Water, Wood, Metal, Fire. Each model in the b3 Guitar line from master builder Gene Baker is aimed at a specific tonal space. All are straight-ahead tools for serious musicians.

A former Senior Master Builder at Fender® Custom Shop, Gene collaborated with Robben Ford on three models and also created original "Gene Baker" pieces. Gene eventually left Fender® in order to apply his vast expertise to his own nameplate. He heads the PBG workshop in Arroyo Grande, California, where he designs and builds b3 Guitars as well as models designed by PBG master builders Roger Giffin, Johan Gustavsson and Saul Koll.

A rare talent who is expert at both the design and production sides of lutherie, Gene works closely with his fellow builders and with PBG president Howard Swimmer to ensure that masterbuilt guitars of unsurpassed quality arrive at leading guitar retail dealers worldwide in a timely manner. Gene shreds regularly, with his Mean Gene Band.