JB from Lake Tahoe keeps guitars coming to us and this is another great piece – a classic American Flag design at a time when we really need it!
America, The Beautiful!
Junkyard Heights
This Junkyard Heights Bass is a tribute to Kevin Hamm’s band. Another great mural where Mike was given free reign! Kevin has one of the largest collections of Mike’s work under one roof! Always a pleasure working with him!!
How To: The Original Field of Screams
For those of you who do not know it, in Mike’s “spare” time, he builds custom guitars and currently has a patent pending on a new guitar style. While we are waiting for patent protection before we begin production on that particular model, Mike has decided to start a new series of custom one-off electric […]
Friday the 13th
The Horror series continues! This piece was created for Russ. He wanted to commemorate the classic film on his guitar.
Matt’s Warbird
Mike LOVES creating authentic warbird designs. This Messerschmidt BF109 was created for Matt Ash and transformed his Jackson into a piece of history!
Geiger-Style SciFi Skull
This job was done for a customer named Lee. He was looking for something eye catching, colorful with a SciFi flair to it. I think Mike hit this one out of the park! It is certainly stunning and can be seen from across the room. Check it out!
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Here is another guitar in the series of “Old Horror Movie Posters.” Honestly I have lost count of these and will need to make a note to create a gallery post that features all of these very popular paint jobs. For now, check these out:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
This guitar, completed for a customer overseas, has some really amazing murals. The customer gave Mike some general direction, but he was free to work his interpretation into the piece. (PS. This method produces the most amazing murals! LOL). Check out the finished product.
Les Paul Project
Mike just finished the re-assembly of this Les Paul project. This guitar came in from Brian in Florida. Mike removed the pick guard, filled the holes and refinished it in a gloss white base with monochromatic airbrush work. This is one of my very favorite paint jobs! (originally posted 10/2010)
How To: Lightening Storm
For the Better Life Foundation’s Katrina Relief Concert The piece that you will see here is a Genz Benz amp cover. It was recently donated to a concert benefitting Katrina victims. The Band 3 Doors Down is from the stricken area and they organized and headlined this event. Lightening is one of the easiest effects […]
Creating Your Own Text Mask
With the nearly unlimited font resources that we have today, very often you can find a type style that is almost exactly what you are looking for. Want to know how to make that font editable so you can get that extra tweak, add a bevel, etc? It’s easy! Using a vector program like Adobe […]
HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE TAPE/VINYL ADHESIVE RESIDUE
This is a question we see time and time again not only on this site, but on others as well. “How do I remove tape residue without compromising the artwork?” There is no ONE right way to do it, but over the years we have learned a couple different methods that will do to the […]