...Amazing honour bestowed upon us!... Sandy turned up about five weeks ago to tell us he was moving to New Zealand and he had...
Custom guitars
Bailey custom one string bass-6/7- making the body
...and stringing it up for a test... The bass will get another coat tomorrow then hang for a while to dry. We are still waiting for the acoustiphonic volume control. It is expected in about 10 days so we will have to wait...
Bailey custom one string bass-5/7- making the neck
One trick pony- April fools! No its not... I hammered the frets in and then ran a bead of super glue under the end of each one. This locks the frets in position. If the ends are locked in place the fret cannot move. After nipping to...
Preston Reed’s Custom Bailey Baritone- update
Preston writes about his new guitar I'm lost for words...Thanks Preston! It was a real thrill to make an instrument for such an outstanding player. It was an adventure learning about his style of playing and how that translated into a guitar built to his specific...
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...
Bailey baritone custom acoustic
Preston Reed gets a new Bailey Guitar Way Down Deep Preston Reed called and asked me to make a new guitar to replace his old one that he'd used for about the last 13...
Bailey custom one string bass-3/7- making the neck-2
...Work continues on the one string wonder... The neck is almost finished after completing the headstock, radiusing the board and carving the neck- It feels great and its a lot of fun to make. I'm starting to...
Custom Bailey for Skerryvore…Design Session
...Choosing the wood and making the blanks... Alec is the front man (guitars and voice) for West coast band Skerryvore. He visited at the weekend to finalise the drawing and spec for his new Bailey Custom. He drew his own...
Custom Bailey for Skerryvore-truss rod
...Installing the truss rod... I was asked recently how I install the truss rod. There are many types of rod design each suiting a different style of guitar. The method outlined below is for necks with 'parallel' headstocks only. This is not the easiest type of rod to...
Bailey custom one string bass-2/7- making the neck-1
...Do not adjust your set... Finally managed to slot this one in to the schedule. You may remember the design day when Andy visited to work out the spec.... The neck is now ready for fretting, inlays and carving, the body...