Marcel I think that a common theme with professional musicians, they have never got any money and usually manage to get things for free because people feel sorry for them. I've just traded a job for f...

So I just gave it to him. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? @david-johnson09 will be along again in a minute wanting to make friends ...

Six years ago I decided it was time to make a 5-string bass. Again I started with a full scale design. Attachment : image.png And again It's got a swamp ash body and a wenge fretboard. But this...

@clinton I especially like the green monster! Very cool! It really suits the style of the guitar.

I’m really interested in the Tune-O-Matic (or any other product from Wallace and Grommet Ltd). Is it just wired in as a separate pick up or is it always paired with another? How acoustic does/can it a...

The green one also has a piezo tune o matic bridge pick up along with a P90 neck pick up. Alder with purpleheart fretboard. Interesting tone in the middle position. Sounds like a super beefed up Acous...

I used Keda dye for the green. Still new at all this for I always used oil stain prior. Wished I dyed it black first and sanded for the grain to pop more but got intimidated. Now I know. The red one ...

Attachment : 1C44701F-92E7-48C7-A31B-8D8229E23671.jpeg @tv1010101 They are both 1 1/4 inch thick semi hollow center block. Finishing up the red one today.

Interesting looking builds there @clinton - both the range of styles and finishes. I need to know more about the single cut, hollowbody, that also looks to have quite a thin body?

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@tv1010101 completely agree. I am planning on laminating (quelle surprise!!) a matching mahogany cover for the electric macca rather than using plastic.

You can understand why it's nearly all gone when you see that can't you? I know where there's a stash of it ... 😉

That is one beautiful piece of Rio!! You can understand why it's nearly all gone when you see that can't you?

And here are my Bailey-build-babes ( ? ) Attachment : DSC_3328.JPG Attachment : DSC_3320.JPG Attachment : DSC_3310.JPG There's a bit of guitar design and building evolution goin...

Looks great finished

Naturally, I got it home, and started with the mods ... I replaced the black plastic p'up rings with some metal ones, but that pushed the p'up a bit further down into the cavity, where there were a *l...

Someone went and tipped some paint all over it ... Attachment : IMG_0882.JPG Attachment : IMG_0886.JPG Now the fun bit Attachment : IMG_0893.JPG Attachment : IMG_0899.JPG ...

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