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This stunning Hades for @kimballhardwoods is now ready for wiring and assembly! The tamo ash front and back and flamed roasted artic birch are stunning wood choices which have really come alive with the high gloss finish, can’t wait to see this finished!

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Three 5A master grade tight flamed maple tops landed today big enough for our Hades model, two of these three are already snagged for current builds but one is available for your Hades! Flamed maple this tight is hard to find in the right size for a Hades so if you want to reserve one for your dream Hades I wouldn’t hang around! 🙃

Edit - the first top is now spoken for...the choice is between 2 & 3 #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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These two Kratos basses will also be on show at @theguitarshowuk at the end of February! Both are available for purchase and sound immense 👌

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So much going on in the workshop today we didn’t get chance to get photos but all the builds destined for @theguitarshowuk at the end of February are progressing well 😁. This Attis will also be on show at the show, this one is available and looking for its new home. The flamed shedua top and neck are stunning and are complimented with a Ash body and Birdseye maple fret board, fitted with @bareknucklepickupsofficial Blue Note humbucker sized P90’s it can bring the grit as well as the warm clean tones

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Two oiling videos in two days....🤔....but couldn’t not show this....the first Hades bass making progress, this hybrid top from Max at @tobiascaspar is insane! As long as everything goes to plan this bass will be with us at the @theguitarshowuk at the end of feb...can’t wait to get this finished 🤘

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Oiling the inferno burst Hades! The finishing process brings these stunning woods and colours to life 😍

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More progress from this weekend, this Apollo is now buffed and ready for wiring/assembly. The colouring and burl figure on this maple cap look almost intergalactic 😍 #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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A look inside the front of the factory where we make our guitars.......oh hold on.....😜. I think that’s shiney enough....Signiture V for youtuber @mattriffmaster coming on really well.....Matt will be playing this guitar at @theguitarshowuk at the end of February on the Ernie Ball Live Stage 🤘

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Stunning Kratos bass at the final stage for Klive.....Alder body with bog oak top, roasted flame maple neck with plain maple fret board, ebony and purple hart inlays and rear cover, Dimarzio Will power pickups. This is set up as 5 string without the high G, tuned B,E,A,D to really bring the low end 👌. Klive has been kind enough to allow us to have this on show at @theguitarshowuk at the end of February #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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Several builds are reaching the buffing stages.....love this bit...it’s when the magic happens! 😍. #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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Stand graphics delivered today for The Guitar Show in February. We have a 3m x 3m stand with two walls so there’ll be two of these panels next to each other.....think we’ve managed to nail to simple rustic understated look we were going for...it also ties into the back ground we photograph the finished guitars on at the workshop 😊

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Plenty going on in the workshop at the moment, pushing hard to finish four builds for @theguitarshowuk in February, as well as three commissioned builds. The Hades Bass has been void filled and sanded ready for oiling and it’s neck has been 1st stage fretted ready for staining, the Typhon has now been wired and 1st stage built, Hades 6 string sanded and stained (see yesterday’s video), Tamo ash Hades for @kimballhardwoods has been wet sanded ready for polishing and the chug V for @mattriffmaster has been wet sanded and the frets levelled, dresses and polished ....good job Sunday’s are for resting 😄

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Another Hades in process getting its Inferno burst stain, this build should be complete and on show at @theguitarshowuk on the 29th February to the 1st of March in Birmingham 🔥 🔥

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Some of you may not realise we make hardware as well.....Here’s a look at how we make the saddles for our hardtail bridges, the Midaco pallet changer allows us to change the material in the vices whilst the machine is running the other pallet of parts, keeping a constant run of production 🤘

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Lacquer time! Gav having fun this morning spraying lacquer on various builds, a burl topped stock Apollo, a Hades for @kimballhardwoods and the Chug V for @mattriffmaster 🤘

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Two stunning necks having their first coats of oil, the headless is flamed maple on Koa and the other is ebony on ebony....both of these necks are planned for builds that will be on show at @theguitarshowuk at the end of February 😍 Swipe left to see how sexy they look 🤘🏻 #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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Parts are starting to arrive for our @leo_and_teds builds! Killer hoard of @bareknucklepickupsofficial boot camp pickups in various configurations landed today....really looking forward to seeing how these sound 🤘

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Great day of progress 😊. Kratos bass for Klive getting very close to completion now....just waiting on strings and we’ll be making her sing! The stock guitars and basses have been re-strung and checked over ready for @theguitarshowuk in February, Gav’s been sanding the burl topped Apollo and Hades build for @kimballhardwoods ready for further lacquer coats and the “Chug” V for @mattriffmaster has now had its multiple layers of black paint! Now for a couple of hours rest before we’re both out gigging tonight 🎸🎸 #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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Spent a couple of hours with Tim & Terry from @leo_and_teds Electric Guitars this afternoon picking woods for their builds.....they’ve certainly got some special builds and great specs coming up 😍

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As we sold our stock Hades back in November we felt we couldn’t do The @theguitarshowuk in February without one....we got this body machined on Saturday along with the Hades Bass posted over the weekend. This is some stunning quilted maple, we plan to go with our inferno burst which will really make this top pop!
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We’ve been asked to make one of these for a while now and.....well, here it is........(drum roll).......the Hades Bass! Can’t wait to get this one finished! Jaw dropping stabilized top from Max at @tobiascaspar, sapele body, Birdseye maple neck and ebony fret board, Full of PJ goodness 😍

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Stunning quilted maple top ready for glueing later this afternoon, this will be machined tomorrow morning into a stock Hades ready for @theguitarshowuk at the end of February .....this is gonna be sweeeeeet!
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Here’s the first Hades7 completed in December, we’ve posted a lot about this guitar in recent weeks but felt it was apt to finish the look back over 2019 with this one. We love how this one finished up but it certainly challenged us with a few things here and there!
We’re excited to see this one out and about at gigs with @davebatesguitars of @edgeofparadise in 2020, in particular with their US tour towards the end of next year!

We want to wish all our followers a very Happy New Year! We’ve got plenty to be looking forward to including @theguitarshowuk in Feb 2020 in Birmingham (UK), our new links with @leo_and_teds Electric Guitars as well as our continued work with the awesome @pyramidguitarsco In the US 😊. #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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Our first headless model was born this year, back in January Typhon number 1 was made in time for @theguitarshowuk 2018. This build featured a black limba body, buckeye burl top and 13 piece laminated neck. This found its new home quite local to our workshop in the summer #xguitars #ukguitarbuilders #guitarbuildingphotos #customguitarbuild #ukguitar #guitarmaker #guitarmakers #guitarbody #woodworking #bassguitar #custombass #woodwork #ukguitars #carvetop #inlay #fretboard #guitarinlay #guitarneck #customstrat #woodworking #tonewide @tonewide #custom_guitars @custom_guitars #electricguitar #electricguitars #guitarspotter #guitarwood #guitarbuilding #explorerguitar #stringjoy #bestluthiers #guitar_lovers_club

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