@bpower, @Rocknroller912, @Boo and @markbailey thanks for your answers! So as mark and bpower already mentioned, no change in thickness of body woods, only extra bracing.I figured, indeed,  that I would need a slightly wider neck. I do have the…   Read more»

@boo Apologies if I’ve missed this detail somewhere… What pickups did you use for this build?

Posted by: @boo Sorry to bombard you with all of this but I definitely recommend doing a Tele for your first bolt-on build.   @boo – Not at all! Thanks so much for the food for thought. You have me…   Read more»

Those pickups lok awesome @boo!

@boo Thank you! I’m definitely getting the sense it’ll be the first of many. It’s funny because some of the most enjoyable parts were the bits that didn’t quite go right. Not that anyone would likely notice but there’s something…   Read more»

Posted by: @markbailey @boo I’m sorry to report that our Lewis has moved on to better things… 😪 I’m sure you have all learned by now that guitarmaking is not the best way to make money…he had an offer he…   Read more»

@boo I’m sorry to report that our Lewis has moved on to better things… 😪 I’m sure you have all learned by now that guitarmaking is not the best way to make money…he had an offer he couldn’t refuse so…   Read more»

Very nice @boo. 
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@boo thanks boo. Thinking the dame thing. I think if I am wrong damage happens within years. That is why I wanted to cinfirm a definitive approach but practicing on scrap is on my radar. What do you think @Mark…   Read more»

There’s only one way to find out! I think y’all probly know my answer – I’m with @Boo :
Test on scrap…let us know how it goes! … sorry can’t help more… 🤔 

Posted by: @boo OK, that settles that then. Thanks for the input.  In which case, I’ll vote for side dots only. 😆   TBH, I find those much easier to see than markers on the fretboard anyway, assuming that you’re…   Read more»

@boo  When you first showed us the pale moon ebony I thought I’d find it too difficult see fret markers. I think now that adding anything big and colourful enough to stand out would ruin the beauty of it. So…   Read more»

@boo 
Side dots only for me 

@boo I agree with russ. I would just use the side dots. A dark side dot that would be close to the color of the dark lines on the front. I think that’s what I would do. 🙂

If it was me @boo, I would only have the side dots. It looks great as it is. I’m sure the side dots would be enough on their own. 
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@boo Thanks to you. Your adviced worked out really well!

Posted by: @boo Posted by: @bpower Thats like a survival pack @bpower Indeed it is. A man can’t survive without beer, snacks and bog roll. 😆 The difference being that you can only consume beer & snacks once.

Posted by: @boo It’s such a nice day, I couldn’t resist a few photos in the garden. ☀️ I was worried for a moment.       Thought we were going to get some candid shots of Boo topless in…   Read more»

@boo lol. Thats like a survival pack. 🙂

@boo It freakin worked! Did your advice on grain filling, opening the grain and sanding sealer step by step. Thank you thank you thank you. Finally my dilemna with swamp ash solved. This swamp ash body is levelled smooth…   Read more»