Stick a bit of polyfilla in that, and job's a good 'un. (tip courtesy of Bob Bodge the Builder)

when he remembered that it's a 22 fret solo and he was playing a 21 fret guitar! For that, they invented bending! 😉 ok ok I ll shut up now with my witty remarks 😎

Engineering supply companies like MSC in the UK are best for this. Cheers @rocknroller912. Thanks for the advice. 🎶🎸🙏🙂

You might not think that 0.2mm *diameter* would make that much difference, but it did! I have experienced the same with bridge post holes. I have a 3/8" for , if I recall correctly, Floyd Rose posts...

@russ If you’re doing repairs and refitting old parts that need to be shimmed then Imperial would be needed, but if you are only doing new builds them all parts can be sourced from European suppliers ...

@Russ - I needed to get a 1/2" bit once when I was using imperial sized bridge posts Cheers @tv101. I thought that there may be some hardware from America that could be made with Imperial measurement...

@Russ - I needed to get a 1/2" bit once when I was using imperial sized bridge posts. There was no way that a 12.5mm hole was going to be big enough, and the posts just fell out of a 13mm hole (drille...

On the subject of Imperial v Metric. Does anyone know if there is any need for Imperial drill bits or can I always use Metric? 🙂🙏🎸🎶

I was joking about imperial to be fair. I use metric because that's what we were taught at school. Many, many moons ago. But yeah certain things you just use imperial because it's the standard ie 25" ...

@koendb Its hard to chat on the web without getting comments and people mixed up, maybe we should organise a zoom meeting or something.

I wouldn’t call it a correction your point of view is just as valid as mine Oh @rocknroller912, my comment was not meant as a correction to any other opinion either! I think you are 100% correct abou...

@tv101 @koendb I wouldn’t call it a correction your point of view is just as valid as mine and I think you are better qualified in electronics than me. In factory guitars it’s probably just cost. 70s ...

I was thinking about this only today, is shielding paint necessary/ advised? None of my factory guitars have any shielding, except on the pickguards.None of my partscasters or kit guitars have any s...

I’m not sure of your electrical knowledge. Mine is minimal @rocknroller912 - thanks for the correction/clarification!

@cheesewhisk Yes it’s pretty much standard in quality guitars these days and Mark uses the Stew Mac brand. A while ago there was a discussion on the live stream about finding cheaper alternatives to b...

@cheesewhisk - it really depends on how noisy (in terms of electrical interference) an environment the player is going to be playing in. It's a nice touch, a good sign of "I'm a proper guitar builder"...

I was thinking about this only today, is shielding paint necessary/ advised?

Thanks for the update @rocknroller912. Looks like its Farnell have it too;

Forgot to add that the NSC is available in 5L bulk for trade use so it will be a brush can.

I had forgotten about this project and remembered it at the weekend. Mixing graphite powder sourced from Amazon with a lacquer works well but it does need to be mixed and applied thickly with a few co...