projects

A few years ago, I completed Electric XII project. I thought it would be fun to make a Fender Maverick/Custom replica.In the late 60's, Fender was trying to use up piles of Electric XII bodies and necks. As with the later Swinger/Musiclander/Arrow model, Virgilio “Babe” Simoni was given the task ...

A few years ago, I completed Electric XII and Maverick projects. I thought it would be fun to make a Fender Swinger/Musiclander/Arrow replica.In the late 60's, Fender was trying to use up piles of MusicMaster and Bass V bodies and short-scale (22.5") MusicMaster and Mustang student model necks. Most ...

A few years ago, I picked up a semi-completed Electric XII project on eBay. I finished it and was very happy with the results. The original owner contacted me about a new Electric XII project he wanted to start. I offered to sell him his guitar back and he jumped on it, which left a hole in my colle ...

A revised shape and "black-out" tenon cover for a Gibson ES-335 Studio. With Black hardware and single Dirty Fingers pickup, a tortoise tenon cover and truss rod cover just didn't make sense. Now it's a total rock'n'roll machine! ...

When Fender reissued one of its long-forgotten models, the Marauder, as part of the Modern Player series, I immediately thought it would be a great (and relatively inexpensive ) way to try to recreate the model as it originally appeared in the 60's.The Marauder was introduced in 1965 with hidden pic ...