Guitar Making Courses at the Bailey Workshop
- In-person only
- 5-21 Day courses in one visit or spread to suit
- Make your own acoustic, electric guitar, or bass
- From-scratch builds – no kits
- Small class size, only 1-3 students
- Wood, Parts and Tools provided
(Contact us and we can help you get the best rates)
Build An Electric or Bass Guitar
Build Your First Guitar(5 days-a set neck Bandsman)
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A five day course to build a simple guitar from scratch. For first time builders and people who may want to have a go at home.
Build An Electric or Bass Guitar (from 6 days inc bolt on & set neck)
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A five day course to build a simple guitar from scratch. For first time builders and people who may want to have a go at home.
Build A Thru neck Guitar or Bass (from 7 days )
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A five day course to build a simple guitar from scratch. For first time builders and people who may want to have a go at home.
Build An Acoustic Guitar
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This course takes 13 days minimum to make a basic Bootlegger or Big D Style acoustic – more if you want a cutaway, binding, custom body shape, inlays etc. You make from sawn wood blanks and there are no pre-made kit parts.
Most acoustics are built over a period of months (or even years) with at least 2 visits here, or more. A one-trip build is possible over 21 days – so a 3 week stay but with days off between jobs. This course will be arranged to suit you.
Reserve your place for £39.99
Instructor
Mark Bailey
Mark Bailey is one of the UK’s most experienced guitar makers. He started his Guitar Making Revolution over 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 GM 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