I'll have to think about that!! @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.

I now consider it a challenge to repair the happy incidents. @marcel Yes I have learned to relax more and when a happy accident comes along (they always do), I just smile and fix it.

Also, how to build your own - perfectly suitable but nothing fancy-pants - bench for building guitars and general “working”? @rashdown_online This is a great idea, I’m struggling with an old pallet f...

That was me. @marcel Yeah but you can now build awesome guitars and basses. How many of your old school friends can do that?

Also, a handy way of checking that your fretboard is level, and sanding is straight! @tv1010101 An added bonus indeed.

I hope to have some of this stuff on my new website but in the meantime you can get it from a company called Surface Matter in London. Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! @da...

Being a bass player I've made several basses at home @marcel I think you are the best bass guitar maker here amongst us and this build just proves it. This week you have inspired me to plan a few mor...

Time for some big reveal photos as this one was done a while ago .. @tv1010101 That is such a nice looking LP Junior, it looks stunning. I’ve got some of that CG gold grain filler, I’ve not used it y...

It's going to have a P90 in the neck ... which is going to leave a bit of unsightly neck join visible between the end of the fretboard and the pickup (spot the NEC carpet tape!) @tv1010101 That’s som...

With ebony now also on the verge of protection what will we do for black fingerboards? We will either have to used a dyed species or, another alternative, is a man-made material called Richlite which ...

Made a mistake (or a happy accident) drilling one of the holes for the tuners. But it wasn't difficult to repair it. @marcel I’ve done exactly the same thing but like you say, it is easy to repair.

So a couple of years ago I decided to try and make a 12-string myself. This is beautiful @marcel, I have thoughts of making a 12 string one day. You are inspiring me.

But then all Strats look the same .. @tv1010101 No, this is a wonderful looking Strat. Well done!

We've been friends for more then 40 years, and when he unwrapped the present it was the first time in all those years he was speechless for the first time in all those years. @marcel I’m not surprise...

lets hope there is a trade deal with USA we may then be able to access stewac stuff....I’ll not hold my breath.. If I’m honest, I would rather still trade with the EU than the US. As we approach Dece...

Just come across this for those in Europe Yep, I think G&W is one of the best in Europe and those of us in the UK only have a few months left to order stuff with free shipping. After December, we...

One day there will be a guitarmaking.co.uk convention, I can feel it in my bones!! @darrenking “So it shall be written, so it shall be done!” “If you build it, they will come!”

Surely Mark is the template, making a whole clan of guitar makers in his image @darrenking I would say @markbailey is the designer and creator of the guitar making template but that is just the start...

About 5 years ago I made a guitar with a spalted maple top. I love spalted maple! @marco That is a very nice guitar indeed, love the shape and the spalt.

Did some more carving on the scarf joint neck. Attachment : 3E97CAB7-8F3D-4439-A90A-E1C4E5055309.jpeg Attachment : 49537594-36C0-46D9-A883-71A1D0B1304C.jpeg