This double-neck mandolin-guitar (with embedded pickup rings) hung from
Becker’s shop ceiling for years before catching the eye of an interested
buyer, who immediately commissioned Becker and Martin to finish it for him.
Disco Biscuits guitarist Jon “the Barber” Gutwillig’s Becker UniBomber
features an upgraded MIDI bridge, a purpleheart MIDI volume knob, and a
yellowheart pickup-selector knob.
the sketch and say, ‘Nah, I can’t
see it.’” But Becker says Martin
is convincing him more and
more—especially since a large
part of their market is profes-
sional artists. “The most exotic
guitars,” Martin says, “are the
most quirky guitars. It’s a show
business out there—we have to
feed the need. If it takes invent-
ing the market, we’ll make some
funky, twisted shit.”
Martin and Becker clearly
have a sense of humor and seem
remarkably laid back, but they
take their work very seriously.
They lead a small crew but have
the ambition of a full production
team. Becker works days, and
Martin, the woodworker, works
nights. Martin first carves the
shape and design from the cho-
sen wood, and then passes it off
to Becker, who takes the wood
rest give it a
introducing the guitar rest by planet waves
• turns any flat surface into a guitar stand
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• inert material will not damage guitar finishes
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