Watch the making of these incredible Motörhead bass guitars

Last year, you may remember being wowed by Cynosure's phenomenal Motörhead bass models, and ahead of 2017's Bloodstock Festival, the luthier has offered a look at how these fully playable works of art come to be.

The videos below document the serious sawing, staining and sanding that went into the making of these mighty impressive instruments.

Cynosure's creations are a key part of Bloodstock's purpose-built RAM Gallery on site each year. The gallery is the brainchild of festival founder and renowned fantasy artist, Paul Raymond Gregory and was created to highlight the relationship between art and music.

Paul commissions Cynosure each year to come up with new creations, and two more are on the way for 2017's Bloodstock Festival - Cynosure will be sharing clues on Facebook in the run-up to the event.

Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 10 to 13 August 2017. Tickets are available from the festival's website, including a payment plan option.

Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.