@tv101 Ok, so it was the scantily clad glamorous assistant. Got it, thanks.. So... did you take a picture of the body before cutting the neck socket?

So... did you take a picture of the body before cutting the neck socket? No @mattbeels! Photoshop. That’s also how I got the assistant scantily clad too.

Photoshop @tv101 Ohhhhhh...... You manipulated. 😮 You monkey! 🤣

@tv101 Photoshop. That’s what I meant! Err... Ok, I suck at photoshop! Could you shine a liite more light on the process please?

Could you shine a liite more light on the process please? Take a photo of the guitar, once all the staining is done. This is the tricky bit as the camera has to be at 90deg to the body, and with n...

I did a couple of trial runs with that, printing the photo onto paper and cutting it into a scratchplate shape, putting that on the guitar, and making sure that the grain lines ran where I wanted them...

@boo Oh I see, I miss understood. I thought you had just doctored a photo to upload on here. 🤣 Ah haha, now I understand what you meant earlier 😂😂😂

@tv101 Thanks for the info and you did a stellar job, it looks pretty awesome! Did you glue it on or use double sided tape?

@cheesewhisk Fun fact, I paid no VAT and no import changes from UPS. That’s always a great feeling! I recently received an order of templates from Potvin Guitars in Canada. First of all it only took...

@russ I’ll keep you posted if I get a bill

No @russ I ordered a Harley Benton on Christmas Eve and paid VAT on they buy ordered this lot on the 2nd Jan @cheesewhisk. I was going to order some Schaller stuff from them but I might hold off unt...

No @russ I ordered a Harley Benton on Christmas Eve and paid VAT on they buy ordered this lot on the 2nd Jan

Fun fact, I paid no VAT and no import changes from UPS. Have to say ‘so far’ though as I’m expecting they’ll catch up with it soon enough. Hey @cheesewhisk, did you order it before the 31st December?...

Fun fact, I paid no VAT and no import changes from UPS. Have to say ‘so far’ though as I’m expecting they’ll catch up with it soon enough.

Bits, bobs n nobs arrived today. Ordered from Thomann, man they got caught up with Brexit bobbins so took weeks but all here now. Just need a nut, some fret wire and dots and I think we’ll be ready to...

Attachment : 6A151812-3D9E-4DF4-B280-AD73BAF9FA33.jpeg Bits, bobs n nobs arrived today. Ordered from Thomann, man they got caught up with Brexit bobbins so took weeks but all here now. Just need a...

@cheesewhisk Nice job with the design and drawing, it’s a build I want to do at some point too, it’s a shape I’ve always loved.

@cheesewhisk Ahh Harley Benton. Cheap guitar/expensive template 😆

Thanks @frocesterbill it's all getting exciting now it's actually moving on. I've got a 1pc mahogany blank for the body, then a mahogany neck blank and a rosewood (pre cut) fretboard from the shop her...

After finishing the design course I've set to work and drawn out my very first design. I'm still waiting on my controls to arrive and I've gone for a tune-o-matic bridge so I need to draw the four pos...