| For right now, Bailey Custom is a one man operation. I make everything myself. I started making guitars as kid in the late 1970s. At first, I just made bodies and put parts from old guitars on the bodies for my own use. I made my first aluminum guitar neck in 1998 at a trade school in Bowling Green Ky. It was very crude compared to what I do now. I made that neck from scrap aluminum I found at the school. I had to make a bolt on headstock for it. The neck has no radius on the fingerboard, at that time, I would have had to file that in by hand! The people at the school thought it was great that I was making the neck , so I went on to make a whole aluminum guitar. I had guys ask me what I was making and when I told them, some guys said, "You can't make a guitar!" I did make a guitar though and it played. It sounded good, so I made another one, later I made another neck and put it on eBay. It sold! So, why not make another one? I did and it's just grown from there. I bought my own lathe and mill/drill with a digital readout. At the time of this writing, I've made 54 aluminum guitar necks. I know, it doesn't sound like a lot, but they seem to keep getting better and better. When I made my first one, I would have bet anything that I would never have made 5, much less 54! I like being able to make items for customers the way THEY want them. I hate making the same thing over and over, so this work is great for me. Besides, I also get to make "one off" guitars now and then and sell them. I'll always try to make what ever you want, but for now, I do not make anything other than guitars and parts for them, I don't make any bass or banjo components. I hope to be able to make these guitars and parts quicker, I've moved to a new location with more room, we'll see how it goes. |
About Bailey Custom
Bailey Custom Guitar & Parts
| My first aluminum guitar built in 1998 |
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