Damn! I’ve been found out! And backatcha - I look forward every week to seeing what you and Mabbot are up to.

Looks like some bugger has scribbled on your fiddle there! 😉 I was idly speculating because I’ve seen decorated joins on flat top backs and thought it might be prudent to work out at what sta...

@TV101 Steve Robinson indeed. Lovely guy. Happy days cycling across Chorlton Ees to his workshop with my latest project on my back.

The other thing worth keeping an eye on is the length of the mounting screws. If you’re using soap bar style P90s the mounting screws go through the middle of the bobbin and bolt straight into the woo...

My Yamaha RGX A2s ‘AIR’ guitars and my semi-hollow body Yamaha AES 1500 use twin coil humbuckers in a P90 sized pickup cover. They’re identical to the Dimarzio P90 range in form factor. The RGXs have ...

Hmmm.... I've already got a couple of orange guitars. Hang on, what's this? Attachment : 9FCF2D7A-2235-4F7E-B4F0-C5238A676B28.jpeg

@darrenking Yup, cedar sounds like an good option, though I'd prefer a pale, yellow style rather than a red cedar if there was a choice. I must confess to a weakness for the look of John Lennon’s Epih...

Is this a good description of the different veneer cuts?

I’m open to suggestions, Darren. 😘 But my initial intention was to make an electric guitar that I could take into folk clubs and open mic nights without raising suspicion. Pale, natural woods ...

I have to say also that it wouldn't look correct as carved arch type instrument never have a centre strip as far as I know. And that’s another problem solved 🙂 Thanks @rocknroller912

Hi @darrenking, thanks for that. While I have your attention... On the Bagpress video you say that most veneers come in 200mm wide strips. If I want a ‘two piece’ book matched front or back, am I advi...

My plan to build a single cutaway semi-hollow body with laminates is slowly coming together. Imagine thinking that it was called an arch top when I first found this site! Doh! I’m planning to have a g...

Yup, that’s useful. Thanks, Jonathan.

Updated. Now, if only there was an edit button... Acoustic Guitars Classical guitar Small bodied, waisted flat top guitar with sound hole, 50mm (2in) wide fretboard and slotted headstock. Normally str...

Well, it was a either a big, fat target on my arse or a target on my big , fat arse. At least a big, fat target is removable. Now where are those crisps!

After the discussion about flat tops vs arch tops on the livestream this afternoon, I thought it might be useful if we had a single source listing and describing the different types of guitars so that...

have you thought about using laser cut veneers? @darrenking A’m no daein’ it masel! I was thinking of smallwondermusic.co.uk as recommended by Bailey Guitars, or rothkoandfrost.com where I spotted th...

I wonder if there are any other aspects of Mackintosh design that you could put into the guitar. Whaddya reckon? Willow Tearoom or Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen? Attachment : Screenshot 2020-12-29 a...

I think whatever you go for, it should be design unto itself, not dependent on the shape of the headstock. Here are a few tests, just to see... Attachment : bisset logostyle test 2.png

. 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...