@darrenking if you can draw/model the mould then I am more than happy to machine it for you on the CNC router FOC (so long as I get to machine one for me!) *Jumps onto the couch. Jacks in…* “We’re…   Read more»

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Will do pic when battery charged on phone
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@darrenking I take your point about experts completely, think that’s how people become experts by debating everything to infinity. After watching the video posted by @tv1010101 I now have more understanding of the way valve amps are put together, as…   Read more»

@darrenking Really enjoyed the video class you did with Mark and hope to try these things sometime.  Clearing out the recently departed Chris Eccleshall’s workshop I have come accross this heavy vacuum pump – I guess it’s too vicious for…   Read more»

@darrenking – this is what I had in mind!

That’s a good Q @darrenking.  I’ll have to think about that!! Right, having completely forgotten to think about it … my sub-conscious has clearly been working on it because an idea has just popped into the empty space I call…   Read more»

Is it possible to convert this to a scrolling window @darrenking I think Mark’s pretty limited in what he can do re functionality of the site. The “forum” functionality is an add-in that’s bolted (or, given that this is Mark,…   Read more»

I’m really interested in the Tune-O-Matic @darrenking I’ve got one in my box-of-bits at the moment.  It’s in need of some TLC before I install it as – according to the person who donated it to me – it’s not…   Read more»

@darrenking Hi, a friend of mine gave me this Tune O Matic Bridge Pick up as a gift. I’ve had it for quite some time. The bridge has piezo installed underneath each of the saddles and out goes a ground…   Read more»

I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front @darrenking Oh I see! Well, yeah I suppose you could, it’s quite a nice idea. I could run into a…   Read more»

@darrenking This is my Ibanez JEM with direct mount pickups, also wood screws. The clear scratch plate has no functional purpose, it’s purely aesthetic. I think this is a great look but using a metal bar (threaded) for the pickup…   Read more»

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings? @darrenking Yeah I know what you mean, that’s how Strats hold their pickups but…   Read more»

What is the aim of these blocks as I don’t quite understand the advantages? @darrenking For me Darren it’s just aesthetic really, just to get rid of the pickup rings. There are a lot of ‘80 metal guitars without pickup…   Read more»

And do they need to have any means of adjusting the height and angle of the pick up? @darrenking the ones I’ve used I put hard(ish) foam something like an old mouse mat doubling up if necessary so you can…   Read more»

That’s a good Q @darrenking.  I’ll have to think about that!!

@darrenking The purpose is to allow pickups to be mounted directly to the body (into the bottom of the pickup cavity) rather than into a pickup mounting ring which is then attached to the body. I’m not persuaded that there…   Read more»

@darrenking Red actually……

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! @darrenking this is…   Read more»

Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! I like the “grain” pattern that shows on some of the “example machined” images @darrenking. Knowing nothing about Richlite, I’m guessing that those patterns are created as you sand through the…   Read more»