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Guitar Making Passion

“It’s never been about the money, I just want to pass on my knowledge to others so the art of guitar building lives on long after I’m gone.” – Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey is one of the UK’s most experienced guitar makers. He started his Guitar Making Revolution more than 2 decades ago, running short courses in a community workshop and a double decker bus.

Then the internet arrived, and info became more accessible but not always easy to follow… so Mark applied the same step-by-step approach to making instruction videos and launched the digital revolution in 2016.

After building professionally since a teenager, he is on a mission to make it easier for everyone to achieve their guitarmaking dreams at home

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Leading guitar builder Mark Bailey has thrown his all into creating the most detailed, beautiful and painstakingly choreographed guitar creation courses in the world. Perfectly paced and lovingly edited. With our premium membership you get full access to all Mark’s courses past and future.

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“In this course Mark Bailey takes you through the process of building an electric guitar.

The whole process of building a guitar is chopped into 50 to 60 jobs needed to build a guitar. By doing that Mark has made building a guitar aThis course is absolutely fantastic and not to be missed by anyone contemplating building their own guitar. I’ve been lucky enough to attend one of the build your own first guitar courses and Mark is a brilliant luithier and teacher/mentor and other than going to Ayr, this is without doubt the next best thing. manageable matter for anyone who has never built a guitar. Every single job is clearly demonstrated and explained.”

– Marcel

The Best Online Guitar Building Academy

“I’ve built guitars before but the level of expertise provided by Mr Bailey really helped me raise my bar. Top notch.”

– Callum

“A treasure of information regarding building your first guitar. From making your own Jigs (very detailed) to routing, sanding, finishing and setting up your guitar (very usefull for every guitar you already own). The only thing that gets better than the online course is attending the course at Mark’s,”

– Jack

“This course is absolutely excellent. I have watched it all the way through twice and it has given me the confidence to undertake my own build. It is a great resource too as I often refer back to certain parts for clarification of what I am doing. TOP JOB Mark.”

– Neil

“Great course to learn how to design a guitar, with some basics informations and not like many books showing too much to handle, and just confusing. This course is simple quite informative, and if you are thinking of building a guitar for yourself, or start a business on the long run, this is quite a great start.”

– Beni

“This course is absolutely fantastic and not to be missed by anyone contemplating building their own guitar. I’ve been lucky enough to attend one of the build your own first guitar courses and Mark is a brilliant luithier and teacher/mentor and other than going to Ayr, this is without doubt the next best thing.”

– Val

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  • Essential Tools for Guitar Making Ebook (Vol. 1 & 2)
    Instantly download the guide to setting up your home workshop with basic, budget-friendly tools.
  • Bonus Videos and Resources
  • Downloadable patterns and plans
  • Questions answered by Mark via course lessons and email
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  • Regular Live Q&A's
  • First look at new materials & special offers
  • 5% Off most products in Our Shop
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Three Year Plan

Learning at Your Own Pace
£449

Upfront or £49/month for 12 months

  • Access: 36 months of unlimited access to all courses and perks.
  • Design Session: 1x Guitar Design Session (Zoom or in-person) OR 1x Q&A session plus 1x free slotted fretboard.
  • Support: 3x 30-minute annual 1-1 support Zoom sessions, along with guidance on materials and tools.
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Custom Builder Plan

Building Your First Custom Guitar
£499

upfront or £49/month for 12 months.

  • Access: 12 months of unlimited access to all courses and perks.
  • Design Session: 1x Guitar Design Session (Zoom or in-person) focused on custom specs and creating full-scale drawings.
  • Support: 10x 30-minute monthly 1-1 support sessions (Zoom or in-person) plus 1x final detailed assessment and feedback session.
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Dedicated Builders & Serial Craftsmen
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upfront, £690 twice per year (p.a.), or £69/month.

  • Access: 24 months of unlimited access to all courses and perks.
  • Design Session: 3x Guitar Design Sessions (Zoom or in-person) covering Electric, Acoustic, Bass, Bolt-on, or Thru-neck designs, plus 3x matching slotted fretboards.
  • Support: 18x 30-minute monthly 1-1 support sessions (Zoom or in-person) plus 3x final detailed assessment and feedback sessions.
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