@clinton Thanks for that! Though I do have a question, I forgot to mention I have a schaller hannes piezo bridge. I'm rather sure the red and black port is just for the piezo + & -, so it only lea...

@boo Yes it is cool, my last build had a piezo tune o matic and wired passive. Was not fully satisfied. Recently got a pre amp from tone monster. Solderless wiring harness. Had the same principle. Mad...

@clinton This is all really cool, I’d never heard of these kind of pickups before this conversation.

Attachment : EFBCF0B9-2D86-4980-B654-3B7DE2B50537.jpeg Can you see it now? It is plug and play

Hi Ok, I use tone monster harness that has the same principle of solderless wiring system. Keep in mind pick ups have different color coding based on the manafacturer. The yellow and red terminal ...

@clinton Thanks so much for the reply, I think I'm starting to make sense of this now. So you would wire it from the volume pots as oppose to from the pickup selector? What I'm stuck on is the preamp ...

Hi Ok, pick up hot to volume pot like normal whether you have tone pot connected with it or not. Outward wire hot on the middle terminal of the volume pot going to the solderless terminal ports of th...

@tv101 Let me link the preamp details, I cant find an actual wiring diagram that includes this preamp. Hence why I'm scratching my head, currently getting a bald spot lol @Boo haha tell me about ...

I'm looking to get the flagship preamp, though I'm struggling how to wire it. @schwifty You lost me at “flagship preamp” I’m afraid. 🤣 Wiring/soldering etc is my worst skill in guitar buildi...

Hi Reece Have you got a link to the wiring diagram for the system you’re using?

Hey everyone, hope you are all well!? I'm looking to get the flagship preamp, though I'm struggling how to wire it. I understand how to connect the piezo and so forth. What I'm struggling with is conn...

Hi James, I think the order you do things might depend a little on what technology you have available to you. It would be possible to rout or laser cut a shallow engraved pattern into a layer of const...

Anyone heard of Sharpies? 🤣 🤣 🤣

@tv101 Interesting that you should post a pic of the inlaid fiddle. It's a very old technique that was used on instruments in the 16th & 17th Centuries (typical on Baroque instruments). It involve...

Looks like some bugger has scribbled on your fiddle there! 😉 I was idly speculating because I’ve seen decorated joins on flat top backs and thought it might be prudent to work out at what sta...

. I have to say also that it wouldn't look correct as carved arch type instrument never have a centre strip as far as I know. Correct is in the eye of the beholder. 😉 Could you use a similar ...

Hmmm.... I've already got a couple of orange guitars. Hang on, what's this? Attachment : 9FCF2D7A-2235-4F7E-B4F0-C5238A676B28.jpeg

Hi James, no problem. If you have a Pantone reference you’re trying to match to I’ll take it with me next time I go veneer shopping 😂😂😂😂 Seriously though, I’m afraid th...

@darrenking Yup, cedar sounds like an good option, though I'd prefer a pale, yellow style rather than a red cedar if there was a choice. I must confess to a weakness for the look of John Lennon’s Epih...

Hi James, yes, pretty good except that the crown cut diagram shows the cut going all the way to the middle of the log. It wouldn’t, as this central section would actually give two lots of quarter cut ...