Saw this in the wild today. Unplugged for a bit and then plugged them back in. Thanks, Tesla driver.5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/teslamotors
Today, I was able to deliver #39. It's still can't believe I get to do this for fun. Here she is next to her owner's Hilton stablemate.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
This bad boy is finally ready for finish. I love this black poplar burl top!5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Just after buffing out the second coat and wiped down with mineral spirits. I love the way the maple logo pops on the wenge electronics cover4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
A few years back, Aaron gifted me the bass he played in Red Cold River as a thank you for building the instruments that eventually became his main line. I finally got around to putting it on the wall where it belongs as a reminder of just how lucky and thankful I am to call these guys friends.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/BreakingBenjamin
Last coat of finish applied and buffed out yesterday. My latest work prepped for fretwork and final assembly6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Starting to pick up some steam on a new round of builds. This will be a 32 scale 5-string bass4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
First coat of finish on the latest build - 32” scale, 5-string bass featuring MEC pickups and preamp.2yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Finished the twins for NAMM with basically no time to spare. Anyone else going to make it this year?4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
A little before and after of the puzzle piece logo foe the electronics cover on the current headless build. I love seeing how these covers end up turning out because I never know exactly how the grain is going to flow.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Finished up some carving on my latest piece last night [x-post from r/luthier]6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
NBD - Aeroad CF SLX 7 - This thing is WILD; it feels as fast as it looks.1yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/CanyonBikes
Rounding out the latest build: camphor burl over padauk with maple parting line, bocote fretboard, and a wenge, padauk, and maple neck.4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
I feel like there's a really small niche of people that can appreciate what this little notification meant. This pretty much made my month.4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
It's been a little over two years, but Aaron Bruch from Breaking Benjamin now owns four basses from me. Words fail me when I try to describe what it's like to see that many instruments all together all making music. Many thanks to this community for your encouragement and support!5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
My brother's cat loves packing peanuts more than anything. Once in awhile, she gets a playtime treat6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/cats
With so many requests for this yesterday, I couldn't leave you hanging until next week. Need to cut the battery box cover and this beauty is ready for final sand out.6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Elm leather working table with bubinga butterflies ready for finish6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Starting in on the next build: 32 scale, 5-string, headless. Buckeye over bubinga wings; wenge neck with maple, bubinga, and wenge details; wenge fretboard; and MEC electronics. It should growl like crazy.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Still kinda blown away how all these materials look together... And would ya look at that bocote fretboard!5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
The latest from Better Mousetrap Guitars: #27, a rainbow body concert ukulele5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Per the requests from the last post, here she is! #28 from Better Mousetrap Guitars5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
I feel like headless is a super polarizing thing, but I can now say first hand that it's most definitely worth dipping your toes in on. Here's my 5-string headless prototype.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Items in red on my shared calendar are from my fiancee. This is why I love her.7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/HouseOfCards
Got the single-cut relief and neck probably 90~95% of the way there. Pressing on toward NAMM!4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Four basses completed for Aaron Bruch of Breaking Benjamin: two single-cuts, one hook scroll, one ball scroll5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Now for something completely different from what I usually post - a duo of solid body, electric ukuleles: one almost finished, one still in the works.5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Roger over at THG Knobs did some absolutely amazing work on this latest batch of sets for me.5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
1 of 4 from the latest batch: 4-string 35 scale bass guitar - Olive over walnut wings, wenge, walnut, and maple neck, wenge fretboard. Nordstrand BigBlade Man pickups and 3B-5A preamp. Hipshot hardware. Heading to Kyle Konkiel from Bad Wolves5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Last week at their Detroit show, I delivered Aaron's 4th commissioned bass. This will never stop being cool.5yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/BreakingBenjamin
A quick snap from tonight's shenanigans: Trimmed the fretboard to the neck, set the plug at the 12th fret, and sanded in the radius on the fretboard.6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Made a little more progress on this last night finishing up the belly cut and further working the single-cut relief and heel transition on the back of the neck6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Managed to get the glowing side dots set in place, the frets in and ends dressed, and the headstock ears glued on. Hoping to have it in one piece by tomorrow6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
My wife and I were gone the last three days. I think it's safe to say that Fluffy missed us7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/cats
Monday night, I got to be on stage with one of my works... Breaking Benjamin Unplugged live at The Fillmore - Detroit, MI7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Headstock shot of my latest build. Thought you guys might dig it (x-post from r/woodworking)6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
I've played enough Tomb Raider to know there's at least one relic and some ammo up in that temple6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/gaming
I got lucky enough to marry my best friend yesterday. It was a good day.7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/happy
It's always a good day when you get to deliver a new guitar to someone7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Joined down the neck and finally got to see what she's going to look like. I'm being dead honest when I say that this looks even better than when I saw the pieces and put them together in my head.7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Our Uber driver helping an elderly gentleman setup Uber for the first time so he can get home from the airport.6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/HumansBeingBros
A little more progress on the left scroll this morning to get these twins on almost the same level7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Added a Stages crank arm power meter to my Endurace AL Disc 7 this evening. Probably a sub-5 minute removal, install, and pair with the bike computer. Anyone looking to get some more data porn to add to the stack should definitely consider this one.3yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/CanyonBikes
Got back into the shop after my wedding an honeymoon and got the heel on this bad boy almost to final contour7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Got a little chuckle tonight looking for Wi-Fi in Ypsilanti, MI tonight7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/rickandmorty
Got the fretboard glued down and rough tapered to width on this 5-string scroll bass7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Worked a little more on this bad boy ironing out the neck contours and starting in on the belly cut7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Latest project: 5-string hook scroll bass guitar [X-Post from Luthier]7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Watching TV and Jonas walks around the corner of the couch and just stands up. With the flash, it was a bit terrifying.8yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/cats
Confirming color combinations and sanity checking layout for the electronics covers on an upcoming build. What do you think?4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
Currently doing the break in/seasoning cycle. Ribs planned for this afternoon!7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/smoking
Upcoming build: 5-string, single-cut bass. Poplar burl with walnut veneer over mahogany, flame maple and walnut neck with maple pinstripes, East Indian rosewood fretboard. Nordstrand electronics, Hipshot hardware6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
My coworker and I started on the bar for his wedding later this summer. I'm pretty proud of an afternoon's worth of work6yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/woodworking
Laser etched logo coins for the headstocks on my guitars and basses (clockwise from left: mahogany, walnut, and maple)7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
First smoke ever: Ribs and sweet potatoes. Used The Food Lab's rub recipe, definitely happy with the result7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/smoking
Sanded the radius in on this beauty today. I'm super happy with the way the grain rolls across the face7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
The way these ketchup bottles are on the shelf at the grocery store9yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/mildlyinfuriating
Swiss Army Man... the one where Paul Dano rides a dead Daniel Radcliffe across the ocean using nothing more than the raw energy of the corpse's farts.8yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/gifs
I guess I'll be the first to kick things off: Final electronics tie in, strap locks, and final setup done this morning. I love early mornings in the shop7yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthiers
African chicken skewers with Parmesan couscous...I can't imagine the lime does much to improve the situation9yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/shittyfoodporn
