Hi Everyone, I’ve signed up for the course to build an electric guitar. I’ve been playing for 45 years or so on and off in various bands local to where I live. I have also maintained and set up a few ...

Posted by: @markbailey @a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!! nice one, I just caught up with it, some great advice there.. appreciate it, cheers.

@a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!!

@markbailey thanks for the reply. sounds like good advice. I shall plod on with the courses and probably see you round in the forums.

Hey Appo - Glad you found us! Making a living in this game is not easy, but I'm living proof it can be done if you are determined enough. The best advice I can give you is to start with a basic build ...

Hi there. I'm Paul, or APPO. I quit my job last year and decided to be a luthier. ( I know.. crazy) it was partly for health reasons but mostly because I want to be happy most of the time! I'm 46, I t...

I’ve only used a bending iron as Covered in Marks course and using a template to work to rather than a mold. It worked out ok (see around 5min mark if you can’t be bothered looking at the whole vid)

I'll cover this on todays livestream:

Yikes Hanniosman, scary shit!!! When buying heater blankets I always use the same supplier, Holroyd Components, and specify them to run at 24V and with a watt density of 0.1W/cm2. This makes a blanket...

Sorry to hear that ! Wish I'd seen this earlier as I could have answered you on the livestream today! Dang... I'm thinking: The problem is that you do not have the complete kit - you are missing the t...

I'm new to the full build game and have spent the last month or so kitting my little workshop/studio out with some basic tools, making jigs and prepping my timber for the build. Bought a silicone heat...

Looks great Clinton...

@david-johnson09 Surprisingly it was not tough carving Purpleheart. I found saw cutting and drilling was a little bit more challenging than normal.

@clinton Thanks for sharing those pics - very beautiful and incredibly useful for anyone else making this style of guitar!

Love the colour. Purple Heart is meant to be tough, how was the carving?

Nice work mate

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@markbailey It is Purple Heart top and neck, Koa Fretboard and back, Mahogany chambered rim/body. Did not realize how dense and hard Purpleheart is. It dulls your blades quick.

Awesome! Nails that vintage , just slightly eccentric, unique design character.

@clinton That is GORGEOUS!! Lovely colour and finish (one of Stewmacs new Purples? or is it actually Purpleheart!?) - would love to see some build pics - internals etc..I bet @jamesbisset will like th...