KRIS YATES

Guitar tech, audio engineer. Living in SF. Let's get nerdy.

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Boards & headstocks finished, frets pressed & trimmed. We’re in the home stretch for these two! Excited to have some new builds to jam on for a bit during the lockdown before delivery to their future homes!
.
.
.
.
.
@jimdunlopusa #dunlop6100 #guitar #… https://t.co/OSIxysZPDV

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

This Jenova 6 is coming together juuuust right. Hannes bridge mounted tonight, bridge pickup cavity routing tomorrow. Oh, and the top won’t look this polite for long...
.
.
.
.
.
#schaller #schallerhannes #guitar #guitartop #guitarbridge #maple #mahoga… https://t.co/IUBZOYpSRZ

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

These two are coming along incredibly well. With the fretboards on, the rest will come together very fast! .
.
.
.
.
#guitar #luthier #cetra #jenova #wood #cocobolo #maple #quiltmaple #birdseye #birdseyemaple #tele #superstrat #thinline #pine #mahogany … https://t.co/fercr3qKHT

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Concave carves for days! These two are coming along very nicely.
.
.
.
.
#guitar #wood #woodworking #woodworker #luthier #design #designer #custom #customguitar #roastedwood #pine #cocobolo #binding #quiltmaple #mahogany #carve #concave https://t.co/y27KWk1d0b

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Scraped .
.
.
.
.
.
#guitar #stewmac #stewmactools #scraper #woodworking #woodworker #luthier #lutherie #mobiusguitars #maple #curlymaple #walnut #peruvianwalnut #headstock #freshcut https://t.co/xf45tJqXav

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Bound ❤️
.
.
.
.
.
@rothkoandfrost #ivoroid #woodporn #cocobolo #maple #curlymaple #guitar #walnut #luthier #builder #diy #madeinusa #curlymaple #build #tele #telecaster #teletuesday #cetra #mobiusguitars https://t.co/5imjPPZEqp

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Shout out to my other half & the other half of Mobius, @monica_the_scientician ! On #internationalwomensday she’s spending her Sunday dialing in headstock shapes in Fusion 360 from my hand sketches.
Here’s to all the badass women out there that make sm… https://t.co/M5QeMCDDSA

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Posting this in solidarity with @akm_guitarworks . So stoked to see how this build turns out!! .
.
.
.
#thinline #thinlinetelecaster #cetra #build #clamps #bessyclamps #harborfreight #luthier #build #diy #hollowbody #hollowbodyguitar #cocobolo https://t.co/9pSp5pUWCn

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Just some freshly cut scarf joint angles ready for their headstocks 🥰
.
.
.
.
#wood #woodworking #woodworker #woodporn #pauferro #sapele #wenge #padauk #walnut #mahogany #necks #guitar #diy #mobiusguitars https://t.co/u4sYUynwdB

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Happy Monday! Here’s some cocobolo curls 😲
.
.
.
.
#wood #woodworking #woodworker #cocobolo #woodporn #guitar #guitartop #diy #craft #luthier #coco #beautiful https://t.co/BOx9X6e5Kk

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

The first Jenova 6 is clamped!
.
.
.
.
#clamp #guitartop #electricguitar @besseytools_na #bessie @jet.woodworking #jet #diy #luthier #wood #woodworking #customguitar https://t.co/1uT5D0rxur

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Finally trying out @odiesoil on these next few builds, per @akm_guitarworks ‘ endlessly glowing endorsement! Who else has finished with Odie’s & how did you like it?
.
.
.
.
#odiesoil #oilfinish #wood #woodworking #woodworker #odieswoodbutter #butter #o… https://t.co/uwa67yvTKJ

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

When the mahogany ribbon decides to be the exact same shape as your guitar body 👌😁
.
.
.
#wood #woodworking #woodworker #luthier #mahogany #africanmahogany #lumber #planning #design #guitar https://t.co/Gizo14h6Nv

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Podcast time! A couple weeks ago I did my first ever podcast interview with @jesse.s.mccann of @tacticalguitarist & its now live! We had a great conversation talking about instrument design, build philosophy and NAMM, amongst other things! You can fin… https://t.co/H90zunAnBY

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

@thetigerlovesjazz always bringing the best guitar faces along with the shred!
.
.
.
.
#mobiusguitars #cetra #guitar #customguitar #diy #electricguitar #shred #lightwall #production #videoshoot #musicvideo #playthrough #demo #luthier #guitarist https://t.co/yNLRFKqnQA

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

A little BTS of @realkingbenji jamming on the Jenova last weekend! 📸 by @monica_the_scientician .
.
.
.
#mobiusguitars #guitar #guitars #video #videoshoot #bts #sony #a7iii #24105mm #8string #erg https://t.co/06Tosp76Z4

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Tops on tops on tops on tops
.
.
.
.
.
#mobiusguitars #wood #woorworking #woodworker #resaw #maple #cocobolo #koa #ash #luthier #builder #diy #lovethisshit https://t.co/ig9j17DnEs

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

This is gonna be dope :-)
.
.
.
.
#mobiusguitars #jenova #mobius #facebook #facebookhq #guitar #erg #extendedrange #studio #production #musicvideo #videoshoot #overkill #funwithfriends https://t.co/mZSEjSdMHj

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Getting a ton of interest in the Cetra & Jenova since NAMM, time to go wood shopping!
.
.
.
@moorenewtonhardwoods #wood #luthier #guitar #itbegins #woodworking #woodworker #mahogany #wenge #fundamentals #hardwood #mobiusguitars https://t.co/LVR7XgifUN

[KRIS YATES @axehacks]

Oh, snap! I got to catch up with @treyxavierguitar of @geargodsnet at NAMM a couple weeks ago & get his impressions of the Cetra. Looks like he enjoyed it enough to put it on the thumbnail with @abasiconcepts ! Too sick!
Link in bio 😁👍
.
.
.
.
#gea… https://t.co/suTanseNTa