@Russ You just need to make it as neat as Tao Guitars do

That's pretty!

I don't know what timescale they do it over, but I know PRS let their necks sit for a period after each stage of shaping so they can assess how they move and fix any issues. I just looked at your face...

I was looking at square rods, not sure if they would act more like the strips. But quite frankly, if a 2mm strip will do the job, I'll go with that, sourcing them at a reasonable price seems to be a l...

Nice jig. Is there a reason you choose to shape the outline of the neck before routing for carbon and trussrod?

Caparison have trademarked the shape of their headstock, but not the tuner arrangement. This stuff really is a minefield!

They have two trademarks (well lots, but two we care about), one is for the shape, the other is specifically for the 4+2 arrangement, quoting from it "THE MARK COMPRISES THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE INSTRUM...

One thing I have learned today is that Ernie Ball trademarked the phrase"My guitar can kick you guitar's ass"(The trademark is now dead, so you don't need to worry about a cease and decist letter from...

Copyright is not something that could apply in this case. (same as the Fender headstock, that's protected as a trademark)It seems that the link times out, you can find the trademark by searching the U...

Excellent, thanks!

Thanks Interesting, what's your method for cutting the slots (seems a bit narrow for a router)?

Not copyright, trademark. And it's the arrangement of the tuning pegs. I don't know how specific the protection is, that's probably down to a court to decide. I do know that in every ernie ball forum ...

I was wondering if anyone had any good sources for carbon stiffening rods for guitar necks. It's surprisingly difficult to find anything suitable.Guitar suppliers seem to be mostly focusing on fairly ...

It's a registered trademark and they enforce it. You might go under the radar if you were just building for yourself, but having read the response of Sterling Ball to a question about it on their foru...

It's a mystery to me why so many musicians don't understand copyright. It is not possible to copyright anything, it's not a process, it's a statutory right. Things that are subject to copyright are pr...

The only thing I've received this Christmas was a card.. from a dog.. that I've never even met! (I sponsor him at the Dogs Trust).I know my brother got me something, but the only clue he's given me so...

You can get Angelus Leather dyes on Amazon. If you're not familiar with them don't be fooled by the name, just watch some videos by Big D guitars on Youtube, that man is a master of hand applied stain...

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 For your 12 string project, have you planned to do anything different with the bracing, or do you think what you did on your 6 string will be fine?

@darrenking Two reasons 1) My goto guitar is always going to be the one with the cutaway, that's just the way I am. I'm a 24 frets on an electric type person (22 is forgivable if you want the tone of ...

I'm looking forward to the finishing course (that guitar was as good as anything I've seen and better than most final reveals in "how to finish your guitar" videos on youtube). Reviews of finishing pr...