LAB Guitars & Basses

LAB Guitars & Basses Handbuilt custom guitars and basses, and other woodworking Hand crafted, custom instruments built in Kalamazoo, MI.

Each model is designed by me, with the natural beauty of the wood as the main focus. The instruments are smooth, curvy, and comfortable to play, with amazing sound. I occasionally also make some other items like clocks, bowls, and pens that I will post here too.

Progress.
05/08/2026

Progress.

04/18/2026

In case you're wondering, this is at 2x speed.

Cutting out the bass body with the bandsaw.

I'm always impressed by how big the pile of wood shavings is after doing this...Sapele body for the English walnut bass....
04/02/2026

I'm always impressed by how big the pile of wood shavings is after doing this...

Sapele body for the English walnut bass.

03/25/2026

Failed at camera stability on this one!

Jack hole(s) drilled. This one is getting 2 outputs.

✅️Truss rod and stiffening rod routes✅️Fretboard glueup✅️Big ebony splinter
03/24/2026

✅️Truss rod and stiffening rod routes
✅️Fretboard glueup
✅️Big ebony splinter

03/09/2026

Scraping binding on this custom flame maple guitar

02/28/2026

Semi-hidden black mother of pearl dots. I love how these change colors at different angles.

02/18/2026

Ziricote bass fretboard - slotted and tapered

Guitar mummy.
02/15/2026

Guitar mummy.

My "Alpine" model with Pecan top and backSemi-hollow ash w/bookmatched pecanAfrican Blackwood fretboardRoasted curly map...
01/26/2026

My "Alpine" model with Pecan top and back

Semi-hollow ash w/bookmatched pecan
African Blackwood fretboard
Roasted curly maple, maple, Patagonian rosewood neck
Nickel Hipshot Products Inc hardware
Bare Knuckle Pickups The Mule pickups w/ coil splitting
7 lbs

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Kalamazoo, MI

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