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RE: 2nd home build

Another stunning build from a community member, absolutely fantastic. I’m proud of you @richyc keep building.

In forum Electric

6 years ago
RE: My first bolt on

How about gluing bits on to thicken the ends for the the heel and headstock @clinton Yeah, do a stacked heal and a stacked headstock if there is enough of it. It will have to be quite a skinny neck p...

In forum Electric

6 years ago
RE: Hairy jack hole

I could have chosen a better title for this post maybe. Last night I decided to have a drink after many months of being on the wagon. A bottle of wine and half a litre bottle of spiced rum, I am tryi...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
Hairy jack hole

I’ve seen a cool pro mod recently and I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make the cut (or rather drill). It’s a rather hairy hole to jack! 😁 How would you tackle such a task? It’s...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: We have a new place to hangout ...

Yeah, it’s exactly like Zoom, Skype, Teams etc and free. Tony and I trialed it today and it worked well. With a lot of people having hand held devices in this modern age, it’s easy to pick a phone or ...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

6 years ago
RE: Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22

@94dodgedude Headstock veneer -

In forum Electric

6 years ago
RE: Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22

@94dodgedude Darren is right, we all do things in the wrong order sometimes because of distraction etc and no guitar building ever goes without problems. It’s how we learn from them and are able to fi...

In forum Electric

6 years ago
RE: Winding your own pick ups

Any members already engaged in this black art? @darrenking It’s funny you should ask that. 😁 Im having a dabble, yes. A friend of mine and I have been looking into pickup winding and we are t...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: What would you like to see next?

My ultimate goal is to get into making archtop guitars. @igeorgebot Is that archtop electric or acoustic guitars?

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

6 years ago
RE: What would you like to see next?

Yeah that and how to rout/cut a blade switch into a body please. @mattbeels Yeah that is a great suggestion. This is how I've done it ... Using a very thin router bit in my Dremel to make the roug...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

6 years ago
RE: Bandsaw Practice

@darrenking Darren the width at the nut is 43mm and the last fret is 56mm. best thing to do is make a mark on a centre line 43mm wide, then measure down the line 480mm and make another mark 56mm wide....

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: Bandsaw Practice

@darrenking I’ve emailed you a video link but I’ll put it here too.

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: Bandsaw Practice

I'll probably end up machining it on Friday! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 @darrenking Thanks Darren, whatever the dimensions of the neck pocket template is for in the Bandsman template set, t...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: Crunch Time - when the brown stuff hits the spinny thing

With your experience and expertise, I think we should operate some form of handicap system. You can do your spraying blindfolded ... that'll help even things up. @tv101 Well, I’m sure the course will...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

6 years ago
RE: Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22

@94dodgedude It’s all good work man, you really should sign up for premium though, you’ll save yourself a lot of time and energy. That leaves more time to build more guitars. 🤘😁ᾑ...

In forum Electric

6 years ago
RE: New Member

Speaking of amazing, Paul Gilbert is definitely one of my biggest heroes. I was lucky to have taken part in a group lesson with him back on the Fuzz Universe tour. @mattbeels Thanks man, I like the h...

In forum New Members

6 years ago
RE: Bandsaw Practice

I’m sure we can work something out. @darrenking Darren, could you make me a neck taper template (pattern) please. I’m sick of getting sloppy neck pockets. I can buy the template set from Mark’s shop ...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

6 years ago
RE: Crunch Time - when the brown stuff hits the spinny thing

at your age, that's a dangerous thing to do You’re right @tv101 I do have to be careful. I’m really excited about the finishing course so get your wallet out and get that premium membership bought. T...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

6 years ago
RE: Loose neck pocket!

I could send you some veneer and/or kraft paper to bond on the sides of the recess if that would help. @darrenking I do have a little bit of veneer so I’ll try that first. Thanks for the offer, I’ll ...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

6 years ago
Loose neck pocket!

Ahhhhh...... Something was out obviously and the neck is now a tiny bit loose in the pocket. Is there anything I can do to make it much tighter?

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

6 years ago
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