Day 4. Surprisingly, that followed Day 3 back in 2008 ... Attachment : Day4_1.jpg The other thing about Amazique (apart from being heavy) is that it's hard. Very 'eavy. Very 'ard. Day 4 wa...

Day 3 ... Attachment : SSL20669.JPG Attachment : SSL20673.JPG I was using Iron Gear pickups back then. I've recently gone back to them too. In terms of value for money, I still reckon ...

Keeping a record of progress on courses is a good idea - on both of mine I sat down with my iPad at the end of a day and typed up what had happened - good to look back - that combined with lots of pic...

Day 2... Attachment : SSL20635.JPG Attachment : SSL20655.JPG That top is Amazique. Which is another word for bloody heavy. I chose it based on looks, rather than any other attribute. ...

Attachment : SSL20611.JPG That notebook got a lot of use during the week. Visit #1 proved that I *could* build a guitar! Visit #2 was all about understanding *how* to build a guitar, so that I co...

Fabio Capello was England manager (that went well). Liverpool was the European city of culture (obvs they nicked the award). Boris Johnson became mayor of London (whoops). Man Utd win the Premier Leag...

Worth watching stuff on YouTube to get some tips on winding - also on how to take what you have wound and make it into a pickup. I haven’t found much to explain how number of turns of wire, strength...

I always like to learn something new on each build. Often the "learn something new" is preceded by me ballsing something up, to which I then need to devise a cunning fix. And here's the whoopsie on th...

I was thinking option 1.

I'm currently attempted option 4. That's like option 2, but without cutting a hole in the back to get access to the underside of the hole. Step 1 has worked (I've got a piece of wood glued in place), ...

Think option one would work.........

That's bad luck...fingers crossed for the repair. At least you have option 1 as a fall back - and if all else fails

OK ... here's whats happened so far. 1. A bit of precision sawing. I love my Japanese saws. This is a tiny piece of offcut. 2. Lets put a screw in it. 3. The screw is just to give some...

It took some time. And then some more time. Mix up the glue & wood dust, cover the hole, sand and then sand some more. Then mix up some more glue & wood dust and re-cover the hole, and then s...

Count me happy with the outcome on this ... Attachment : DSC_2849.JPG Attachment : DSC_2847.JPG Attachment : DSC_2848.JPG But how about the back ... Attachment : DSC_2846.JP...

@tv1010101 I had thought that your scratch plate was another clever peice of wood. So you've answered your own question, having the photo printed on acrylic sounds simpler than waterslide transfers.

@robin I think that would work! I did something similar on this LPJr build ... Took a photo of the neck join area, photoshopped it to extend the body grain pattern over the neck tenon (ie the neck te...

@tv1010101 I've just been reading about inkjet waterslide transfers. Someone had made woodgrain effect transfers, I think it was for a model railway wagon. How about taking a photo of the cavity area...

@johnnierox-boo I did something similar (though for a completely different reason) on another build ... Attachment : 20150307_152458.jpg Attachment : 20150307_152537.jpg ... though, beca...

Attachment : DSC_2827.JPG I'm pretty chuffed with the way this one turned out. No ugly black plastic scratchplate, AND no visible neck join! The body is stained red over gold grain filler - the g...