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.

Click on each image to view the video on www.youtube.com.

Click here for 'old' gallery images.

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.

Doug is faced with the tricky task of repairing a broken neck on a 1 week old £3,000 Deering banjo. This repair involves practically making a new neck as the original's truss rod has been badly bent..

Doug is seen here putting the strings on his modern interpretation of the famous Rex Bogue Double Rainbow guitar.

Doug Wilkes of Wilkes Guitars is seen here putting the finishing touches to a lap steel guitar built for Carl Moreton.

Doug Wilkes and Dave Ball, who commissioned the guitar, discuss the progress of Dave's guitar, Lord Lemon. Lord Lemon used to be the band mascot of Dave's old band the 'Lemon Drop's, and as Dave is getting the band back together, what better than to bring Lord Lemon to life in the form of an Axe...

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

Next