THE INTERVENTION
$1,000+
A focused, art-first transformation built around a clear visual idea.
- Original creative direction
- Hand-applied surface work
- Selected body and detail treatment
- Process documentation
Custom guitar art · one at a time
Your guitar
had a nice life.
Let’s give it a legend.
I turn real instruments into singular, story-driven art pieces. Collage. Paint. Type. Found images. Permanent decisions.
COMMISSIONS
$1,000+
STAGE-READY IN.
STAGE-READY OUT.
01 / THE IDEA
I don’t restore guitars.
I turn them into artifacts.
A guitar arrives with a finish, a history and a market value. I take that history seriously—then make a completely unreasonable artistic decision with it.
The result isn’t decoration applied to an object. It’s a new identity built from your story, my instincts and the material we choose to sacrifice along the way.
This is for people who would rather own the only one than preserve another one.
02 / CASE STUDY 001
The first victim.
A seafoam offset guitar went in.
A filthy little cultural artifact came out.
THE WORK IS THE ARGUMENT
Rock-star ego on the front.
Existential panic on the back.
Vintage print became the raw material for a guitar about bravado, adulthood, appetite and the weird cultural debris we drag forward with us.
The neck became a miniature gallery: tiny fragments arranged where traditional inlays would normally signal pedigree. The body kept its scars. The contradictions stayed visible.
It still reads as a guitar. It just no longer behaves like a product.
PORTFOLIO 002 / CLIENT COMMISSION
Built to be seen.
Built to be played.
A second commission carried the artwork across every visible plane: body, fretboard and headstock.
The front works like graphic rhythm. The back opens into a denser narrative. The controls, hardware and playing surfaces continue doing their jobs.
The instrument stayed in the same playing condition it arrived in.
03 / HOW IT HAPPENS
A commission,
not a menu.
You don’t pick a pattern from a dropdown. We find the idea hiding inside the instrument, then decide how far it needs to go.
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01
Tell me about the guitar.
What is it? Why this one? What history matters, and what are you willing to lose?
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02
We find the nerve.
A person, era, obsession, joke, wound, lyric, memory or visual world gives the piece its direction.
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03
You approve the destruction.
You receive a written scope, estimate and shipping instructions before the instrument moves.
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04
I take it apart.
Disassembly, surface work, collage, paint, lettering, distressing and reassembly—whatever the piece actually requires.
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05
It comes home different.
You get the finished one-of-one piece, its playing condition preserved, and a visual record of what happened to it.
04 / READ THIS TWICE
This will affect
the value.
Maybe downward. Maybe upward someday. Definitely sideways.
This is not restoration, refinishing or preservation. The work permanently alters the finish, factory originality and visual identity of your instrument, and it may change its conventional resale value.
I won’t hide that behind romantic art language. Once we begin, your guitar may never be factory-correct again—but its playing condition will be preserved.
If its value lives in untouched condition, keep it untouched.
If its value lives in what it can become, let’s talk.
05 / THE DAMAGE
Original work starts at $1,000.
That’s the floor, not a teaser price. Every guitar is quoted individually after I understand the object, the idea and the level of intervention.
THE TOTAL REWRITE
Custom quote
For deeper disassembly, full-body narratives, neck work or an idea that refuses to behave.
- Expanded concept development
- Multiple treated surfaces
- Complex material sourcing
- More extensive documentation
Shipping, insurance, replacement parts, repair work and unusual materials are quoted separately when needed.
06 / QUESTIONS BEFORE IMPACT
Reasonable
concerns.
Will the guitar still play?
Yes. The artwork does not downgrade the guitar’s playing condition—even artwork on the neck is applied without interfering with normal play. If it arrives ready for the studio or stage, it leaves ready for the studio or stage. Existing setup or repair issues remain unless separate work is agreed upon.
Will you work on a vintage or expensive guitar?
Possibly—but never casually. Valuable, rare or sentimental instruments require an explicit conversation about risk, originality and whether this is actually the right thing to do.
Can you copy the example guitar?
No exact copies. The point is to make a piece that belongs to your guitar and your story, not manufacture a product line.
What materials can be used?
Found print, personal ephemera, photographs, paint, lettering and other compatible materials. Mature or provocative imagery is used only when it belongs in the concept and we agree on it.
How do I ship the guitar?
Do not ship anything until your project is accepted. You’ll receive packing and shipping instructions, and the instrument should be fully insured in transit.
How long does it take?
Turnaround depends on the scope, materials and current commission queue. Your estimate will include a realistic project window.
07 / VOLUNTEER YOUR INSTRUMENT
Ready to ruin
a perfectly good guitar?
Tell me what you have, why it matters and what kind of trouble you want it to become.
Your guitar remains playable.
Whatever playing condition it arrives in is the condition it leaves in.
Submitting an inquiry does not commit either of us. Please do not ship your instrument until the project is accepted.