. I wonder if there are any other aspects of Mackintosh design that you could put into the guitar.

@rocknroller912 You and me both. Research is ongoing…

Have you tried to giving it a little slant, just for a little flow? It looks really good but to my eye is just a bit straight. Just a thought.. @mattbeels Do you mean like an oblique style where the…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 The dot works. 🙂
I was considering getting the logotype cut by smallwondermusic.co.uk but that kinda depends how much it’s going to cost.

it looks interesting @boo I now know what Mark means when he says that the 335 is a completely different beast from either a solid or an archtop, despite being a hybrid of both. I think I might be in…   Read more»

No surprises here:

A pick up might not be as sexy as a whole guitar but I think there would be a real extra level of satisfaction in having made it yourself. Amen. It’s difficult to keep up, but the recent thinking was…   Read more»

Woah! just caught up today because I’ve been finishing my workbench and what should I spy, but a 45° cut on the corner of the BaileyBench. Phase 2 of The Workshop now sports not one but two benches, both with…   Read more»

RIP King of Tone Leslie West. He had this incredible sound out of a Les Paul Junior with a P90, made famous by the track Mississippi Queen when he was in Mountain. Mountain’s second album was called Nantucket Sleigh Ride….   Read more»

 I shaved the plug with a freshly sharpened chisel (courtesy of the honing guide as recommended by the Bailey). Then I made some dowel sawdust with 180 grit sandpaper and mixed it with a little wood glue to make a…   Read more»

Vintage wiring Vintage or 50s wiring on the tone pot will keep your rhythm sound clear as you wind down the volume. I hate when a guitar begins to sound muddy as soon as you lower the volume control and…   Read more»

That’s gorgeous!

*whistles nonchalantly*

The internal radius on all corners is 5mm OK. 1/4″ is 6.35mm. So that’s gonna be too tight. 3/16″ is 4.76mm (and a bee’s bollock). So 5mm sounds pretty much perfect for that ‘sharper’ P90 profile. 

Top cover is…   Read more»

Forgive me – I can’t do Imperial. I worked in a signs and exhibitions workshop for years. I was the guy in the wee room in the back who worked the AppleMac (as everyone called it at the time). I…   Read more»

Now renewed…..

Bugger off – it’s mine!

Dam’ edit button doesn’t work. Forgive me – I can’t do Imperial. If I’ve got it right, please replace all 3/8″ with 3/16″.
Basically, all P90s are not equal. Some P90s have a bigger corner radius than others.

Sorry to read that you didn’t get a great result.

My own fault. I dug out an old bit and didn’t test it first on a piece of scrap. 
Check twice and cut once!