This is what Preston Reed and Jon Gomm look like on stage when their bands forget their invis suits!!

 

The trick when shaping an infill piece such as this is not to try making it the exact size of the divit. Shape the end of a larger piece, which will make it easier to handle (and shape), and then…   Read more»

Hi James, You could always just glue a small piece of maple back into the hollow. If you get the shape right it should be pretty difficult to see once it’s sanded. Admittedly, light coloured woods are more difficult than…   Read more»

@tv101 Don’t! It’s not funny! I’ve normally swum about 300km by this point in the year. 2020 total is currently 120km. On the plus side by buoyancy is up!

@jamesalexandermcmillan It might not be easy but could you leave the fretless section very slightly raised to match the height of the frets? I don’t really know why @tv101 brought this up but obs, the 5th string that only goes…   Read more»

Hi Boo, I think your very act of congratulation has reprojected you to the top on goal difference!

That’s the symbol for a diode so this is for checking whether current flows through a component in a particular direction. I guess you could use it as a means of checking continuity but it’s not ideal. Not all multimeters…   Read more»

Hi Mentosik, Leave the black probe where it is but plug (There’s a bingo card shout!) the red probe into the bottom socket on the multimeter and turn the dial around to ‘200’ on the ohms Ω scale at almost…   Read more»

@jamesbisset I like eating teacakes! Where do I fit in?

Hi Likeakite, That sounds a bit like putting off having children until you have complete financial security, the house is paid off and school fee investment plans are about to mature! Take the plunge and sign up, even if just…   Read more»

Hi Mick, The 100w bulb might theoretically get the pipe hot enough to bend wood but the problem will be how quickly it cools down once you put a full width 2mm-2.5mm thick guitar side against it. You and your…   Read more»

If you want more of a shine to the finish then I am not sure that mechanical buffing of the oil finish is going to achieve that. An oil finish will alway have a sheen rather than a shine but…   Read more»

@mentosik That is an absolutely amazing guitar for a first build all credit to you for carrying on even when you thought all was lost. It’s about finding ways out of dead ends, not just avoiding them in the first…   Read more»

Hi Mick, I’m also a mug for making my own tools and machines. Can’t help it, maybe I can seek treatment on the NHS! I have a list of bits on a previous post about making a Maccaferri pliage press…   Read more»

Hi Jaxty, you will find a wealth of support, advice and opinion here along with some awful jokes and a pretty subversive sense of humour. It’s great, and it means that we can be all learn from everyone else’s mistakes…   Read more»

Yup, going ‘professional’ can be a really efficient way to f*ck up a perfectly lovely hobby!!
Cheers
Darren

Hi Robin, great to hear you’re on the mend and getting back to your guitars 
Cheers
Darren

Hi Gareth, Once you’ve got the lump of wood then, as Arthur Daley would say, the world’s your lobster! Go through Mark’s design your own guitar course and come up with something completely original. Nothing wrong with basing it on…   Read more»

Hello Edinburgh and welcome to the club! By the outline on your blank you may well be asking the same question as me regarding neck tenon width in the very near future! Good luck and try to catch the live…   Read more»