@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»

@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»

@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. 
I know which one means most to me.

Or… A pedalboard! Mwahaha!

@robin I had thought that position 5 would be a good combination of 1 and 2, but now I don’t know…

@tv101 No preamp, no battery. Life is complicated enough.

Position 1

Position 2
 

Position 3

Position 4

Position 5

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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»

Oh yes. The Cunning Plan. Another reason for building this guitar is the attempt to smuggle an electric guitar…   Read more»

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»

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»

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»

Sshhhh… 🤫🤥

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
But don’t wear it out!

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»

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»

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»