Watterson Guitars

Watterson Guitars Watterson Guitars - Makers of fine Electric Guitars

Started in the Fall of 2009 initially as a one-off idea has turned into a company that is dedicated to making truly handmade guitars and basses. We love taking on new challenges and work with our customers to truly create something original and incredible that they will cherish and use to express themselves for many years to come.

On the bench is a 60’s Guyatone SB-25 bass, the body has a lot of finish cracks, it’s missing one bushing on a tuner, th...
03/14/2026

On the bench is a 60’s Guyatone SB-25 bass, the body has a lot of finish cracks, it’s missing one bushing on a tuner, the bridge was missing all the saddle adjustment screws, the frets were actually rusted with lots of oxidation, the neck had to be shimmed and while unscrewing it one of the screws snapped 🙃 luckily I had some saddle screws from a Yamaha that fit perfectly, the broken screw has been removed, hole doweled and space filled with wood filler, and the neck shims have been made. Now just to wait for it to dry, get the bridge saddles adjusted and filed, and try to hunt down a bushing that’ll fit the tuner.

NGD: 1971 Yamaha SG-5A 😍I received this gorgeous SG-5A yesterday and finished getting it setup and adjusted today. It’s ...
01/10/2026

NGD: 1971 Yamaha SG-5A 😍
I received this gorgeous SG-5A yesterday and finished getting it setup and adjusted today. It’s absolutely incredible! I shielded the control cavities, lubed the pots, leveled and polished the frets, and gave it a nice cleaning.


I figured I might as well start 2026 off with a picture of my amps, pedals, and guitars. I truly feel blessed to own the...
01/01/2026

I figured I might as well start 2026 off with a picture of my amps, pedals, and guitars. I truly feel blessed to own the incredible gear that I have ❤️

I made a new badge today for one of my cabs 😄
01/01/2026

I made a new badge today for one of my cabs 😄

I went a little over the top modding this  Yellow Little Bass 😅I swapped out the stock bridge for a  Kickass bridge, rep...
11/21/2025

I went a little over the top modding this Yellow Little Bass 😅

I swapped out the stock bridge for a Kickass bridge, replaced the stock electronics to get some more high end roll off from the tone control, and replaced the stock pickup with a Musicmaster Bass p90 so I could try to steal some of sweet, sweet bass tones 😄

NGD: 1975 Yamaha SX-60I imported this one from Japan with the description saying the neck was bowed and it wasn’t making...
11/10/2025

NGD: 1975 Yamaha SX-60

I imported this one from Japan with the description saying the neck was bowed and it wasn’t making sound. Luckily the trussrod still worked and it turns out the instrument cable was connecting with a bare wire when plugged in so both were easy fixes. I leveled a few of the frets and now it plays and sounds awesome! It’s pretty bright with almost a Fender Mustang vibe.


I’ve loved this 1990 Greco FV-650 for the past few years but it’s time for someone else to enjoy it. I replaced the orig...
08/23/2025

I’ve loved this 1990 Greco FV-650 for the past few years but it’s time for someone else to enjoy it. I replaced the original pickups that sounded pretty dull imo and set it up in Drop B/C # Standard so I could steal riffs. Oh and it’s serial number 6969 🥹


NBD: Bacchus WL-JB AshThis is the first bass I’ve bought in a long time and it’s fantastic! I crowned and polished the f...
08/21/2025

NBD: Bacchus WL-JB Ash

This is the first bass I’ve bought in a long time and it’s fantastic! I crowned and polished the frets, adjusted the truss Rod and bridge saddles, and set it up with a set of super light gauge strings 🙌


NGD: Bacchus BJM-ModernMade in Japan, staple P90’s, and a jazzmaster style vibrato? 😍••           #                     ...
08/16/2025

NGD: Bacchus BJM-Modern

Made in Japan, staple P90’s, and a jazzmaster style vibrato? 😍


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Did some upgrades to my  😄 I put in a set of  Quiet Coil ‘67 pickups(and voided the warranty by painting the covers haha...
06/12/2025

Did some upgrades to my 😄 I put in a set of Quiet Coil ‘67 pickups(and voided the warranty by painting the covers hahaha), pickguard(with saucer style k***s to look like alien ships), Oak Grigsby switch, changed the controls to a master volume, TBX tone control, and added a kill switch, the volume control is push/pull to activate the neck pickup in any position 😄


NBD: Edwards E-T-TR Toshiya Signature Bass So I made an incredibly low bid on this bass thinking it wouldn’t do anything...
06/10/2025

NBD: Edwards E-T-TR Toshiya Signature Bass

So I made an incredibly low bid on this bass thinking it wouldn’t do anything but of course I ended up winning it 😅 it sounds nice but I’ve got some pickup and electronic mods planned!


The 70s Gibson Posi-Lock strap button design is my absolute favorite so when I found some NOS ones I had to get them 😍 o...
05/27/2025

The 70s Gibson Posi-Lock strap button design is my absolute favorite so when I found some NOS ones I had to get them 😍 one of the many wonderful guitar hardware manufactures need to bring them back!


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