I started hot rodding and building guitars at a very young age. I couldn't afford the pro level guitars that all of my heroes were playing, so I started frequenting garage sales and pawn shops. I would look for guitars that I could part out to create monster projects. Admittedly, my early work ended up being more like monstrosities rather than monsters. However, many years have since passed. I've done a lot of work with a lot of really cool people, and the product quality today speaks for itself.
These are recycled guitars that are no longer in the Library program (video discription below). These are restored and used for website/platform content and are often raffled off for various charities. These guitars are basically glorified part builds with high end, custom finish work. To reach budget goals the hardware is often sourced off shore and the guitar is inteded to be upgraded and further customized by its end user, thus making the guitar a customizable "platform".
PMDguitars
Pro Modified Designs is my longest running label. Originated in 2003, (before I was working on guitars full time) these guitars are simply major label resto-mods, highlighted with my artistic liberties.
American MattieLive Customs
AMC Originated in 2003 (before I was working on guitars full time) as a Custom Shop offering boutiques, restorations and repairs. It has been responsable for more than a dozen other sub labels and co-ops. Today the label privately and exclusively offers custom boutiques in very limited numbers.
