Wow.... that colour is stunning............. I'd go for direct mounting........ Keep it as clean as possible....

@eddie6string Here’s my Root Beer Jem. It originally had pink pickups and a black guard. They both had to go 😂 Attachment : 4917D445-7E8E-4EE1-936B-830FCB1A7245.jpeg Can you believe the...

I’m not entirely against pickguards it’s just that they usually don’t appeal to me and I’m not interested in plastic. Also as a tech I don’t like having to remove all those screws on those pesky pickg...

Attachment : Screenshot_20210127-231550_eBay.jpg Like this Pickguard

Cheers@boo. I have thought about maybe using ebony veneers to make scratch plates but I imagine it wouldn't be scratch free for long. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

#plasticCoversMatter ✊ I have to say that I do like a scratch plate.......as I've mentioned many times before that I'm a bit of a Fender Freak...... I am looking into alternatives to plastic ...

I’ve heard back from Deej. He’s OK, but has had to minimise screen time for a while, hence very little online time. Expect to see him back here in a week or three. 👍

Posted by: @boo 5 was a good age......

@tv101 You get a beautiful piece of timber with some wonderful grain pattern, get it finished perfectly, and then stick a cheap bit of plastic (scratchplate) over it? Nope. Yup, you said it bro. Bu...

Personally I don’t much care for pickguards, pickup frames or gold hardware I’m 100% with you on all of those @mattbeels. You get a beautiful piece of timber with some wonderful grain pattern, get i...

Gold mounting rings if the rest of the hardware is gold....

Attachment : 20210127_144703.jpg Newest build English Ash grown in Swampy conditions- see width between annular grain! Body about 3lbs Birdseye Maple Neck and Fingerboard EVO Gold frets Water-ba...

You really can't beat a bit of Swamp Ash for a body. I've heard it said that, once you've played a Swamp Ash body, no other guitar can ever come close. You might get seduced by other shiny guitar-sha...

Can’t seem to locate my Fret hammer. It’s been missing for 3 months now and it is Attachment : IMG_3509.mp4 really getting to me. Argggghhh!

Thanks TV1 🙂 The fretboard still has plenty of meat on it, so trying removal might be worth a shot. Hadn't leveled yet so no time lost there thankfully. Will save it for a rainy/bored day mini project...

I know the neck is now firewood but does anyone have any tips to get he fretboard off without distroying it? I did do that once - really just as an experiment to find out whether I could or not. You...

I discovered that I actually am dyslexic, they sent me for tests. I doesn’t matter though, I just manage things differently and enjoy life Yeah @boo. I was 42 before I was told that I was likely to b...

I was teaching Computer Science in a school when the BBC Micro was first released..... I am old......

Well done, welcome to the 20th century!😂😂😂 Don‘t worry, I‘m not super proficient with tech either 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦‍♂️. ...

@Boo Howaaa!! Nice one. I used to airbrush. Not guitars. Back in Art school days. Time to get creative Boo. Can’t wait to see results!