Electric Guitars.
The Butterfield Custom Guitar Shop makes solid body electric guitars using classic designs, top quality components and artistic attention to detail. The results are musical instruments that sound great, look great and are a joy to play.
Building a StewMac Concert Single Cut Ukulele Kit
Trenton Robinson wanted to play a song on a ukulele for his wife Taylor at their wedding in October 2022. I had never built an acoustic instrument before so I bought a ukulele kit from Stewart MacDonald. Here are some photos showing the build and the finished uke.
The Telesito
My brother Grant said ‘Why don’t I have a Butterfield guitar?’ I told him to come and make one and he could have that. I had an extra ash body and maple neck called the Telecito. (The name was just a variation of the original Tomisitocaster, the happy face yellow strat.) He spent the weekend and we made him a guitar.
Guitar Build Stories
A Tele for Tom
Tom loved his guitars. Years ago we made a happy face yellow strat. We chopped up a little Hatchet brand practice guitar and made a full sized Explorer style. Last year I made him a tele for his birthday. It’s not quite happy face yellow though. I liked to hear him play when he thought he was alone.
The Kim-Tone Jazz Bass
Our friend Kim Kuenlen wanted to play bass. Since I was making a black Jazz Bass for Hugh It was just as easy to make one for Kim. She got the cherry red Kim-Tone.
The Byrne Bass
I offered to make a Jazz Bass for my bass playing friend Hugh Byrne. I’ll build the guitar if you buy the hardware said I. Agreed said he. I think he enjoyed shopping for the stuff because some VERY high quality components started arriving at my door.
SSG24
I made a fun little practice on the couch guitar. It’s small and light with a short scale of 24″. Powered by a single humbucker pickup in the neck position, It plays easy and sweetly.
Auburn Hardwoods
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Bitterroot guitars
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The Woodnut
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Encore Music Center Auburn, California
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