'Bailey Makes Guitars' Written and performed by Jon Gibbons on his own Bailey custom acoustic guitar. All Bailey Guitars are handmade in the UK using only renewable energy. As Jon was visiting and playing a few gigs around the local area, I asked him to bring his...
Custom inlays
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 1
Making the Neck - Stage 1 This guitar is based on the Bailey Bandsman with a few extra custom options. I usually start by making the fretboard, as it is very handy to have for marking out the neck. Instead of...
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P6
Making the neck Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The neck started as a roughly 2"x4" piece of mahogany which was first slotted...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Ancient Kauri
A guitar made with the oldest workable wood in the world! Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The Ancient Kauri Bailey Bootlegger Custom guitar is now finished and has already flown the nest. Sandy came to our...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p4
...Mother of Pearl 'Southern Cross' inlay... Read Part1, Part 2, Part 3 The guitar is now fretted and inlaid ready for finishing... Sandy had mentioned some kind of...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p3
Working on the neck Read Part 1, Read Part 2 After the neck was carved, I strapped it into the string tension simulator. This simply holds the guitar firm while pushing up on the back of the headstock and pulling down...
Custom Bailey for Skerryvore- Inlays and water decal logo
Bailey inlays and Alec logo About Inlays and water decals: The Bailey logos are made from Black Tahiti Pearl as are the fret position marker dots. This is what we call an 'inlay'. These are carefully cut out by hand using...
Bailey custom one string bass- 4/7- making the neck
A tip for inlaying into maple Sometimes when drilling into softer woods the edges of the hole can look a little rough. The wood can be torn by the drill as it enters, leaving a furry edge like in the second picture above. To avoid...
Martin Taylor’s guitar – ‘The Chet’ – Last Train to Hauteville
Martin using the guitar to record his latest album Last Train to Hauteville Recently I refurbished Martin Taylor's guitar which was signed by Chet Atkins. This video shows him using it to record his latest album. The guitar is also on two album covers: Before I got my...
The Chet – Part 10/10 – Signed, sealed and delivered…
Aug 11, 2009 @ 14:09 Me and Carol delivered the guitar to Martin today. To be honest I was still not sure about the magnets holding on the truss rod cover and the knot-work panel on the side of the guitar. I had left this unglued because it was the only access to the...