...Finishing... Billy wrote a full explanation of how we do this colour if you are interested in reading about it. The only difference is that this one only has the face of the body coloured, not the back or the sides. We...

Hope you like it Tony! Yesterday we took advantage of the thaw to courier the guitar. Fingers crossed, Tony should be recieving his new custom Bailey right about now....It was supposed to be with him for xmas but unfortunately the...

...Putting it all together... After assembling and fret dressing the guitar it's time for the final set up. This is basically setting the action and the intonation which didn't take more than 15mins. So there it is -Tony's new custom...

...This colour is very cool and quite easy to do... The back and sides were first sealed so if any colour runs onto these areas it will easily come off. Then colour is applied to the front of the body and the headstock. In this case...

...'Fake' or 'Faux' binding... Fake binding (note: deleted rant - don't ask) is when the cap is stained on the front but the side is left uncoloured so the natural wood appears like binding. It's a gorgeous effect used by most top end...

...More colour tests....the back... The cap, fretboard and headstock are all masked up and the back is ready for spraying with red mahogany. Will post more pics after the stain goes on.....

.....Finishing.....Honey burst... I got confirmation on the colour for the front so the guitar is now in Billy's capable hands for the spray job. I will post colour tests for the back tomorrow..... The fretboard has been masked to keep the finish...

...Colour tests... Just done some colour tests for the custom single cut - what do you reckon? I took pictures inside and outside to show the difference. It is amazing how different they look under different lighting conditions. Also...