Well hey there hi there ho there!
Long time no post! Life has been completely insane for ole Cope lately to say the least. From financial setbacks to breakups to car breakdowns to family turmoil to creative blocks, its been a rough few months. I've been slowly clawing my way out and am eternally grateful to the friends ive made on this forum and in the general guitar community that have made me feel less alone. As rough as things can get, I am very blessed to be able to do what i love for a living and that wouldnt be possible without places like OSG where ive learned so much and made such genuine friendships and partnerships
If youve kept up with my instagram or my website lately, you know that Ive been very busy despite not posting, and have had no shortage of cool stuff coming thru the shop as always. Due to the amount of time ive been gone, im gonna try to keep this post shorter, so i'll only post my favorite things from the past few months (months?!?!) and only 3 or 4 pics for each, but more pics of basically everything i work on can always be found on my instagram if you wanna see more shots of any particular guitar!
Without further adieu.. here is what Feelgood Guitars has been up to lately! I've missed youse guys!!
Our very first "Astro Vibe" has been completed! Sprayed in classic '56 Chevy Sherwood Green nitro with a matching headcap, this one was custom ordered and went to a fellow texan!
Sweet custom-ordered Type 2 Dreamweaver in "Kyoto Green" nitro w/ matching headstock
Put together this ultra-custom jag with a customer's parts/neck they provided. Purpleheart neck with ebony fretboard, pearloid binding and block inlays and reversed headstock (cuz why not?) All gold plates, including a mute and Panorama tremolo assembly (with upgraded spring!!!) gold plated by the customer himself. Sprayed in a color shifting pearl white that goes from pink to blue to light turquoise in the light. Truly a rare "quest item" of a guitar!
Custom ordered LEFTY type 2 Dreamweaver in Booberry Burst nitro. Our first lefty commission, this one was really fun for Guitar Form and Feelgood to figure out the logistics of and see it all come together!!
We completed our very first "Hyacinth" model! Dreamed up as essentially a mashup of a T-style and a Swinger style guitar, we are offering it in either 25.5" or 24" scale lengths, depending on customer preference! The first shortscale will be completed in the coming few months by Copacetic apprentice Tyson as a personal build, but this first 25.5" example was made as a "store stock" build. Sprayed in "Kiwi Lightning" nitro with a matching headcap
This RAD Jm started as a customer's run-of-the-mill Squier Classic Vibe.. Completely tricked out with new vintage correct Alder body from Guitar Mill, Full nitro finish on the body and neck, custom poured resin tort pickguard, new Fender pickups, aged hardware, and a beautiful new coat of Fiesta Red nitro. This is pretty much the OSG definition of "super squier"!!
Did the finish+assembly work on this insanely cool Cross Scoundrel build for forum member smjenkins! Sprayed in custom British Racing Green Metallic Poly with a matching headcap and rad embossed chrome Cross logo! Always love being apart of collaborative projects like this!
Some rosewood necks and body also for smjenkins! (thanks!!!)
Custom ordered MS-style build in "butterscotchy" blonde nitro. Musikraft neck features heavily rolled edges and a lovely vintage aesthetic/feel. This is one of the most vintage-feeling and looking M-style builds ive had the pleasure of working on so far!
Ive had this strat since 2018 making it the guitar ive had the longest (other than my first one which is in pieces in my closet) but as ive obviously fallen more in love with various offset designs since my days of being a strat guy, this one didnt get played near as much as it deserves. So i threw it on my insta story and said id refin it in anyones color of choice for an additional price. A cool local dude named Carl took me up on that offer and this is what his heart desired! Shell pink medium relic nitro with a new relic'd anodized gold pickguard! He was floored with it and heading straight to the studio from our shop to record with it!
Bass VI refin for Zach, a forum member and pal of mine from Houston! Inca Silver nitro was suprisingly a first for me to spray. Turned out lovely!
Rad Starcaster-style body and Bilt neck for Javier, a forum member and cool dude! Burgundy Mist nitro with matching swoosh
USA strat body refin in "Liquid Copper" metallic nitro. Very cool new color i discovered when searching for codes in the gold/bronze area
Did the finish work on this rad build for Carlos, a forum member! Dark sherwood Green poly w/ matching headstock!
I admit i saved my favorite for last... This 1966 vintage neck was desperately crying out to be bolted onto something again. We were commissioned to turn it back into a Jaguar and spray it in aged/med relic Sherwood Green nitro. With half vintage/ half replacement parts and a few cool quirks like a factory(?) brass nut, white button vintage kluson tuners, and a beautiful pickguard by Reptile Guards, this jag absolutely stole my heart as soon as i had one strum. I would probably go so far as to say its my favorite jag ive ever played or worked on!! The vintage A width neck is perfectly broken in, but with still enough meat left on the original frets to play beautifully. This is one that ive been unable to stop staring at!! Gonna spam yall with pics of this one bc fuck it hahah
Aaaaaaaaand thats all folks. I dont know if this thread will be updated weekly anymore, but i will do my best to pop in every week or two and update you guys on the goings on around the shop, like old times! Hope everyone has been doing well and staying happy and inspired
Ciao for now!
