Test on scrap!!! @clinton You know how Mark always says test on scrap? Well, I've just tested some candy paints over metal flake on this scrap body. I burst some black candy around the edges first ...

Hey, welcome. Everything you need to know is in the Build your own acoustic guitar course, right here. Click on the Courses tab near the top of the screen and sign up for the course. Mark will explai...

With the lights out, just the light from my phone. Attachment : VID_20240909_195939.mp4

Attachment : VID_20240909_182110.mp4 It's everywhere ✨✨✨✨

It's been a while but I've finally got around to starting another metal flake paint job. I've made this Strat type body out of a big chunk of Sapele I've had for years. All the usual prep, carving and...

@petersoyanov Could you not use individual string bridges like these?

@robin The person to ask on processing it is Eddie. I’ve forgotten his handle on this website. Do you know who I mean? Eddie Cameron, @eddie6string @electricladyguitars

@liebe Thanks Dan, I appreciate it. It’s a good job those foam brushes are cheap then? Cheers again. 👍

@liebe It’s Chestnut product isn’t it? Sorry, I think you’ve mentioned it in this thread before and I’ve had a quick look but I’m dyslexic and I can get lost in a sea of words.

@liebe Yeah ok, I’ll order some and plan another build soon. 🤘😁🤘

@liebe It’s gone really well for you hasn’t it, they look great. I’m definitely going to try this finishing product out. I’m a spray guy as you know but these results are proving that great finishes c...

Very nice work indeed. I’ll say what I always say when I see an acoustic build, one day I must have a go at building an acoustic. However, I’m always scared because I know how obsessed I am with makin...

@clinton Always good to see your builds and this is no exception. Does all the hardware pop off when it gets angry? 💚😡

OK, I've just finished making yet another custom Tele type, so here is my latest creation. Its for an old friend of mine that I used to be in a band with many moons ago. He is a left handed player so...

@julioherrera That is great feedback Julio, thanks so much. I’ll have a word with my client and so just how wide he thinks wide is for him. I think you are right also about the radius, I was thinking...

OK all you Fender experts out there. I’ve got someone who wants me to make him a Tele with very simple spec BUT has specified a wide neck. Does anyone know if there is a recognised wide size for a Te...

@nsj 😆😆😆😆😆😆 That’s one way around it I suppose.

@somethingnicer Yeah exactly that, don’t take the neck out. 😆 Yeah, take the bridge and all the other hardware off and prep the hell out of anything you want paint to stick to. Definitely mask...

@nsj Yeah, I probably would have got it more accurate in the first place but I had already drilled the holes for a standard neck plate and fitted the neck. I then changed my mind and went with the fer...

I have done it both ways. It’s certainly easier to paint the neck and body apart, before gluing them together. However, you must mask off the neck heal very accurately and the same with the neck pocke...