You've got enough fingerboards there for a fair few guitars @johnnierox-boo! Have you found a reliable supplier of suitable quality / interesting blanks?

That is one fancy looking piece of maple Tony.............

Also good choice on the humbucker and P90 combo, you dont see this enough of production guitars Cheers @pinneradam If forced to choose, I think the P90 would be my favourite type of pickup. Typicall...

@tv1010101 Nice work that top is lush! Also good choice on the humbucker and P90 combo, you dont see this enough of production guitars. Its much more balanced than a humbucker and single coils.

And now that I've finished 2020 #5, a quick mock-up to check that everything fits where it should ... Attachment : 20200905_172505.jpg Attachment : 20200905_172437.jpg I might use a lowe...

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A bit of carving-by-router. Adding the steps/ledges saves some time with the rasp/gouges. Attachment : 20200604_131743.jpg

I've had this bit of maple lying around for ages. I'd rough cut it some time (years) ago but then changed my mind about using it for that build. So I've been waiting for something suitable to use it...

The joins aren't where you think they are either! Attachment : 20200604_104028.jpg As the boss says, we guitar-builders like invisible glue joins ?

I'm pretty sure this is my 6th build of the year. I wanted some Korina. The timber yard said that Idigbo was pretty similar. Plus, they had Idigbo (and didn't have any Korina). Plank #1 was almost w...

Haha - yes best to try in different situations John I had a dimmer in the room I was testing and it was that in the end... also been there @TV1010101,damn annoying.

A fretboard should be Quartersawn - aside from that if you like it - try it...for those who missed it here is the recommended advice from the course where I answer the basics: and more in depth: Hap...

I hate soldering too, I always get earthing problems. Ahhhhhhhhhh........ On one of me recent builds, I thought “no way” was I going to get any wiring issues. It was a single p’up, 1 vol, 1 tone, c...

Oh and thanks for the comments...@johnnierox-boo

@johnnierox-boo next live stream hopefully we can both get the elephant out of the room..... @markbailey can you go over how to test for earthing problems in the soldering live stream ??

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I’ve used a few @TV1010101. From zebra wood,Pau Ferro and padauk (Lovely orange colour). Most guitarist are traditionalists so stick to what they know and the dreaded myth of tonewood...opening up an...