Handpainted Guitars

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The Cosmic Antenna Les Paul is Officially Completed (painting portion) on August 3rd, 2006. The Clear Topcoat was finished on November 18th. The guitar was played for the first time on November 24th, 2006 at the Red Light Cafe with the Supreme Court/Glenn Phillips Band in Atlanta by Jeff Calder, who the guitar was custom designed for.

  • Finished Shots: With Strings and Hardware (15)

    Here are a few finished shots of the guitar with the hardware on, and ready to play.
     

  • Journal of Step by Step: Jeff Calder Cosmic Antenna Les Paul (83)

    This design was originally drawn with pen and ink on Egyptian papyrus as a gift from Lisa King to Jeff Calder. Soon, official plans for this guitar were drawn February 2, 2002 in Prismacolor pencil (Original drawing was of a Gibson SG, but it became a Les Paul in the end.) This photo gallery tracks the 1 year progress starting in 2005, hand painting a custom psychedellic Les Paul for the Swimming Pool Q's singer. The painting portion was completed on August 3rd, 2006. I will post updates and step by step photos as the guitar nears completion, which includes clear coating and adding of hardware.
     
 

 
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Drawing of original design concept, (for a Gibson SG), life scale by Lisa King.