This piece of offcut is still my main sanding beam in my workshop (the flat side, obviously!). Waste not, etc ... Attachment : IMG_0727.JPG My, what a long neck you have ... Attachment : I...

WE FOUND IT ... Attachment : IMG_0711.JPG (That's the item in the StewMac catalogue that Mark hadn't bought yet. Looks like it's on the last page, so guessing he just hadn't read that page yet...

Let's start with a drawing. And a very long piece of wood ... Attachment : IMG_0708.JPG Attachment : IMG_0710.JPG My, my, my said Mr Wolf. What a nice big cavity you have.

After my first two visits (2007 & 2008 - documented elsewhere), I managed to home-build a few guitars. All relatively simple, but still very satisfying! Roll foward to 2012, and, after a particul...

Recently the forums seem to have hit a critical mass of activity where quite often messages have dropped out of the ‘recent posts’ window before I (and I suspect others) have read them. Is it possible...

@johnnierox-boo I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings?

@johnnierox-boo don’t worry. I have days when making sense feels like a second language!!

This is one idea @johnnierox-boo , still screwed to the wood but more secure I've got something similar to that - though implemented in cheap plastic rather than brass - to secure the P90 sized HB in...

I’m not sure whether you have covered this but I want to install pickups (humbuckers) into a body with no pickup rings (direct mounted). I know people use wood screws but I don’t like that idea. I hav...

4 x 2 and plywood..a bit of hardboard on top...nice and simple. Pretty cheap two and solid.

And do they need to have any means of adjusting the height and angle of the pick up? @darrenking the ones I’ve used I put hard(ish) foam something like an old mouse mat doubling up if necessary so yo...

I'm not persuaded that there are any sound benefits from doing it Some say pickups mounted to pickguards or rings have a brighter sound than those screwed direct to the body (which tend to have a war...

@johnnierox-boo Over the years I've learned that most happy accidents can be repaired, so I'm no longer afraid to make mistakes nor am I very frustrated anymore when I make them. I now consider it a c...

You are inspiring me. Wow, that's the best compliment I can get. I'm planning on building another 12-string in the near future. I love the sound of a 12-string and as I gave this one away I'd love t...

@marcel Some stunning wood there...sorry guys that just sounds wrong!

Come to think of it, didn't we do drummers not long ago?! Yes we did ? .... ?

Also, how to build your own - perfectly suitable but nothing fancy-pants - bench for building guitars and general “working”? Quick comment on that one @rashdown_online ... my set-up bench is an old o...

How to achieve a “space” for the least amount of essential Tools (both hand and power) including a bench (and what bench to get/build). Unfortunately, people like me don’t have a garage not a proper s...

@marcel I was the goalkeeper too. Iv'e been trying to learn to play guitar for over 50 years, maybe I should try bass.