You can get a pretty good one on Amazon for less than £20 and if you are getting involved with anything electrical it’ll change you life!

@darrenking Yes, wish I had a multimeter. My birthday coming up in a few weeks. Hmmm.

I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire contacts. If you don't have on then cheap multimeter could be a great Christ...

Never! I've used a variety of bridges, and never experienced that problem. If it's any consolation, it would probably have taken me longer to diagnose and resolve too. Something to keep in mind for ...

I had an issue with EarthLink grounding to a black ABR 1 tune o matic bridge. It was not receiving proper grounding. Practically spent the whole day re assessing, re wiring and soldering, figuring out...

I did notice during the build that the maple cap was easily marked and hoped that the finish would help toughen the surface. That's the first interesting comment. Maple, being a light coloured wood, ...

I've applied somewhere in the region of 15 thin coats 15????? That is way more - 3x or even 5x more - than I've ever needed to apply. It depends on the environment in which the guitar is left after...

Final thought (it's a pain not being able to edit previous posts!) Oil is never going to give as hard and protective a finish as some other products. IF you paint (yuk) or lacquer a guitar, that'll g...

@mrsmurfy I’ve heard using epoxy resin and then sanding back can strengthen wood but never tried it...I think there is a video on YouTube

Hi Smurfy, there isn't really any finish, especially oil based, which is actually going to strengthen the surface or structure of the wood. If it is soft it will remain so, ask anyone who has made an ...

I used Liberon Finishing Oil on my home builds as recommended by Mark - you can do two or three coats a day - takes 5 or more coats to get a decent sheen - apply, wait for 10 and wipe off any excess, ...

It isn’t spalted maple is it?

Thanks John, I will give the Tru Oil a go. The Crimson guitar oil does seem to take a lot longer to cure than they suggest. If you put more than one coat on a day it starts to get really tacky and y...

As I read down that list, I was getting more and more worried that it missed a critical - no, *the* critical - aspect of guitar design. But it was leaving the best 'til last. *COLOUR* 😉

I came across this after a few year after clearing down and old laptop. I’m not sure where it came from to be honest so apologies if it’s from something published...I just thought it might come in han...

So long story short - infront of me there is a possibility of long term relationship with this guy and his resources... Wow - what a great opportunity, and excellent news PEter. Congratulations!!

Thanks guys. It is one of the most original ways I've spent my b-day. And it all happened spontaneous. I saw an advertisement of this company as a management and performance guitar company. So I figu...

Happy birthday Peter. Unlike @TV1010101 I don’t remember my 37th birthday....

Cheers Peter. ? ?

I have done a few @johnnierox-boo and thanks...I prefer number plate CBG’s with proper pickups. The one above uses a piezo pickup. Attachment : 9B1FBE50-6278-4A4F-888A-4930B886B266.jpeg Atta...