NGD: Parker-ish Build (Bumblefoot content)

[distressed_romeo]

Dude, that is a thing of beauty!

I badly need to sort the wiring in my fretless as some point, as they're so much fun to play...

[playstopause]

Wait for a big announcement the day after Thanksgiving...

Black Friday deal??

[T Gobbs]

[Randy]

I badly need to sort the wiring in my fretless as some point, as they're so much fun to play...

Ooooo. Pics?

Black Friday deal??

[Randy]

On a more serious note, I'm a small business owner for the last 15+ years. I service my customers one at a time, and I know how impractical the custom guitar market is, both in fulfilling orders for multiple people at a time, and making a practical living out of it.

I do marketing and multimedia production work for a living, and I can sell product for $1000 - $3000 with little to no expense to me vs. trying to sell guitars for anywhere within that span and expecting $500 - $1000 in hard costs per guitar, tons of risk, hundreds of man-hours and having to actually manage the customer and hand over a flawless product. It's entirely impractical. So no, no Black Friday runs anytime in the near future.

I basically build stuff for myself, I build some stuff I might post up if somebody wants something finished (of which there is none, because it's not a priority) and occasionally I'll offer the odd project for a friend or to help someone out. Guitar building is a stress relieving, creative outlet for me and that's a pace that keeps it that way. I know my limitations and I try not to move beyond them on my own, muchless with someone else's money.

[Drew]

Wow, that's awesome, dude.

[robanomoly]

Incredible work! Thank you for sharing.

Your comments on guitar building and CNC match my own. There are times when I think a CNC would be handy, but not often enough to justify the money and space.

[Ken]

It's all been said, but I'll toss in another "Wow, that is fucking awesome" because, well, it is.