The British are Coming

Nice little Les Paul studio with an english twist from Michael Paepke of Plymouth. Note the British flag pick guard. Austin Powers eat your heart out.

Vertigo

This one of a kind guitar submitted today by Tim Krueger. He's currently teaching guitar at Buffalo Guitar Studio in Buffalo, MN. His custom fretless Fernandes Vertigo is quite the fine axe that you won't see anywhere else. The mirrored glass fingerboard was installed by Ned Evett's shop in Idaho.
For more info on this guitar or Tim's studio follow the link below.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buffalo-Guitar-Studio/200046503458755

Flamin'

Greetings from Greg Pasillas & his custom "Laguna" guitar. His brother Pete Pasillas did the awesome flame paint & pin stripe details. Greg plays this cool axe on a regular basis here the Twin Cities. The guitar gets many comments on the finish as you'd expect, & the back even has a custom MN Vikings logo in the paint. Pete did the paint in southern California where he does all types of custom finishes, stripes, lettering & more on motorcycles, cars, dragsters, and now even guitars.

If anyone is interested in having some custom paint treatments done, I will be providing a link soon.

Retro 54 LP Classic

Here's a closet classic sent in today by a personal friend asking about this guitar that his brother in-law's mom's boyfriend has owned for years. All indicators point to some variation of a 1954 gold top, & condition is remarkable. Still looking into actual production year, but it's so pretty I thought we should post it & gather some comments & see to find out what it's worth, etc. Thanks for reading.

Tom Schulz GMW

This guitar is modeled after the BC Rich ST3. Custom built by GMW Guitar Works, currently owned by Tom Schulz of Blaine. Tom has a number of STD's, I mean ST3's. Built in 2007, ebony fret board, Dimarzio chopper pick up in neck position, Tone Zone in bridge position, original Floyd Rose trem. Especially nice tiger quilt maple cap! Features 20 db boost rotary knob, & micro kill switch, finished off with jumbo 6100 frets. Want one of these? Lotsa luck. Read the review of this very special axe written by the original owner & posted on Harmony Central.

Fudge Factory

Ibanez JEM Custom. unbound neck with dot inlay, factory Floyd Rose, & cool modified paint scheme. Steve Pritchard collection, Rogers MN. If you hurry, you can see a good chunk of his collection with the short lived rock camp "Fun Factory" based here in the twin cities

Never Smile at a Crocodile

This isn't the first custom manufactured guitar strap I've gotten from Painted Creek Saddlery, but it's easily the coolest. Yes, it's real crocodile; no, it doesn't bite. This is the gear that can make a worthy musician into a rock star. Custom accessories that are tailored to your needs will put you in a class above the rest, & that's exactly what it takes to succeed in the entertainment business. If you don't stand out, you'll go un-noticed, thus un-remembered. Painted Creek creates many varieties of leather fantasy rocker stage gear to help transform you into the rock star that you truly are. Gauntlets, belts, hair accessories, jewelry, guitar straps, wireless pouches, chaps, & wrist bands are all standard fare, & business as usual for this hip twin cities custom leather designer. Hit the site at PaintedCreekSaddlery.com & take the first step to fulfilling your destiny & living your dream. In a big hurry? Contact them by phone at: 763 228-2986
Stand out - Make your personal style memorable. Be all that you can be.

Want to see this & other cool leather work from Painted Creek? Stop out to a show & see many of these various leather products used live on stage.

White Lightning

If you've you've got a keen eye you should be able to recognize this highly modified 1960's Tiesco Del Rey. Owner & builder Scott Montgomery has more spage-age recreations that I'll post in the future. Visit his shop "Rocks n Roll Emporium" in Crosby MN for a closer look at his customs.

Rock with me Saturday night (St Patty's Day) at Maxx Bar in Ham Lake.

Dewey Decibel - F L I P O U T

 

Model: Barry Leventhal
Color: Gold Speckle
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple
Pickups: Single-Coil (Alnico)
Pickguard: White Pearl 3-Ply
Knob/Pickup Color: Black
Hardware: Gold
Want to check out this this way out whack machine in person? Next time you're in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin just stop in at Saint Croix Casino & see Steve Lindstrom from their house band. One helluva nice guy who'll be happy to show you this fine axe up close & in person. It sounds just like an ordinary strat! What a great time we all had putting on a concert there last weekend. Great place to party!