Journal
Keep an eye out for new entries each month. I'll also be adding to the backlog of old posts using content from prior blog posts and other sources.
2023 Year End Update
Ending the year with zero momentum but lots of gratitude.
Kauerfest 2023
A visit to the Kauer Guitars shop in Elk Grove, CA.
October 2023 Update
Family adventures with 3D printing.
September 2023 Update
Strange new parts in the works.
August 2023 Update
SF3 top carving and routing progress.
July 2023 Update
SF3 neck and fingerboard progress.
2023 First Half Recap
Reflections on the last six months.
May and June 2023 Update
Spring thaw project updates.
March and April 2023 Update
Nice wood find, new SF3 progress.
February 2023 Update
More progress on the new SF3, getting sick, and WinterStorm 2023
January 2023 Update
New pickup design progress for the new SF3.
December 2022 Update
Last update of the year and the final Boogie drop.
November 2022 Update
Project updates, new puppy, Mark III party.
September 2022 Update
Project updates, Atlansia bass, old amps.
1994 Atlansia Solitaire Single String Bass
Is it a bass or a pool cue?
Mesa Boogie Collection Odds and Ends
Random Boogie photos that don't fit anywhere else.
August 2022 Update
New SF3 Guitar, New Pedalboard Project.
July 2022 Update
Nothing to see here.
May 2022 Update
Pickups, Amps, Tools, ToneShed Update, New Sticker, and more!
Custom Pickup for Christian Allen Luthiery
Step-by-step building a strange pickup for my friend.
New Website for 2022
It's been a long time, cousin.
Manifesto of an Electric Guitar Builder
OR: “This Is How We Do It” - Montell Jordan, 1995
The Handmade Question
OR: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the CNC
Reconnecting With Inspiration
OR: Guitar Buildin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Golden Age Of Lutherie
OR: My Golden Age Of Confusion
Milkman 5W Half Pint Head with Mather Cab in Walnut
A new hardwood amp handwired in San Francisco?
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-o-verb 2x12 Hardwood & Wicker Combo
Very cool hardwood combo you don't see every day.
Mesa Boogie Imbuia & Wicker Thiele Compact Ported Cab
This one just kept coming back to me.
1999 Taylor/Klein Imbuia AB-2 Acoustic Bass Guitar
My dream acoustic bass.
1976 Mesa Boogie Mark I Combo - Factory Upgraded Simul-class DRG
Exceptionally Rare Factory Mark I DRG Conversion
Mesa Boogie Mark IIB Coliseum Padauk Hardwood & Wicker Big Brother
85 pounds, 180 watts, 15 inches.
Mesa Boogie Hardwood & Wicker Dual Rectifier Blue Angel 2x10" Combo
A very unique amp, unlike most Boogies and a 2x10 to boot!
Mesa Boogie Mark III / IIIC+ with 105PT & STR-415/416 Imbuia
All the best of the Mark III and IIC+ in one package.
Mesa Boogie Thiele Ported Compact Cab in Imbuia Hardwood & Wicker
Another beautiful and uncommon hardwood cab.
1994 Mesa Boogie Imbuia & Wicker Half-Back Speaker Cab
Very clean imbuia cab with an Electro-Voice EVM-12L speaker.
Coilton the Accuwinder CW-11B Coil Winding Machine
Realy awesome eBay-find pickup winder.
1990 Boire Warwick Dolphin Pro I Bass
No-compromise early Warwick Dolphin Pro I with all the best features.
Mesa Boogie Padauk & Wicker Half-Back Speaker Cabinet
One of the cleanest hardwood cabs I have owned.
Mesa Boogie Imbuia Hardwood & Wicker Thiele Ported Compact Cab
Very clean imbuia cab with an Electro-Voice EVM-12L speaker.
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Simul-Class, GEQ, Hardwood Medium Head
The holy graile Boogie in an very rare hardwood headshell.
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special Tasmanian Blackwood Hardwood Combo
Uncommon oversized 1x12" Tasmanian Blackwood Cabinet
Mesa Boogie Mark III Black Stripe DRG Imbuia Combo
Simul-Class, 105PT, STR-415, Oh my!
Mesa Boogie Mark III/IIC+ Red Stripe Head, Simul-Class, GEQ
Factory upgraded DRG Mark III.
Mesa Boogie Mark III Blue Stripe DRG Imbuia Combo
This amp from 1988 has it all: EVM-12L, Reverb, and GEQ.
Mesa Boogie Hardwood & Wicker Mark IIC Combo
Most of these IICs have been upgraded, but here's an original 60w.
Mesa Boogie Mark III Purple Stripe DRG Imbuia Combo
A very unique amp, unlike most Boogies and a 2x10 to boot!
1981 Imbuia Hardwood & Wicker Mesa Boogie Mark IIB Combo Amp
Another beautiful Boogie found in the Bay Area.
Mesa Boogie Padauk Hardwood & Wicker Thiele Ported Cab Set
What an amazing pair to find.
1993 Imbuia Hardwood & Wicker Mesa Boogie Mark IV Compact Combo
This beautiful Mark IV was my first Boogie.
SF3co: Eco Friendly Guitar
Project goals and full material breakdown.