The top and back plates have been tuned and the backs are ready to get glued to the sides. It’s a really satisfying step to close the box…
Build Blog
Plate tuning
Perhaps my favorite part, carving braces and tuning the top and back plates. Every part of the build has an impact on the overall sound but this is where the magic really happens.
12 string almost ready for French polish
New 000 size 12 string getting an initial setup before I take it apart to do a final sanding then finish. This one has an Adirondack top with Indian Rosewood back and sides.
Wide Skies
In the Shop
P125
After having made only acoustic guitars I decided I wanted to branch out and make electrics too, this was the first to be added to the Wide Sky family. Inspired by my love of Gibsons the P125 is sort of a cross between the old ES125 3/4 and a Les Paul. I finished the first…
Reckoner
Named after one of my favorite Radiohead songs the Reckoner is a bit different than the other guitars I have built. Looking around the site you might notice that I lean toward the Gibson aesthetic, however, as I was drawing guitar shapes and kept coming back to this one. While refining the design I realized…
Junior
I’ve always thought the old late 50s Les Paul Juniors were super cool, so I made my own version. You have a choice of pickups, P-90s or humbuckers, or both. I feel very fortunate to be working with Cutis Novak and he’s come up with something really special for these guitars. With the P-90s you…
PL1
This is a replica build of the almost 100 year old Gibson L1. I’ve been obsessed with this guitar for quite some time, it’s sound and look are such a throw back to the early blues era. In the only known photo of the Godfather of the Blues, Robert Johnson is holding an L1. The Gibson L1 is an iconic…
P125 Cutaway
After having made only acoustic guitars I decided I wanted to branch out and make electrics too, this was the first to be added to the Wide Sky family. Inspired by my love of Gibsons the P125 is sort of a cross between the old ES125 3/4 and a Les Paul. I finished the first…