By Guitarify on June 7, 2016
This is the Story of how Randell Wyn Fullmer went from being a Disney animator and producer, to building custom, one of a kind basses. Very inspiring for anyone remotely interested in luthiery, or even just trying to make a living in a creative field.
Posted in DIY | Tagged art, bass, custom, handmade, technique, tone, wood
By Guitarify on August 8, 2015
“Sketchy Setups” is the first in a series of visual guides for setting up your guitar, from Irish luthier Gerry Hayes of Haze Guitars. It targets the Fender Stratocaster in particular, and is written in a very clear, conversational tone, by someone who obviously has a lot of experience with the subject. It almost feels like having […]
Posted in DIY, Learn | Tagged Fender, guitar, handmade, setups, tech
By Guitarify on February 3, 2015
Jeremy Bell is the creator of this brilliant device, that allows you quickly switch between two guitar signals. In this case, one position of the switch plays the regular guitar signal, and the other side plays a delayed version of the same guitar. You end up with a glitchy, stuttering effect similar to using a […]
Posted in DIY, Pedals | Tagged circuits, custom, Gear, handmade, mod, pedals, tech
By Guitarify on November 30, 2013
This is just one of the dozens of videos, Chris Monck, maker of Highline Guitars, has posted documenting his building process. Instead of the usual waterslide, Chris came up with this alternate process that he says makes the logo easier to bury under the clearcoa,t as the edges can easily be feathered. Chris uses many […]
Posted in DIY | Tagged custom, guitar, handmade, technique
By Guitarify on November 20, 2013
GuitarKitsUSA.com started out 10 years ago making replacement bodies for some of the vintage “Res-O-Glass” Guitars made in Chicago. They’ve slowly added body styles and colors over the years, as well as some of the other parts needed to build a complete guitar. Now they are taking the next logical step, and putting together complete […]
Posted in DIY, Guitars | Tagged custom, guitar, handmade, tone, vintage