Our Sandiest Fretboards Yet! or MEGAPowder Slide.

We're going to put these on a couple of guitars. Look at that little amp feel shame in my presence.

Stewart MacDonald keeps leaving his tools at the shop.

Bell Custom Guitars Welcomes Steve Stevens

Alright. What can I say here. It's Steve Stevens. Words cannot express how proud we are to have Steve be a part of our family of players. Just days before the Billy Idol tour began, Steve contacted us and purchased the last JazzBlaster of our second generation run. Upon receiving the guitar, he had this to say:

"Hi Don, I got the guitar today. Stunning! I expected a nice instrument and purchased it based on the "flashy" factor. This guitar is soooooo much more. It's craftsmanship is flawless. I head out for tour in Europe in a week and the Bell will be with me. I will send you some photos of it in action asap that you can use however you like. I couldn't be happier with this beauty.
All the best,
Steve Stevens"

So, yeah. Photos as soon as we get 'em. Steve and the boys will be coming through in August and we'll be there.

The Phoenix, She Rises.

This Les Paul custom was in a terrible, asinine, ridiculously warm fire. Sorry no before pics. Imagine a struck wood match that has burned down all cartoony. Now you have the before visualization. It will return to life looking better than before.


Here's a look at how Andy's seven string Bell Custom is coming along. I was in a horrible, rotten, despicable burny fire. It's gonna be all better. There, there.

Delivering Dreams

This is a left-handed sanding technique mastered and switched goofy handed right. What?

It's a neck through so... You won't be needing this. The appendix of neck throughs.

Appendix yet to be removed.

Da big bass, bruddah.


Does that make you smile. Only if it's your dream, huh?
Don just built these prototypes for an aspiring designer.
The job was work, the work is done, the fun and work, were work and fun.

Dave O Video Snip

One of the first Bell owners and the man responsible for my involvement in Bell Custom Guitars is captured tracking sleeveless.

Haters Love Us (or) Opinions Are Like A-Holes...

Here are some fun posts by some folks who are opposed to our style of guitar.

From a Fender Bulletin:

Ah HA! That is what it reminds me of! The light up neon guitar clock in this room that I bought for $19 at the local drug store!

Ummmm.......no thanks. Not very fond of the tonal quality of plexi-glass.

A plexi guitar that looks like it should be hooked up to a video game. Then somebody has the nerve to tack on a three grand price tag. They are on some serious drugs at Bell Guitars. No thanks I got better things to do with three large.

I'm sure there are some more slam posts out there and as they surface, I'll likely post them. It'll be fun to look back at them while I'm waiting for the Lamborghini to get painted on my private island.

We get all kinds of comments, but the people who have actually played one all seem to have good things to say.

It's great that these guitars are so polarizing.

Fire Damage / Wasp Control

There's D. He's doing some sanding on a Les Paul that was in a fire. Hey, what's going on with all of this fire? Let's be more careful out there, OK!?

Sometimes binding refuses to bind. It is at that point it needs to be bound with a binding agent.

A message to all you harmful pests: "Don't bring it to the shop!"

Now let's enjoy our traditional post-kill snack. The mosquitos were eating my legs at this point.

Here's Andy's Bell Custom 7 string that was in a fire. It's about to be sanded down and made smoothie smooth. Repairs have been done to the headstock. See.

This Gibby is Jamie Ice's. It needs some love. Can Don get it done?

Yes.