What sort of finish did you apply to that, once you'd superglued it?

@johnnierox-boo Thank you, I never could have dreamt that just doing in my little shed what I enjoy doing could ever inspire someone else.

@darrenking Thank you, I always try to use nice looking wood. A flamed maple top is not something very special, but you hardly ever see them on the 'standard' models like Jazz basses or Stingrays.

Hi Marcel, your guitars really do have beautiful lines and make exceptional use of some spectacular wood. Gorgeous!

Lovely wood.....nope still sounds wrong 🤔

Beautiful pieces of wood always - ALWAYS - look better when they don't have bits of cheap black plastic stuck on them You're right my virtual friend.

And I *definitely* like that, my friend @Marcel. 😉

the other twist is no pickguard. Worked out well (if I may say so myself). Beautiful pieces of wood always - ALWAYS - look better when they don't have bits of cheap black plastic stuck on them ? (J...

Of course Leo Fender is rightly praised for his iconical Precision and Jazz basses. But in my humble opinion the best bass he ever designed was the Music Man Stingray. So I wanted to make one myself. ...

I think it’s time I own a multimeter. I bought one for guitar-assembly use, long before I understood all of its other potential uses. It encouraged me to learn a bit more about electronics!

@tv1010101 I missed that one. Did not wake up in time. Shucks. Just saw the stream. I think it’s time I own a multimeter.

You can get a pretty good one on Amazon for less than £20 and if you are getting involved with anything electrical it’ll change you life!

@darrenking Yes, wish I had a multimeter. My birthday coming up in a few weeks. Hmmm.

I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire contacts. If you don't have on then cheap multimeter could be a great Christ...

Never! I've used a variety of bridges, and never experienced that problem. If it's any consolation, it would probably have taken me longer to diagnose and resolve too. Something to keep in mind for ...

I had an issue with EarthLink grounding to a black ABR 1 tune o matic bridge. It was not receiving proper grounding. Practically spent the whole day re assessing, re wiring and soldering, figuring out...

I did notice during the build that the maple cap was easily marked and hoped that the finish would help toughen the surface. That's the first interesting comment. Maple, being a light coloured wood, ...

I've applied somewhere in the region of 15 thin coats 15????? That is way more - 3x or even 5x more - than I've ever needed to apply. It depends on the environment in which the guitar is left after...

Final thought (it's a pain not being able to edit previous posts!) Oil is never going to give as hard and protective a finish as some other products. IF you paint (yuk) or lacquer a guitar, that'll g...

@mrsmurfy I’ve heard using epoxy resin and then sanding back can strengthen wood but never tried it...I think there is a video on YouTube