Thanks for the diagram @jonhodgson and it would be great if my wires were the same colours 🤣 🤣 From the single coil PUP I have red, white and a shield (the box says white and shield to...

Is it the same setup as Mark's Bandsman? I hadn't thought of that. I'll check. Sorry if this is a really basic question but this is my first electric build and I was a bit thrown by this being the o...

@darrenking

As I need to apply the guitar finish before glueing the neck I’m not sure when to drill the holes for the bridge. Current thought is that I could dry clamp the neck in now and drill the bridge holes t...

@frocesterbill that was my thought but there’s no play in it, I’ve rushed a few decisions on this build and things haven’t always gone to plan, hence the paranoia!

@tej What type of bridge do you have. If it has some intonation adjustment that should take care of any small changes after the neck is glued.

@rocknroller912 it’s a gotoh 510UB my concern is around possible need for lateral movement as opposed to the intonation. I’ll set it up on some scrap and see what play there is in it.

@rocknroller912 this is the bridge I have below. It’s a little different to the one @markbailey uses in the video. I was planning to mount it with the posts in line with the scale length line but 6mm...

@tej If it’s got side adjustment it sounds like a plan but I’m not an electric guitar expert. If your neck is a tight fit there shouldn’t be much difference between the test fit and the final. I can s...

@rocknroller912 I’ll keep that in mind if I ever make a “real” guitar then. Measuring the string lengths nut to bridge on another guitar with the same scale length suggest the adjustment should be mor...

Few comments ... 1. That's a good bridge. I've used it on a few builds. Lots of adjustment in that, both for the bridge overall and the individual strings 2. Definitely drill the bridge holes *b...

@tv101 thanks for the feedback, that’s pretty much what I did in the end apart from moving the bass side back but the adjustment for. The test set up I made was more than enough for the scale length b...

under an umbrella of wishes and hope I love that phrase!! First time I've ever heard it ...

You can dry clamp the neck to mark and drill the bridge holes - just make sure to double check alignment as you are gluing. You can run a ruler down each side and check it intersects with the bridge m...

under an umbrella of wishes and hope But is it enough to protect you from a shit storm of mistakes and disasters ?!!

Attachment : F2F95D82-8C6F-4070-BD29-E3AABF291BD0.jpeg

Attachment : image.png

Attachment : DEB0CED3-5478-458B-811D-F8695BBADDC6.jpeg

Attachment : 209256218_4483220675045110_7395343758635190899_n.jpg

Childhood photos of famous musicians, look closely. @rocknroller912 ... made me think of ... Attachment : image.png Keith Richards teaching a young Willy Nelson how to play guitar.