Custom Instruments
There are no standards here. Every aspect of construction can be customized based on what you need and want out of a bass, from the number of strings to wood selection to electronics, your options are endless... below is just an overview of some of my 'inhouse' outlines as seen in the gallery.

Acoustic Bass Guitars
I primarily focus on acoustic bass guitars because as a bassist I was disappointed with the limited selection of instruments available, and felt there was huge amount of exploration and research still to be done on this relatively new instrument. Focusing on basses allows not only the examination of new ideas, but the re-examination of some old ones. Material choices or innovations that may have fallen out of favour with guitarists of a hundred years ago may be perfectly sensible for bass players now.

Electric Upright Basses
I began building eub's for largely the same reason as acoustic bass guitars, I wanted one, and there just wasn't enough of them around to choose from. I was also pretty turned off by the +$1000 2x4's that seemed to dominate what was available... I wanted something with curves.... sexy curves.

I began prototyping a design as 'the other project' in my life, and was astonished by the amount of positive feedback I received over it from 'real' upright players. It seemed foolish not to continue building them as a concentration.

Mods&customization
I began working in luthurie through my own desire to customize my guitars, not just to make them sound and play better, but to make them uniquely mine. Whether you need a new pickup switch, or you need a whole new neck built around a few ideas and a sketch like shown below (thanks Steve), I get a great deal of satisfaction making your guitar 'yours' as well.

custom neck build