Hi MD54 (Snappy name, I like it!) and welcome to the club! I love the Sorrento, there is some beautifully elegant about the simplicity of it design and lines especially the single pick-up without the ...

Posted by: @frocesterbill Welcome MD54! As Jonathan said this is a friendly place and the videos are really good - my first home build went really well. And apologies for crashing into your thread a ...

Welcome MD54! As Jonathan said this is a friendly place and the videos are really good - my first home build went really well. And apologies for crashing into your thread a few days back! You aren’t v...

and a welcome from down south. This is definitely the place to be and there are loads of people willing to help. My first build is something of which I am very proud, but it certainly wouldn't have h...

Posted by: @md54 Posted by: @markbailey Posted by: @md54 @markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively b...

Posted by: @markbailey Posted by: @md54 @markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic. Great - th...

Think the Gibson 335/345/355s have a centre block - the top and back are carved - side laminated....

how long would building a body like this or a Gibson 335/345/355 take on a workshop course if the neck was already built - just thinking forward to 2021... Funny you should ask - I am working on usin...

Posted by: @md54 @markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic. Great - that helps! couple of q's Do...

@frocesterbill I’m not qualified to answer that question! Better ask the guys who know what they are talking about. Cheers

@markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic.

Butting in on this thread - apologies MD - how long would building a body like this or a Gibson 335/345/355 take on a workshop course if the neck was already built - just thinking forward to 2021...

Welcome MD! Now that is a challenge...do you have the drawing/plans?

Hi Folks New member here. I’m a life long jazz guitar nut and now approaching retirement I’ve set up a workshop in my conservatory. My objective is to build an Epiphone Sorrento replica as a first gu...

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Thanks for your detailed solutions Mark, it feels good to hear that I have some options to fix it. I will give an update here when the neck is glued in. By the way, I now have the Attach Files button...

@bart-van-der-kemp There is an easy fix - this sort of thing used to happen all the time at 'the factory that shall remain nameless in this context' so don't feel too bad! Use a piece of veneer to fil...

Hi guys, I could do with some advise from you. The neck fitted nicely in the template but when I routed the pocket it appeared too wide. There is a gap of 0.3mm When the neck is fitted in the pocket I...

No sorry guys but I do not have the "Attach Files" option on the bottom left of my reply screen. And from the instructions that Mark has send I see a screenshot with a red "Update" button. In my reply...