aren’t they a bit subtle for you? they don’t glitter!

@jonhodgson 🤣✨✨✨ It’s not for me so I have to go with what my customer wants. 

@jonhodgson Yeah I think I’ll email him, see what he can suggest, thanks. I need something to match this yellow on the pickup, something quite vivid.  

@jonhodgson. 
Cheers Jonathan. It’s all interesting stuff. 👍 
🙏🎸🙂🎶

@jonhodgson @rocknroller912 Thanks guys, appreciate the guidance, clearly need to take more care next time I do similar 🙂 It didn’t help only having access to a mini grinder as trying to get the end flat was tricky to say…   Read more»

Angle grinder! (seriously) Hmmmmm @jonhodgson – I think I’ll try working with the CNC machine first! Though I can imagine it being the sort of approach that Crimson would use.  Not criticising them at all, just in the sense of…   Read more»

Angle grinder! (seriously)

@jonhodgson I got these recently for my angle grinder, one concave, one convex. 😁 Fun times. 

unfortunately top loading tele bridges are relatively rare (I haven’t found one that also has individual saddles) so through stringing may be impossible to avoid. @jonhodgson This one is both, you can use it as a toploader. 👍  https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/vintage-telecaster-ash-tray-guitar-bridge/

What was your methodology for placing the holes so evenly? @jonhodgson A square and a sharp pencil, with a bradawl for punching the starter holes. I find it helps to centre the bradawl on the mark if you need to be…   Read more»

There are a few videos on YouTube with a rather different opinion on the reliability of the electric mirka. That’s exactly the reason that I didn’t buy one @jonhodgson. But then the thousands of people who don’t have an issue,…   Read more»

@jonhodgson I’ll keep an eye out for discounts and hope for the best. It would be nice to be able to make everything myself in time.

Part of it as I recall was that the neck was a 12 inch radius, but the strings were given a 15 inch radius at the bridge. @jonhodgson A customer told me about that article but I never read it….   Read more»

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Thanks I’m not a electric player although I’ve re fretted a few.

@jonhodgson if you do find it again please share the article, I had a quick search around but couldn’t lay my hands on it.

@jonhodgson Me too. 👍 

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Centre drills work for me, maybe I’m missing the point.

boo could post a picture of his lunch and his points would go up by 500, it’s a conspiracy I tell you!

@jonhodgson I love a good conspiracy theory. 🤘😆🤘

Completely get your point @jonhodgson.   it’s the conflict of the builder in me vs the player in me. For me, those are two different – but obviously closely related – interests. I don’t expect to be “the best” at…   Read more»

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won’t be as visible. @jonhodgson Ebony is quite soft though, it can chip very easily but, like you said,…   Read more»

@jonhodgson Thanks, I looked it up earlier after not getting a real answer, but @robin came through with some info at least! When you guys use a term I don’t understand I’ll look it up. This time I figured I’d…   Read more»

Is that a mist coat so you could see where you’ve sanded. @jonhodgson Yep, exactly that. So long as the “guide coat” is a contrasting colour to the primer, you can see where you have sanded and where still needs…   Read more»