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First electric build update Friday night I glued the neck in and on Saturday morning I took it to a friend that’s been playing for 35 years. I wanted him to check the feel of the guitar especially the neck as it ended up a bit d... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
Glueing the fretboard Hey Guys Thanks for all the positive feedback... Here is the link for glueing the fretboard: It kick into HD quality halfway through... Cheers Steve |
In forum Acoustic |
3 years ago |
RE: Electric Ukelele Build Preparation Questions @koendb Im jealous of the amount of space you have, looks like it will be a great workshop. What do you plan to use as a pick up on the electric. |
In forum Other Instruments |
3 years ago |
RE: Question for the masses. @bpower Zero frets tend to be used on cheaper model factory production instruments as it takes away the need to set string height at the nut, so skilled workers are not needed for set up. I’ve repair... |
In forum Acoustic |
3 years ago |
RE: Question for the masses. @bpower I’m not sure, I think it’s all a pain in the arse to be honest. I don’t have a guitar with one installed and have never worked on one. I wouldn’t really want to but I will do at some point so ... |
In forum Acoustic |
3 years ago |
RE: Electric Ukelele Build Preparation Questions Looks great @koendb That will be a decent workshop when you have everything in place. Good luck with the ukelele. 👍 |
In forum Other Instruments |
3 years ago |
RE: Electric Ukelele Build Preparation Questions After my first acoustic build, I've been quite busy trying to cleanout our garden shed to turn it into a decent work and storage place.Yesterday it was finally time to remove everything and cleanup th... |
In forum Other Instruments |
3 years ago |
RE: Question for the masses. I was making a start on clearing my attic out the other day, as I am moving house soon. I found an old acoustic guitar up there, very similar to this one of yours, no zero nut though. It’s literally c... |
In forum Acoustic |
3 years ago |
RE: Question for the masses. Posted by: @bpower What is the differences/logic for having the zero fret? Does the scale length start from the zero fret or the nut take off like my other guitars? Would the nut be different (ie. nu... |
In forum Acoustic |
3 years ago |
RE: First electric build in progress. @koendb I was concerned about that myself when drawing it up. That horn was my solution which just happened to be part of the downstroke for the loop on the G. After cutting the body out that was one ... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
RE: First electric build in progress. @rathius, I do like the shape, but I'm worried it will be hard to keep on your lap if you play sitting down. I have experienced that issue on one of my builds as well. Other than that, looks really go... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
RE: First electric build in progress. @russ don’t worry I will. I’m a show off at heart although that part of me has been kept on a very short leash the last few decades. Thanks to guitars, guitar making, Mark & everyone else I learne... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
RE: First electric build in progress. Looking good @rathius. Keep the pictures coming. 🎸🎶🙂🙏 |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
RE: First electric build in progress. Posted by: @rathius I am naming the design after my dad because if not for the skills he taught me in the auto body shop I wouldn’t be right here doing this now. His name was Clark Wayne Glasscock bu... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
First electric build in progress. So a year after signing up and watching the design and build course I’m finally getting to it. I’ve already seen the body design in another post but wanted to show the progress. neck fitted and before... |
In forum Electric |
3 years ago |
RE: My own headstock decals! Posted by: @russ Can you recommend a good computer program for designing the decals on? Hi @Russ, You want to use a vector based drawing application such as inkscape ( free ) or Adobe Illustrator (... |
In forum Finishing |
3 years ago |
RE: My own headstock decals! Posted by: @koendb Hi @Russ, You want to use a vector based drawing application such as inkscape ( free ) or Adobe Illustrator ( $ ) There are others, but I use inkscape.Maybe someone else have other... |
In forum Finishing |
3 years ago |
RE: My own headstock decals! @russ Those drawing applications can have quite a steep learning curve. However, there are plenty of videos to be found on YT if you search for 'Making logos with Inkscape|Illustrator/...' |
In forum Finishing |
3 years ago |
Latest acoustic build. Will try and put some video/audio up as well as pics Attachment : 082934A4-50EC-463E-A34D-8C5DF7C9EF32.jpeg Attachment : FD8843BF-E1AB-4820-8BAC-B63AB0F4A142.jpeg Attachment : AD4E24F3-E226-49F7-9901-DCF8EF7800C6.jpeg Attachment : ... |
In forum Showcase |
3 years ago |
RE: ... and finally... Thanks folks, you are too kind. I have to say I have not picked up another guitar since I got it home, it is amazing both in appearance and in playability. But I couldn't have got close to this witho... |
In forum Showcase |
3 years ago |