Michael Winston Dales Guitars: Blog

I've learned a lot from other guitar builders over the years, and so this blog is a way for me to share my own build experiences and hopefully let others learn from my success and mistakes!

A week in the shop

19 Mar 2018 -

A week in the shop

11 Mar 2018 - amp, blues deluxe, fusion 360, makespace, red rocker

A photo of me stood by a table with guitars and a laptop on, explaining to someone how guitars are designed and built.

Come see and hear our guitars!

7 Mar 2018 - demos, makespace

We'll be doing a stand at Cambridge Science Festival where you can come and play our instruments!

A week out the shop

4 Mar 2018 -

A blue all-in-one amp sits on a workbench. The main front face is taken up with silver grill fabric covering the speaker, and there is a silvery control panel with all the controls at the top.

A week in the shop, in spreadsheets, and in Birmingham

25 Feb 2018 - amp, BoMs, CNC-routing, testing

The practice amp project finally gets to playable stage, I do some work on BoMs, and head over to Birmingham to catch a guitar show.

Bits of paper on a workbench, one of which is a hand drawn schematic for an amplifier, and the second is a printed schematic for the amp's turret board.

A week in the shop

18 Feb 2018 - 12-string, amp, cad

Week notes time again: some more work on the amp, a new programmable pedal arrives, and exciting news on new builds!

A empty amp cabinet sits on the workbench being painted with a blue substance. You can see a small roller and tub of paint beside it.

A week in the shop

11 Feb 2018 - amp, blues deluxe, red rocker, videos

The amp gets a lick of protective paint, I edit some guitar release videos, and I put together a plan for offering a discount for prototype builds.

A banner in the style of a blue print that announces 'Electric Flapjack Prototype Series One'

Buy a custom prototype!

9 Feb 2018 - offers, prototype

Announcing the prototype series: your chance to get a custom guitar made at a discount as I refine my build process.

An electric guitar sits on a concrete background. It has an orange body with a white pickguard and black P90 pickups and controls. The neck is pale like maple, with a black figuring in the lower half.

The Blues Deluxe: a fully custom t-style deluxe voiced for vintage blues

6 Feb 2018 -

I made a video to show off the latest guitar I've build, called The Blues Deluxe.

A screenshot of a detailed CAD model of a green t-style guitar.

Another week out the shop

4 Feb 2018 - amp, cheese, monkigras, video

Some time spent working on CAD models to enable me to better build my guitars, and a trip to Monkigras conference.