Not essential by any means - and I rarely use the "both at once" option on my guitars @TV1010101 it’s the only option when you put in humbuckers that are out of phase ala Peter Green/Gary Moore. I ...

Sorry that was meant to say sh1t...can’t edit and I’m not doing the @darrenking trick of deleting and reposting as the original is factually correct...!

Thanks @darrenking great soldering advice...I’m still shit at it, I know it! ?

I’ve used solderless kits in the past to avoid soldering ?

The other alternative @TV1010101 I’ve not tried this but I will...

Looks great @Tv1010101 Does the pickup combination live up to expectations? I do think it is a great combo especially when in the middle selection. bravo ??

Good cables are imperative..@johnnierox-boo I have a cable tester and use it often. It was for gigs as mic, speaker and instrument cables where always breaking with the abuse they got..I check cables...

Loving the maple cap and carve @TV1010101. Great looking build with the contrasting black hardware. I look forward to the completed article.

@johnnierox-boo I hope all works out with the guitar making business and any potential move. is there some strange pull to Scotland for guitar makers. Must be the Highlander effect. ?

We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive... But it’s damn lovely especially the Matt ?

Haha - yes best to try in different situations John I had a dimmer in the room I was testing and it was that in the end... also been there @TV1010101,damn annoying.

Oh and thanks for the comments...@johnnierox-boo

@johnnierox-boo next live stream hopefully we can both get the elephant out of the room..... @markbailey can you go over how to test for earthing problems in the soldering live stream ??

Thanks @TV1010101 they were early on and I haven’t bothered taking pics or vids of a few recent builds. They might be a little better these days but I’m still using oil finishing and waiting for the b...

I’ve used a few @TV1010101. From zebra wood,Pau Ferro and padauk (Lovely orange colour). Most guitarist are traditionalists so stick to what they know and the dreaded myth of tonewood...opening up an...

@TV1010101 can you call them a tranny...

I’m always confused and to be fair I’d has a couple of glasses of vino when I read the OP...makes perfect sense now ?

@robin Like guitars....there’s always room for one more!

Steve it looks like your sorted. Mark will guide you expertly but us other mere mortals will chip in when we can ?? phew 0.7 not 7mm tang..I thought you was a giant ? good luck with your build

No matter what...you always need more clamps.. the build looks great Robin.