Over the course of the last few months, I have filmed Doug working on a variety of instruments.

These videos show Dougs incredible skill during the making of several guitars.

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Quality components

I believe Shaller are making some of the best quality instrument parts available today.

When a customer specifies a tremolo on their custom build, you can not get better than Shaller tremolos.

Here Doug is talking to Derek Holt in his studio. They discuss basses, guitars, gun cases.....

Doug can be seen fitting the fret wire to a custom twin neck he's been commissioned to build. Everything is made by hand. As Doug would say "Made by hand, because we don't know how to use the machines...!"

Doug Wilkes giving an update on his progress in building a complex neck inlay for a commissioned twin neck guitar based on the style of Rex Bogues Double Rainbow.
Doug uses various bits of abalone cut by hand and crafted into shape.

Doug Wilkes can be seen here preparing a PRS style guitar new build ready to start the spraying process. Doug can spend many hours sanding an instrument between initial spraying to create a beautiful finished result.

As with many things in life, Dougs attitude here is that preparation is key to a fantastic finish.

The question is— How do you get almost any imaginable sound out of a guitar with a single pickup? Doug Wilkes has 'The Answer '.

Doug Wilkes has been making The Answer for over 20 years now, and has a world wide patent on the design. If you are looking to find a guitar that has every sound imaginable, and built in a totally bespoke style that adheres to your every detail, then contact Doug to arrange a visit to his work shop.

You may be suprised that The Answer is not as expensive as you might think...!

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