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jamesbisset posted a new topic "New Gibson Factory Tour" – 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The guys from the Andertons Youtube channel have done a whistlestop tour of some of the big American guitar factories. Here’s the video of the Gibson Nashville plant, which is where they’ve recently moved the semi-hollowbody production, alongside all the… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "Semi-hollow question" – 7 months, 1 week ago
@rathius Confirmed. The ES-339 is like the ES-335, with a solid maple block wrapped in laminated top, back and sides. However, Gibson have also made the CS-336, with a chambered mahogany body and a carved maple top. There’s lots of… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "Semi-hollow question" – 7 months, 1 week ago
@rathius The sides of the ES335 and ES175 are laminates, not part of a routed solid body. Full details in this video: https://youtu.be/uVU86GGV07A Would I be right in surmising that the 339, on the other hand. is a very routed… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "I made a thing" – 7 months, 1 week ago
@tv101 Well, James Bisset Volume 1 didn’t get onto the longlist for Scottish Album of the Year Award, but it did get onto TV’s gizmo.
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
Or… A pedalboard! Mwahaha!
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
@robin I had thought that position 5 would be a good combination of 1 and 2, but now I don’t know…
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
@tv101 No preamp, no battery. Life is complicated enough.
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
And that’s why I’ve got a K&K Big Twin to fit inside the guitar body. https://www.kksound.com/big-twin Two pickups – where should they go? I’ve run a few tests just to see. I stood an electric guitar on top of the… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 1 week ago
Oh yes. The Cunning Plan. Another reason for building this guitar is the attempt to smuggle an electric guitar… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Meanwhile, the frets can go in. I opted for an ebony fingerboard because archtops/jazz guitars always have ebony fingerboards. Obvs.. I also opted for stainless steel frets, but Mr Bailey really didn’t want me to do that. They’re three times… Read more»
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jamesbisset liked forum post "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
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jamesbisset liked forum post "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "BACK IN THE ROOM !! …. and LOOK who is here for our first open workshop session :)" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
I have to say, working in the Bailey Workshop is both a privilege and a joy. I’m beginning to see a possible route out of the world of Bodge across the border into Craft.Talking of borders, there was another participant… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Another minor complication: Once the back is glued in place, there’s no way inside other than through the pickup routs or the ƒ holes. so my graceful mini-humbuckers mounted straight into the top don’t look feasible. You’d need some sort… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Sshhhh… 🤫🤥
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 3 weeks ago
All the usual places, Russ. From Bandcamp to Youtube via Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, etc..
Embedded Bandcamp player and other links listed on this page: https://www.jamesbisset.com/music/james-bisset-volume-1
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Meanwhile, on the inside… The internal bridge block is now glued into place. The pickup routs and the pickup flange screw holes are a weak point in the top, so we need to add a couple of straps to re-inforce… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Next, the ƒ holes. Traditionally, the little points in the middle of the ƒ hole line up with the bridge. In a perfect world, I’d also have the top of the ƒ hole aligned with the waist and the foot… Read more»
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Next came the pickup holes. I’m installing mini-humbuckers, which I envisage being mounted straight into the top. So again, I create an MDF template for the pickup hole and the mounting screws. The template has to be fairly big to… Read more»
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