The Memphis Guitar Spa - Ferner Fine Instruments

The Memphis Guitar Spa - Ferner Fine Instruments Specializing in high quality custom built guitars and basses. We specialize in hand-crafted stringed instruments, and custom finish work and inlay.

The Memphis Guitar Spa is a repair, restoration and custom build shop located in Memphis, TN., and is home to Ferner Fine Instruments. In our repair shop, we deal with all types of instruments including classical, traditional, electric and world. One of our greatest passions is bringing back to life classic musical works of art. Our customs are played by discerning musicians around the world in venues ranging from local bars to the largest arenas. Please let us help you look great!

There’s a lot of great small builders out there. All around the world. I follow some of them on here, many I’m good frie...
05/30/2026

There’s a lot of great small builders out there. All around the world. I follow some of them on here, many I’m good friends with, none of us are really any threat to each other, and because of that my industry is very friendly. We all tend to talk shop, refer each other to tools, etc. One thing we all agree on is mother nature’s role in everything. To make beautiful stuff, you have to start with beautiful stuff. This, believe it or not, is rosewood. East Indian to be specific. Is this not gorgeous or what?

There’s nothing like gloss black with checkerboard binding. Our Power T. Get ya one!!!!
05/29/2026

There’s nothing like gloss black with checkerboard binding. Our Power T. Get ya one!!!!

The world famous Rick Camp with our Cadet!
05/28/2026

The world famous Rick Camp with our Cadet!

The world famous Rickenbacker double binding. Can’t believe they stopped doing this on most models. Probably cuz it’s no...
05/28/2026

The world famous Rickenbacker double binding. Can’t believe they stopped doing this on most models. Probably cuz it’s not easy to do!

The slow trail of the fruits of our labor.
05/26/2026

The slow trail of the fruits of our labor.

Happy Memorial Day!!! We’ve got the smoker on, doing some Memphis style BBQ, gonna sit on the porch with friends, play s...
05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day!!! We’ve got the smoker on, doing some Memphis style BBQ, gonna sit on the porch with friends, play some music, and toast to our health. Anyone who knows where I live (which in actuality are not that many people), is welcome! May you and your families have a fabulous time! For today’s photo, my brother-in-law onstage with the first custom bass I ever built!

Happy Sunday! Some eye candy for you. I think I’m one of the last 10 or 12 finish shops in the country still willing to ...
05/24/2026

Happy Sunday! Some eye candy for you. I think I’m one of the last 10 or 12 finish shops in the country still willing to do genuine Crescent Bronze candy colors like Gibson and Fender did in the 50’s. I think Fender stopped in ‘63? Yes, it costs a lot, but it’s such a mess to work with. The results are undeniable though. This is pure gold bronze powder underneath a single color tangerine burst. Custom re-finish I did for someone. Notice how each photo catches the light differently. Onstage it’s like quicksilver.

I used to do a lot more restoration work. Before and after photos of a pre-‘72 Les Paul that John Garland found and brou...
05/23/2026

I used to do a lot more restoration work. Before and after photos of a pre-‘72 Les Paul that John Garland found and brought to me. These kinds of projects are pretty cool, but I finally stopped doing them because once you add up the labor, you realize you’re making about 3 bucks an hour….

Have a great weekend, all you artists!!!!
05/21/2026

Have a great weekend, all you artists!!!!

Honestly, this combination is one of my most requested and/or sold finish combinations. And it all started many years ag...
05/19/2026

Honestly, this combination is one of my most requested and/or sold finish combinations. And it all started many years ago, when my friend Brian said, “I read this article about how all the original Fender blonde finishes became like a butterscotch finish with age. Cuz of the lacquer yellowing. But check out this picture of what they were originally.” And I was like, too cool. Cuz, except for a couple models, after a few years of being in business in the 50’s? Fender quit using ash for 90% of their stuff. So this milk white finish, especially with tortoise binding and a wood pickguard on ash which fender never did? Yeah, both basses and guitars, my most requested finish!

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