custom painted guitar!\u00a0Manufacturers couldn’t keep up with the demand and […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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The Tom Daniel S’Cool Bus is undoubtedly one of the wildest Hot Rod model kits, and most collectible Hot Wheels cars. \u00a0I saw a School Bus being painted one day […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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The Kat Von D Birthday Bash with Bam Margera was at the height of her career with LA Ink. The event asked us to create a guitar that carried the […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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. \u00a0After it was […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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Serial Number 1 of 1 A tribute to the 1970\u00a0Hot Wheels Boss Hoss\u00a0Silver Special Club Kit car. These 1970 limited edition Hot Wheels cars were finished in chrome with a […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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This is one of our first custom jobs with a corporate theme. \u00a0The idea of a dragstrip girl merged with the Mooneyes Racing Equipment Logo, over some very\u00a0fine green\u00a0Metal Flake<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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This Parker Fly\u00a0Guitar for\u00a0The 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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick is the worlds most eclectic collector of guitars. With\u00a0one for practically\u00a0every event, occasion and\u00a0outfit, his warehouse is\u00a0the Fort Knox of Guitardom. Cheap Trick recorded the […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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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 […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>

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In the tradition of Big Block Muscle, it’s the 455-SD. \u00a0With true Pontiac style, the blacktop features a hand-laid pinstripe job, in a Gold, Red, and White Firebird-inspired design. The […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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