Aethertone Custom Guitars

Matt Hancock, creator of Aethertone custom guitars has started his own blog -- http://aethertone.blogspot.com/ -- and I'm definitely staying tuned!

Matt has customised three guitars so far, but hey, he's only been at it for a year and a half.

But anyone with an eye for detail can immediately spot the amount of painstaking work he puts into his art -- from the faux burnished metal plates to the hundreds of painted-on screws that appear, uncannily, to be almost 3-dimensional!

His second project -- a Steampunk'd Les Paul Studio is featured in this pic.

Check out my earlier post on Matt's Aethertone AE1 Stratocaster here.

Aethertone Steampunk Style Stratocaster on eBay

Here's custom work you won't see too often.  No EVH Frankenstein or SRV 'Number One' clones for this creative DIY'er!

Dubbed the Aethertone AE1, this Steampunk style guitar is actually an '89 Fender Stratocaster that was modified so that the entire body appears to be wrapped in burnished metal plates. 

A tribute to Victorian-era steam engines, the plates, according to the seller, are not really metal.   And neither are the 150 painted-on screws that seemingly hold the plates in place!

The Steampunk even  features its own steam pressure gauge that opens up to reveal a secret compartment to store picks! 

And check out that deeply scalloped fretboard!


It wouldn't surprise me if the Fender Custom Shop starts knocking on the door of the Aethertone AE1's creator very soon.

eBay item number: 140430483553