@tv1010101 Great solution! Looks fantastic - thanks for sharing that - I'm sure I'll use it one day...

It's going to have a P90 in the neck ... which is going to leave a bit of unsightly neck join visible between the end of the fretboard and the pickup (spot the NEC carpet tape!) Attachment : U8n7o...

That top is thick enough for a bit of carving ... so let's get routering ... Attachment : 20200604_131743.jpg And then some carving ... Attachment : 20200604_164905.jpg And then a wh...

Watching Mark's workshop sessions always gives me a kick to get out to the workshop and do something myself! And building guitars is always much more fun than building cupboards ... or doors ... or w...

I was hoping to try an Exotica build for my 2021 visit to the Bailey workshop until the 335 rumours started - would have done a SSH Super Strat pickup config, poss EMGs...... Otherwise I will have to ...

Thank you Russ, in retrospect it probably was a little ambitious for my third build but I've learnt a hell of a lot from it (so far)! Guitar making is a bit like a cold swimming pool. The though of ge...

The first stage of machining has been completed and the two halves glued together. It takes about 15 minutes to machine each half and the finished pieces have 15mm extensions on either end which provi...

Sanding finished.... Spent a whole shaping then sanding - did 80, 120, 150, 240 and 320 grit using my lovely Mirka Deros random sander and by hand - took a while but nice and smooth..... Attachment...

Posted by: @darrenking It lives!! I didn’t have time to machine the sanding dish itself today but the rest of the machine is fully assembled, wired up and ready to go! I have mounted the speed contro...

Starting a new Youtube series today folks - make sure to watch it when you can! Any Q's or things you'd like me include or add - let me know...

I have used some shielding paint from Mahogany Green Luthier Supplies who are based in Ireland - about £4.50 for a small 30ml bottle. Applied some to a scrap of wood to test - one layer - quite thick ...

And this one is in the finishing stage: Attachment : 20200610_184851.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184829.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184809.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184751.jpg A t...

Posted by: @bcguitars74 Hi all! Off the back of the workshop course (4 years ago now ? ) I have been trying to be quietly productive and after checking out the Exotica on the Bailey site, I decided I...

That'd be a lot easier to use @deej if it was upright ... ? Here's mine Attachment : 20200620_144130.jpg 'twas a gift from someone who didn't have room to store it. Now gets used for all s...

Posted by: @tv1010101 That'd be a lot easier to use @deej if it was upright ... ? Here's mine Attachment : 20200620_144130.jpg Nice legs...

21 year old ‘Sandy’ - in all her glory...... Attachment : B38BA116-0176-4AA5-B84A-8941D51929D2.jpeg Essential - probably - best bit is that after 6 months looking on eBay she was 5 miles away.....

Posted by: @david-johnson09 I made a tribute build to the Bailey exotica at The Bailey workshop. Attachment : 92BFDDE7-6D6A-42E5-814A-F52AA44B42AF.jpeg Attachment : E6C28B79-5B57-41CC-8710...

I’ve got left over tins of paint from car spray jobs in my garage so I did a quick paint job on this lockdown build. It’s got a few defects for me to deal with but I’ll let it sit and gas off for a co...

Well... everyone has to have a hobby right? So in this corona lockdown-restriction-stayhome-keepyourdistance thingy I thought: Hang on! I know what I'm going to do.... I'll build a few guitars! Like I...

I have ended up shaping the first bridge by hand (small plane and then curved scraper) and, having studied the shape the cnc machining may be more complex than I at first imaged given that it seems to...