Posted by: @tv101 It depends on what you intend the finished guitar to look like. You certainly can build a guitar, start to finish, in a week.  Mark has taught complete numpties (I’m looking at myself here!) to do just…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 And, it will give me a chance to practice and improve my own burst painting on guitars.  A gravity fed gun is a must I would say. Buy the best you can afford (to use Mark’s ethos) and try…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’m planning a 3 colour sunburst body sometime probably after the winter unless I can find a good way of heating my garage up to temperature, so I might need to pick your brains. I have yellow…   Read more»

@tv101 Thanks T, appreciate it.  The finishing section you mention (3 months) is partly due to life getting in the way and the dry/curing times of products I used. Another part of the problem is that I alone chose to…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Your impact is very positive for sure. I had never heard of isolator paint before, although I’ve done a lot of wood finishing. @rocknroller912 Thanks. I guess isolator is one of the products I’ve brought over from…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Thanks for sharing this, it’s giving us all a free masterclass in painting @rocknroller912 No probs. Painting is like voodoo black magic sometimes and it’s just finding the right chemistry to make it work. There is no…   Read more»

Posted by: @tej
thanks, I’ll have a go at making some first but at least those are a sensibly priced option

@tej No probs. When I spotted these, I thought of you. Knowledge is power. 👍

@marcel Actually, it looks like that is the only one they do, a flat one. It does mean that the neck will be raised though, so it’s like lowering the bridge. This would give more adjustment but the nut may…   Read more»