@jamesbisset I like eating teacakes! Where do I fit in?

If you want more of a shine to the finish then I am not sure that mechanical buffing of the oil finish is going to achieve that. An oil finish will alway have a sheen rather than a shine but if you wa...

@mentosik That is an absolutely amazing guitar for a first build all credit to you for carrying on even when you thought all was lost. It’s about finding ways out of dead ends, not just avoiding them ...

Yup, going ‘professional’ can be a really efficient way to f*ck up a perfectly lovely hobby!! Cheers Darren

Forgive the cynic in me, but I know so many people who like to make things, from tea cakes to dresses to guitars to arts n’ crafts and think they can build a business out of it. But the only people wh...

I hope I will be able to compensate materials used in these guitars, profit is out of scope at this moment Mark often suggests that approach ... you can probably get to a stage where you can sell the...

@tv101 And this is my main fear about it. Initially I invested some money for "luthier tools". Cheap stuff but for home usage I think they are fine. Even the cheapest tools, in total gave a big sum 🙂 ...

At that point I was thinking about good wall decoration, not an instrument but I wanted to finish the build to know the process better. Most of us have been at that point, and then worked a way throu...

@markbailey I used DIY paint option because I saw prices for that stewmac paint. They are so darn expensive. I have HVAC aluminum tape recommended by someone from youtube but my multimeter doesn't sho...

Hey that is not bad for a first go - I'm sure any of us would be proud of that. Neat coverplate! Sometimes it can be tricky to get an electrical contact with black hardware...you could try roughing up...

Hi there! My name is Peter and I "play" guitar from my teenage days which were some time ago. Couple years ago I discovered woodworking and I made quite a lot furniture for my house and I was looking ...

I like eating teacakes! Where do I fit in? Depending on how many you’ve eaten @darrenking, you might not fit in anywhere anymore ... 😆

Don't worry too much about shielding - it is not 'make or break' for a guitar. If noise is a problem there are other things you can do Turn off interence devices Change the room for a quiter one Nois...

I said flippantly on the livestream yesterday about a ridiculously complex guitar. Seriously has anyone ever made, or seen, a bass (or even a guitar) that was fretted for the first 12 frets and fretle...

Don't worry too much about shielding - it is not 'make or break' for a guitar. If noise is a problem there are other things you can do Turn off interence devices Change the room for a quiter one Nois...

Any advice gratefully received. The only advice I'd give is to make sure you keep the updates coming here! It's an interesting concept. Some creative fret-levelling perhaps, where they fall away sli...

but obs, the 5th string that only goes halfway down the neck, is less of an issue and should be connected to the snare linkage and kazoo dampener circuit via the cymbal NAND gate. (Basic stuff TV, I’m...

@tv101 Don’t! It’s not funny! I’ve normally swum about 300km by this point in the year. 2020 total is currently 120km. On the plus side by buoyancy is up!

@jamesalexandermcmillan It might not be easy but could you leave the fretless section very slightly raised to match the height of the frets? I don’t really know why @tv101 brought this up but obs, the...

Hi Boo, I think your very act of congratulation has reprojected you to the top on goal difference!