Doc's Gallery
Some interesting guitar creations and amusing stories from a guitar Surgeon

* Please note: Gallery items are for exhibit, NOT for sale

Custom Mini '61 SG Jr.

Fender/Gibson Combo

Mike's Kustom Kramer

Custom TeleBlaster

Les Paul Custom Deluxe

Guild Casino ??

Custom Music Man Silhouette

Count Chocula

The Cornflake Box Axe

Fairport with the Cornflake Axe

Warmoth Custom 

Many Clamps 

Doc Custom 5 String Bass

The Yellow Bird

Black Tele 

Telecaster Elite

Performance/Chandler Custom  

Three Little Pigs 

Gibson SG Standard

"Doc" Custom

The "Eddie" 

"Doc" Custom Teardrop

Martin 018 Koa

Look Ma ~ No Frets !

Yo! Dude Looks Like a Lady!  

 

Look Ma ~ No Frets !

This inexpensive model Telecaster was the perfect guinea pig for this customer’s request for a fretless guitar. I had my doubts about doing it, but hey, what customer wants, the customer gets. This picture may not do justice to the job, but I have to say it came out real nice. I’ve heard of other people’s attempts at this, but this one was a first for me. No different than doing a fretless bass conversion really. Pretty weird, but pretty cool sounding. Next to impossible to play chords on it beyond simple triads, but it makes an innovative sounding lead instrument. Tod and I had fun playing around on it during the month and a half it took Chris to come and pick it up (a little jab there, eh Chris? Hehehe). Chris’ influences are players like Eric Johnson, Allen Holdsworth, and Tuck Andress.

 


 

Chris's custom fretless Telecaster guitar

 

 

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