This customer requested a pirate theme for his paint work and really left the details of the job up to me. I really like to work with core shadow as a basis for building a composition and as a basis for exemplifying how light sources affect an image. The basic idea for the image came […]
Album Cover Art This project was for a band out of California. As I do with all Album Cover assignments, I started by listening to the music. They play a really hard core thrash metal and were looking for an image that reflected their style. They also wanted to make some sort of political statement, though exactly what, […]
If you haven’t seen the movie 300 – WOW! All I can say is, you HAVE to take the time! As with any graphically intense, popular movie, not long after its release, people started requesting this type of theme on bikes, cars, skateboards, whatever you can paint. We thought it would be timely and well […]
Icon Model – Warbird Series SOLD!!! This awesome Icon Warbird Series was a custom spec build that sold immediately. Specs:Alder body with Koa Neck and Rosewood Fingerboard25.5″ Scale, compound radius with He-Man 1 3/4″ profile22 Jumbo FretsSingle Humbucker Pickup with PMS mounting systemString Thru design with Tune O Matic bridgeFinished with a Mike Learn Warbird […]
“I really wanted to do something artistic with this guitar. I wanted to make a monster player out of the last few pieces of Koa that I had. This instrument certainly lives up to that expectation. I went a little overboard with the looks on this one, but sacrificed nothing regarding its smooth playability.” SPECS: […]
A Lesson In Simple Pinstriping This project is for one of our neighbors who is finishing up a ….. project that he has been working on for quite awhile. The Hot Rod flames on this air scoop is the finishing touch to a gloss black beauty. I have chosen to use a One Shot Process […]
Mike painted a blue and white bass for Rick Savage of Def Leppard. He was on a special charity tour and at some point the bass was given away to one lucky person. This guitar is a collaborative effort on the part Mike and Jake from Willoughby Music. This custom painted Jackson PC1 was hand […]
SOLD!! The Pharaoh was such a success – we decided to create a series of Egyptian Guitars. This is the 2nd: ANUBIS This spec build is a mahogany bodied Icon Jr with Maple Neck and Cocobolo fretboard. It has all gold hardware, including a recessed Schaller Floyd Rose with FU Big Block Upgrade. It is […]
SOLD!! Mike built this spec model alongside a custom order. This is yet another of the ever-popular Flak Jacket model – only this time it’s a 7-String!! SPECS: Mahogany Body – Flak Jacket Model25 1/2″ ScaleMapleNeck ThruVery Slim “D” Profile with 16″-20″ compound radiusMacassar Ebony fretboardJumbo FretsSeymour Duncan Invader pickup2-Way truss rodGotoh bridge and tunersString […]
The custom projects that come through the shop are always so fun and add real variety to the job. This vintage-finish classic was completed for a repeat customer who had a guitar body that he wanted “built out”. Mike built the neck, designed the fretboard, and did all the finishing and assembly. It is really […]
Mike was commissioned to do a run of 6 She-Zombies for the Jackson Custom Shop. He used some famous models with sinister smiles to come up with this run of 6 lovely ladies that we affectionately call: AleronBellatrixCordeliaDrusillaEsmereldaFelicia One Guitar Center picked up the entire set and created an ad to sell them. Pretty neat […]
German – American Flag Helmet with Rips, Tears, Brains and Bones Well, we thought we would do something a little different with this How To. This is a helmet that I did for one of my repeat customers. He is German and wanted a racing helmet that depicted both the German and American flag, split […]