These Westwind prototypes are an example of what can be built for you.

At Westwind we don't just "assemble" a custom guitar from parts...we
can actually build it from scratch. from a basic Strat or Tele to a full
custom neck thru with exotic woods. Come in with your wish list!

We needed a guitar to
demo the ultra cool
TREMKING & MightyMite
pickups. We had a
butchered body from an
old Kramer bass someone
had tried to turn into a
guitar but it neede help.
We added wood to the
body & topped it with
bookmatched flame maple
& a custom finish. It's an
odd shape but very
balanced. It created quite
a bit of interest & some
requests for another. so,
since this one's a blonde,
below is the brunette
sister:

We started with an Alder body, topped it with flamed
Walnut, did some body balance mods for ultra playability,
then routed for triple pickups (SSH). We then cleared the
edge of the walnut for a contrasting edge binding look.

Next we filled
the grain &
stained the
walnut. We
shot the back
metallic green
& cleared the
body. Check
back for final
pictures!

Lloyd staining the top.

Basswood blank routed for
p/u's & neck.

Maple neck &
FB ready for
glue.

Maple top finish routed for
tabless pickups & binding

Gluing the binding

White finish started

Here Lloyd's gluing up a
KOA top & bottom on a
Basswood blank.

Routed for P-90's & a
Tele neck p/u in the
middle, sanded & ready
for finish.

Gluing a gorgeous Maple
top on an Alder body

Look at that quilt!! This is
gonna be amazing!!

With matching
bookmatched maple
fingerboard &
headstock...WOW!

Gluing a custom neck &
fingerboard.

Assembly & wiring. Ready for the neck, knobs & strings

Gluing the scarf joint on a custom built neck. This neck is Maple with a Bubinga
stringer, The custom headstock is designed by the customer and will have a Walnut
cap with custom inlay.

Here's an example of a true custom: This customer wanted an Iceman clone with Strat pickup
configuration, Basswood body & Maple top, Maple neck with 25" scale, Paul Reed Smith style block
tailpiece, triple wide black binding and stark white paint on body & fingerboard

Cutting the inlay
material

Here's the body the
customer built, we shot it
see thru black burst

left: Finished headstock

with custom inlay.

right: Finished
fingerboard with custom
inlay.

lower left: Gluing on the
fitted neck at a 3 degree
angle. Neck tenon is a
dovetail joint for added
strength.

bottom: Fitted neck joint.

bottom right: Finished!

This was a fun project: This is
a '59 Gibson Melodymaker. It
had a humbucker added in the
bridge with a homemade
pickguard and sunburst. The
customer wanted it cherry red
with a custom pickguard, we
also suggested new Kluson
tuners for a "period correct"
look. Once we stripped the old
finish we were amazed at how
much figure the mahogony
had. This came out looking
like new!!