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RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar

Ha ha that’s a belter. If I’m honest the duel symmetrical plates will actually be easier as I already have the templates and the left over neck scrap I was planning on using isn’t quite wide enough to...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

4 years ago
RE: Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar

Thanks Mark, Boo. Lots of deep breaths. I’m thinking of doing a second cover plate and aligning it with the first one. thanks for the help and ideas I think they’ve help the imminent meltdown. Also th...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

4 years ago
Drilled the bridge hole right through the back of my guitar

Attachment : C5FC6FC9-82AE-4B69-BE27-1D718123DF4B.jpeg On the fourth the flag on my drill but must have moved up with each of the other three hole. I practised on scrap but now I just want to cry

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

4 years ago
RE: Facets

Looking good @frank1985 the neck carve was probably the most satisfying parts of the whole build, when you get to the end and you look at what you've created from a block of wood. It really is inspiri...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

4 years ago
Answer to: Neck Blank Issue

I had the same issue with my blank body blank as I bought it before finding Mark and the course. I surface routed after building a very basic jig and managed to get it looking good with pretty much no...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

4 years ago
RE: Glue the neck

Cheers guys it really does mean a lot and spurs me on more than I can tell you. I'm determined to finish before the early nights set in and the Scottish weather is upon us, winter is coming.

In forum Electric

4 years ago
Answer to: Drill the Bridge Holes

Thanks for the confirmation @markbailey it means a lot. I actually went back and watched the section on the design course too so this is definitely me checking twice. I did wonder about rotation so th...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

4 years ago
RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Look at that velute, mighty fine work there @boo that is some great looking flat black

In forum Electric

4 years ago
Glue the neck

Huge thank you to all those that voted to get a Mirka sander, what a difference that made. So this is it, sanded and a finally took the plunge and glued the neck in. Obviously I was terrified and obvi...

In forum Electric

4 years ago
Drill the Bridge Holes

Hi, I'm at the stage of drilling the bridge holes (yes I finally sanded and glued the neck in) it's 25 inch scale length, I've measured 1.5mm back from the scale length at the treble end and 4.5mm b...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

4 years ago
RE: Implausibly difficult side bend - Done!

Looking great @markbailey I miss that workshop view, the live streams were lockdown therapy. I hope you're doing ok, best to Carol.

In forum Acoustic

4 years ago
RE: Handmade jigs and tools

That is really awesome

In forum Acoustic

4 years ago
RE: **PINK FLAKE STRAT**

What an amazing thing to be part of, it looks really awesome @boo definitely one to be proud of.

In forum Electric

4 years ago
RE: Designing my own neck tru guitar

@koendb that looks incredible, I really need to pull my finger out and glue my neck in. Every time @markbailey says 'be careful not to...' that's always where I end up 🤣 🤣 Genuinely...

In forum Electric

4 years ago
Answer to: Decisions, Decisions

Hi @c-cap welcome to guitar making. I'm still making my first electric, I went a little off script by building an explorer. Every question I ever asked @markbailey about going off the beaten path of t...

In forum Design Your Own Guitar

4 years ago
RE: Maccaferri Petite Bouche

That looks bloody amazing @darrenking

In forum Acoustic

4 years ago
RE: Explorer body progress

More work this weekend. Not sure about the valute, something to pay more attention to next time I think. Attachment : EA749CDD-FDFF-4335-9D16-8D2AAD2AAE05.jpeg Attachment : AB5CC0F6-973C-4...

In forum Electric

4 years ago
RE: Mirka Deros

it's the 5mm

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

4 years ago
RE: Mirka Deros

Attachment : 2ED925FD-EBDD-4D7E-9903-ED118275F883.jpeg And there you go, it’s here. Thanks again for the advice.

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

4 years ago
RE: Loose neck pocket help

And that, my friend, is why I hit the buy button. There's always going to be a next time right?

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

4 years ago
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