Seriously @david-johnson09 - that's how I've looked at the courses too. It's a week's holiday - doing something far more enjoyable than laying on a busy beach. Spent with a bunch of friendly people wh...

It’s not an option to visit the Bailey team at their workshop .....it’s a must... @david-johnson09 OK, point taken, I’ll put it on my list. I think the online course is fantastic but the picture you ...

Watching that documentary and seeing the emotion and dedication that Mark puts into his passion for guitar making and teaching gave me the desire to try @russ Welcome the guitar making revolution, i...

Move to Scotland to not. You still need to sort a course at the Bailey workshop...it’s like guitar making Mecca @david-johnson09 Yeah I agree. Do you think we all need to start kneeling and praying, ...

Have been interested in guitars since I was a youngster, have been reading some posts, nice craftmanship amongst the members @mezi Welcome, I’ve only just seen this post. I think you will love it he...

Who doesn't smile when they see that view?? @tv1010101 Sadly I still haven’t visited @markbailey and Carol at the workshop. I did the online electric guitar build course a few years ago and I’ve not ...

I tend hit this to get all the recent posts... @david-johnson09 That a good plan, I hadn’t noticed that. Cheers.

Is it possible for the site to incorporate a World map with pins showing where all the forum members are? It would be great to watch your membership spread over the surface of the Earth like some kind...

I think that a common theme with professional musicians, they have never got any money and usually manage to get things for free because people feel sorry for them. I've just traded a job for free jaz...

I tried to master the 5-string but I kept hitting the wrong strings, so after a couple of months I decided that 5 strings is not for me. A professional drummer I know from the local music scene, who a...

Tried it with guitars and quite gratifying having different mindsets going in the creative process of the journey. @clinton Nice guitar builds. It is interesting taking on two builds at once, I did i...

Someone went and tipped some paint all over it . @tv1010101 That is a stunning build and a wonderful collection, impressive work.

Naturally, I got it home, and started with the mods @tv1010101 I’m glad it’s not just me that mods things all the time, I can’t seem to leave things alone.

Recently the forums seem to have hit a critical mass of activity where quite often messages have dropped out of the ‘recent posts’ window before I (and I suspect others) have read them. Is it possible...

I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front @darrenking Oh I see! Well, yeah I suppose you could, it’s quite a nice idea. I could run into a pro...

@darrenking This is my Ibanez JEM with direct mount pickups, also wood screws. The clear scratch plate has no functional purpose, it’s purely aesthetic. I think this is a great look but using a metal ...

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface? I don’t mind having the cavity visible, it’s pretty cool! This is my Ibanez PGM Signature wi...

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings? @darrenking Yeah I know what you mean, that’s how ...

What is the aim of these blocks as I don't quite understand the advantages? @darrenking For me Darren it’s just aesthetic really, just to get rid of the pickup rings. There are a lot of ‘80 metal gui...

@tv101001 @darren king I would use some sponge or foam stuck underneath that squashes down when lowering the pickup and raises the pickup when raising the pickup. That was a really bad sentence!