Uglyhead is an experimental electronic rock project formed in the Pacific Northwest by Jake Alejo in 1996. Recording and touring both as a solo act and a collaborative band, Uglyhead has taken many forms over the years and is currently operating out of Washington state.

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View fullsize My baritone jazzmaster project is starting to look like a guitar! Here is what the neck and body look like together with the Mastery Nebula bridge/vibrato. I am working on getting the tuners sorted next.
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View fullsize My neck for my outer-space themed baritone jazzmaster is done! The pegface is "Holo-flake" (hard to photograph) and the back is red flake to match the body. The inlays glow in dark. Woods are quartersawn maple and an ebony fretboard.
View fullsize My outer-space baritone Jazzmaster body is done! Just waiting on the neck...
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View fullsize It's October 1st so here is your yearly reminder that all 3 Volumes of Uglyhead Halloween Sounds are available on all major streaming platforms. Please use them to enhance your Halloween vibes. There are just a few tapes and box sets available on ba
View fullsize I spent the weekend overhauling uglyhead.org! I feel like I have done a bad job publicly defining what uglyhead is, and hopefully the new site resolves that. It's still pretty simple but now has a discography with info about all the releases. I feel
View fullsize I swear I am working on a bunch of new music that I will share eventually. In the meantime check out this body for a baritone jazzmaster-esque guitar I am building!
View fullsize The neck for my baritone outer-space themed jazzmaster now has stainless steel frets and a TUSQ string nut! It is off to get painted Holo-Flake(headstock/pegface) and Red Flake (shaft/back). This is going to take a loooooong time.
View fullsize My outer-spaced themed baritone jazzmaster is slowly progressing! Here is the neck! It is quartersawn maple with an ebony fretboard and glow-in-the-dark oval inlays. It still needs frets/nut installed and then it can get painted.
View fullsize Hi! I haven't posted anything for a while because I have been recovering from some absolutely insane medical issues! I just wanted to say I am still alive and have started recording new material AND I have started building a new guitar. It's going to
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View fullsize I have been messing with a Waldorf M lately and like it a lot! It has weirdly satiated my appetite for acquiring new synths (which I didn't think was possible).
View fullsize ...So I got this insane ear infection in August which rendered my left ear useless and I had to have months of IV antibiotics through my right arm which basically makes it useless. I haven't been able to work on new music HOWEVER I have been able to
View fullsize I upgraded all the knobs on my Waldorf Q! #synthporn #waldorfq
View fullsize It's that time of year again! Halloween Sounds tapes are available on bandcamp and all 3 volumes are available to stream everywhere.
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