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GUITAR SUNDAY- NEWSFLASH
TOMORROW IS GUITAR SUNDAY at the dual venues of AYR GUITAR and the Firehouse Bar Ayr. Bailey Guitars is proud to announce that from this weekend Ayr Guitar will be stocking some brand new Bailey guitars and our new...
Build Your Own 5 String Archtop Fretless Bass
The Ultimate Build your Own Bass? Stevie began making this instrument on our course just after his sixtieth birthday as it was a gift from his...
Bailey Custom Archtop Guitar – Art Deco Style
...Made for Steve McKeand of the Highland Hotclub... Steve commissioned this guitar a while ago and has been paying monthly for about as long as any of...
PARKFEST 2012 – the finished RNLI guitar
We can't wait to see your smiling faces ! Finally Parkfest is apon us. in less than 48 hours the "Young Guns" of Stranraer will showcase their music, and on SAT, the Bailey Curve will find its new home Still not sure if you want a ticket ? Watch this timelapse film...
ParkFest 2012 -the RNLI prize guitar – P3
If you are new to the Bailey Blog you won't know that we have donated to ParkFest 2012 one of our Bailey Curve Electric guitars to help raise money for the RNLI in Stranraer. Regular visitors to the Bailey News will be waiting for blog no3's tantalising glimpse of...
ParkFest 2012 -the RNLI prize guitar – P2
Win this Bailey Guitar and help save lives! Read Part 1 This years ParkFest in Stranraer on the 17/18th of Aug will be the biggest yet and Bailey guitars are sponsoring "Young Guns Night" by donating one of our Bailey...
ParkFest 2012 -the RNLI prize guitar
Win a Bailey Guitar and help save lives! This years ParkFest in Stranraer on the 17/18th of Aug will be the biggest yet - for the first time the organisers have added a new event - "Young Guns Night", to showcase 5 local...
Hang Out with Preston Reed TONIGHT
...at your own house live with www.hangcast.com After his amazing performance at the recent TED lecture, Preston is taking the internet by storm with more cutting edge live performances - last month with his first on-line gig from his front room, and now with the...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Phil – BYO – 309
...Phil made this guitar in seven days on our Build your Own Custom Guitar course... Well, we do say you can more or less do just about anything you want on the custom course and...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Charlie – BYO – 308
...This could be the start of something beautiful... Charlie made this, his first guitar, in seven days on our build your own custom guitar course. He chose every...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Kevin – BYO – 307
...Kevin's second guitar made here in the Bailey work shop on our build your own custom guitar course... Kevin came on the course back in and made his first, a through neck custom guitar...
Usman Riaz and Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Preston is getting some use out of his Signature Bailey Baritone! This is awesome! It really kicks off about half way through when they both play together - then the jam at the end is met with a standing ovation. From ted.com: Usman Riaz is a 21-year-old whiz at the...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Course in Progress – Conclusion
...I aint got time to bleed... This is our Build Your Own 'Custom' Guitar course, so these instruments represent the...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Course in Progress – Day 4
...Sometimes...there's so much beauty in the world...I feel like I can't take it. (cough) Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Day 4 - 10am till 8:30pm Half way there! Four days ago these were just piles of rough-sawn timber - in...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Course in Progress – Day 3
Five out of four people have trouble with fractions. Day 1 | Day 2 Day 3 - 10am till 6-30pm Great progress today...Priority is still the neck, but there was time to start prep on the bodies. Kevin, Mark, and Charlie all have carved their necks and are ready for...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Course in Progress – Day 2
...The world needs a wake up call...and were phoning it in... Day 2 - 10am till 6pm Phil, Mark, Kevin, and Charlie are all on our course building their own custom guitars. On day 1 we made drawings, chose wood, and firmed up the details... now the build really...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – Course in Progress – Day 1
...We're here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and we're all out of bubblegum. DAY 1. Day 1 starts at 2pm- It is all about finalising the designs by making a drawing, and choosing wood, getting parts together etc Phil is having a laminated thru neck so we also...
Bailey Custom Guitar Build – Part 2 – Exotica Left Handed
...Simon's custom Exotica - done and dusted... Wow...it was hard to take a bad photo of this one. The spalted maple for the cap and 'Brown' figured maple for the neck...
Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar – Moyra – BYOA – 017
...Made in 17 days over 3 years on our 'Build Your Own' course here at the Bailey workshop... Forget Me Not You have to respect Moyra...having done nothing remotely...
Rohan Custom Build – completed pictures
...Set neck, single cut, with chambered body... This guitar was a pleasure to make and Rohan was a great bloke to work for. You can watch the design session video, see...
Custom Guitar – Rohan – Build Part 3
...Rohan's guitar is finished... Rohan comissioned this guitar about three months ago and visited the workshop for a design session. He returned to watch me when I...
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 6
...This bird has flown... Kristian's guitar winged its way to Norway and after a short stay in customs it has finally landed at its new home. He lowered the action a little to...
Build Your Own Guitar – BYO-306 – Jon
Made in six days on our Build Your Own Guitar course This is the final guitar made on our split weekend course, which started with 3 days in May, and finished with another 3 days last...
Jon Gibbons – Bailey Makes Guitars
'Bailey Makes Guitars' Written and performed by Jon Gibbons on his own Bailey custom acoustic guitar. All Bailey Guitars are handmade in the UK using only renewable energy. As Jon was visiting and playing a few gigs around the local area, I asked him to bring his...
Build Your Own Guitar – BYO-305 – Martin
Made in six days on our Build Your Own Guitar course This guitar was made in two visits on our split weekend course, which started with 3 days in May, and finished with another 3 days last week....
Build Your Own Guitar – BYO-304 – Graham
...Made in six days here in the Bailey workshop on our build your own guitar course... This guitar was made in two visits on our split weekend course, which started...
BUILD YOUR OWN GUITAR Part 2- continued from May
...Continuation of May Build Your Own Guitar split weekend course... Martin, Graham, and Jon return to complete their instruments, joined by David who is just starting his. David...
Build Your Own First Guitar – May 2012 – The Movie
Bailey Guitars make a unique range of high quality instruments, each one individually hand crafted in the rolling hills of Ayrshire, using only wind and solar energy. We also run several different guitar making courses, enabling anybody to build their own with no...
Build Your Own First Guitar – Toby BYOF – 303
...Number 303 - The last guitar to be finished on the May Build Your Own First Guitar course. Toby made his own custom version of the Bailey Bandsman and because he chose a full gloss...
Build Your Own First Guitar – Graham (left handed) BYOF – 302
...Number 302 - The third guitar of four made on the May Build Your Own First Guitar course. Graham (left hand) made the standard version of the Bailey Bandsman. There...
Build Your Own First Guitar – Graeme (right handed) – BYOF – 301
...Number 301 - The second guitar of four made on the May Build Your Own First Guitar course. Graeme (right hand) made his own custom version of the Bailey Bandsman. He chose a really...
Build Your Own First Guitar – Morgan BYOF – 300
Morgan just became our 300th electric guitar builder! BYOF-300 made by Morgan in 5 days on our May build your own first guitar course. Morgan joined Toby, Graeme (right...
Build Your Own First Guitar – May 2012
Over 300 'Build Your Own' Electric guitars made here in the Bailey workshop! Thanks to everyone who has helped us reach this amazing milestone including Morgan who now has the magic number 300! [gallery link="file" columns="5"...
Bailey Custom Guitar Build – Part 1 – Exotica Left Handed
Simon's custom Exotica - 'thru neck' style. Simon came to visit in March to design his guitar and choose his wood, parts, etc. Since then I have been making very good progress - it is almost starting to look like a guitar. I have taken so many pictures that it was...
Build your own Guitar – ‘Secret’ Date – Mon 16 April
Extra day for local builders...and Kevin 'Secret' Dates Most people on the course have to come and finish in one go - we get them from all over Europe and beyond so it is not possible to 'pop' back for workshop days here...
BUILD YOUR OWN GUITAR Part 1- continues in June
Location: Bailey workshop Fri April 13 2012 - 10:00 AM Sun April 15 2012 - 5:00 PM Kevin, Martin, Graham and Jon Build Your Own Guitar/Bass course This is a split, two weekend course, for people who are unable to come for...
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 5
Tobacco Burst Custom Bandsman Spray Job This guitar has taken slightly longer than expected- The ebony pickup covers held us up for a week or so, and Kristian also specified an Electro...
New Hannes Bridge
New Hannes Bridges available now for custom Bailey electric guitars and BYO'ers Hannes Bridge The Hannes bridge is billed as the most comfortable bridge in the world. I...
Left Handed Custom Bailey Exotica – Part 1
Design session and wood selection Simon found us by trawling the internet and fell in love with the Exotica in our online shop. The only problem was he plays left handed so we arranged a visit to the workshop for a design...
Custom Guitar – Rohan – Build Part 2
It is starting to look like a guitar now Rohan came a few weeks ago for a design session which was made into a two minute timelapse film when he chose very detail of the build and even designed his own body and headstock...
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 4
Kristian's custom Bailey Bandsman guitar - woodwork completed and ready for spraying Fitting the neck is a two part job. First the slot is made in the body for the neck...
New ‘Little Eye’ video with Euan Malloch playing his Bailey Acoustic
Euan is playing his Bailey Bootlegger with his band 'Little Eye'. I love these guys! They make it look easy don't they... From a guitarmakers point of view this is what is all about at the end of the day - my guitars are not the finished product, it's the music. Watch...
Custom Guitar – Rohan – Build Part 1
Kristian's guitar will be the next to be finished but while waiting for glue to dry, wood to settle, and parts to come, I had a chance to get stuck into Rohan's, which is the star of the design session video I...
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 3
Completing the neck and making the body Kristian's custom Bailey Bandsman is coming on very well indeed... Do the Ebony Pickup Covers fit Bareknuckle P90s? The covers...
Bailey Custom Bandsman Build – Norwegian Wood – Part 2
Kristian's Custom Bandsman See Kristian's full spec I installed the truss rod last time so the next big job was to glue the fretboard and while the glue was drying on...
Custom Guitar – Rohan
Custom Guitar Design Session Full Spec and Design Session | Rohan Custom Build Part 1 | Rohan Custom Build Part 2 | Rohan Custom Build Parts 3 | Rohan Custom Build Completed Pictures | Rohan contacted us originally about a custom version of the Bailey Bandsman...
The SpaceShip – First Docking Procedure
Fitting the neck to the body with a dovetail joint Captains Log Stardate : 05312.5 Today we passed a milestone in our continuing...
The Spaceship – The voyage continues
The mission: To boldly go where no Jazz Guitar has ever gone before... Captains Log Star Date: 22712.5 It seems so long ago when this journey began... like the dawn of time. As if nothing ever existed before we embarked on this...