More Masking Tape Magic! A simple trick that could save a lot of heartache... - Sometimes when you remove masking tape from wood it can lift some of the grain, damaging the surface. This is especially...

Here's a great tip from my friend Andy Lines ( I've used this several times now and it saves so much frustration. Does your (maybe cheap or old) masking tape refuse to come off the roll without tearin...

Funny you should mention sandpaper. I have a cheapie belt/disc sander that I use for loads of stuff. However, the disc needed replacing about a year ago, so it was acting more like a polishing disc. I...

Yes - I always tell folks its not the cheapest hobby in the world... eh? Also - You can 'acquire' stuff as you need it - don't have to get it all at once... But when you have all the tools then you ca...

Hi David (or Deej?) Many thanks for the welcome and apols for the delay in getting back. Having spent quite a bit of time in the shed 'getting things ready' and making the bits one needs, I have had t...

I'm taking your advice Mark and trying the easier solution and replacing the abalone dots. I think it's the answer. It also leaves the fingerboard clean and minimal but should fix the low-light playab...

You can try to drill them out first - worth a go...if, as you say, you are feeling lucky. ...but usually the easiest way to remove Abalone or Mother of Pearl dots is to break them up in the hole first...

In order to neatly remove the current 3mm abalone side dots should I attempt to accurately mark the centre with a "pokey thing" and hand drill the full 3mm or use a smaller drill bit and hack the rest...

the other technique, my favourite, is to play it again and glare at the rest of the band... hey, that's jazz for ya!

Avant-garde licks? ? Whenever I play a bum note, I am really playing over an F-demented chord.......

Attachment : unnamed.jpg Good input - I'll start with replacing them with white plastic. If it works I'll have no excuse for my strangely avant-garde licks.

Most people can manage without front dots but find SIDE DOTS are ESSENTIAL... Unless you come from a classical background in which case you are way cleverer than me... WHITE PLASTIC side dots are usua...

maybe luminous side dots would do it... any experience?

Any tips on adding "dots" to the fingerboard after it has been fretted and dressed? Not so much adding but cleaning up afterwards... (Awful realisation last night that I hadn't a clue where I was on t...

Posted by: John L Now I am the Master! Careful now... ?

Hot slags....? ? ? ? Joking aside..... Budget PU's can sound great. I've had similar experiences wit Wilkinsons and Toneriders.

Thnx!! Still thinking about sanding the oil off and giving it a spray job with 2k high gloss, just like my first Bailey BYO. It will have to wait until a nice spring day though. I'm spraying outdoors ...

CBG’s about 3/4 years ago, electrics and acoustic about 2 years or so. I have kept two, the superstrat and this one (the body/not the cap came out of my dads house when he died). There are videos of ...

Posted by: John L The pickups I used in this Bailey Bandsman are Hot Slags from Iron Gear. Attachment : 5B1E892E-41AA-4336-801F-589B1139CCC9.jpeg I do like a couple of hot slags ? I bet sh...

Great job Edwin