@tv1010101 I can feel another joke thread coming on... Come to think of it, didn't we do drummers not long ago?!

just don't go and tell that you also play drums!! Surely you can only play an instrument? You just hit drums. ?

@tv1010101 Hey Marcel, Basses are fine, just don't go and tell that you also play drums!! ? ?

@johnnierox-boo I don't know if I'm the best bass maker here, I just try to do my best and I enjoy it. And I'm very happy to have inspired you in your guitar making. I'll post a few more of my bass bu...

That's OK - you're among friends here, you can admit things like that It's the story of my life. The boy who is the least talented in the football team is made the goalkeeper. That was me. The one wh...

Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! I like the “grain” pattern that shows on some of the “example machined” images @darrenking. Knowing nothing about Richlite, I’m guessing t...

I hope to have some of this stuff on my new website but in the meantime you can get it from a company called Surface Matter in London. Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! Link...

Being a bass player That's OK - you're among friends here, you can admit things like that ? (actually, I've got a bass somewhere too!)

Being a bass player I've made several basses at home. This one is one with a swamp ash body, redwood top, maple neck and a rosewood fretboard. Attachment : image.png It has Seymour Duncan STKJ2...

I think thats a very clever fingerboard.

Time for some big reveal photos as this one was done a while ago ... Now, you're thinking, being a LP Jr with a solid body and no cap, surely you should be able to see the neck join ... ...

The fronts have now had their coats of oil, and it's hardened sufficiently to flip over and start on the backs ... The necks will just be oiled, no stain. Might even get them put together...

Into the finishing room. My workshop is full of sawdust and other assorted muck. It's not the best environment for finishing guitars. So I negotiate for a bit of spare space in the house and get the...

@tv1010101 Great solution! Looks fantastic - thanks for sharing that - I'm sure I'll use it one day...

It's going to have a P90 in the neck ... which is going to leave a bit of unsightly neck join visible between the end of the fretboard and the pickup (spot the NEC carpet tape!) Attachment : U8n7o...

That top is thick enough for a bit of carving ... so let's get routering ... Attachment : 20200604_131743.jpg And then some carving ... Attachment : 20200604_164905.jpg And then a wh...

Watching Mark's workshop sessions always gives me a kick to get out to the workshop and do something myself! And building guitars is always much more fun than building cupboards ... or doors ... or w...

@rashdown_online It's me that the has the secret stash of Rio Rosewood!! My uncle bought two entire logs of the stuff in the 1970's from a timber yard on the North Circular in London. In the 1980's he...

When I was a young boy back in the sixties of the previous century I was fascinated by the jingle jangle sound of the 12-string Rickenbackers of Roger McGuinn and George Harrison. So a couple of years...

This was a £3.5k bass..... Well, for a £3.5k bass, you'd obviously put a new blade on first. ?