Luthier Portfolio

A collection of custom-built guitars and experimental instruments, each shaped around a particular player, sound, or idea.

Two seven-string guitars alongside amplifiers and performance equipment

Pale Moon Ebony · Seven-string

Pale Moon Ebony · Seven-string
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Pale moon ebony gives this seven-string its striking grain pattern, set against black hardware and integrated performance controls.

MIDI Mandolin

MIDI Mandolin
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A sculpted electric mandolin with contrasting woods, flowing contours, and onboard controls.

Video Guitars

Video Guitars
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Explorations in combining musical instruments with moving images, from the television-shaped Tele-Vision to integrated video displays.

Goth Burst

Goth Burst
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Figured wood, a dark textured control panel, and sculpted contours. Full-instrument photographs and close details from the studio.

Blue

Blue
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Blue-green figured wood and a sculpted body, with details carried through the neck and headstock.

Black Pearl

Black Pearl
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A white instrument with a dark control panel and a clean contrast between its body, hardware, and performance controls.

Blue Pearl

Blue Pearl
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A white finish paired with a reflective blue control panel, photographed in the workshop and outdoors.

Mobius

Mobius
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A deep blue instrument with integrated controls, shown in full profile and close detail.

Moiré Guitar

Moiré Guitar
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An illuminated patterned surface gives this guitar a distinctive visual presence.

Plue

Plue

A close look at the interplay of hardware, lighting, and onboard performance controls.

Robocaster

Robocaster
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A white-and-black instrument with a distinctive control layout and illuminated details.

Tele Controller

Tele Controller
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A familiar body outline reworked around an extensive set of integrated performance controls.

Video Bass

Video Bass
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A bass design that brings moving images into live performance, pictured here on stage with Aerosmith.

Visionary Instruments · Established 2008