I’m yet to see or indeed hear any proof of anything like that from wood choice to construction techniques etc that make a human detectable difference to the amplified sound from the pickups. On the other hand, professionals with a…   Read more»

so key question from your second build, what was the difference? Good question :-)I did pay a lot more attention to details and used a slot depth gauge to make sure all the frets where slotted at the same depth…   Read more»

Wood glue with a syringe would be no more messy then superglue I think?I only have built 2 necks myself so far, so my experience is pretty limited. In both builds, I also filed in a slight V shape in…   Read more»

@Robin So sorry for your loss.
We hope that the treatment is succesful and she recovers completely!

Looking sweet!

because in a Lap Steel the neck is never touched.

I think the problem is stability of the neck ( twisting /warping ). But perhaps someone with more experience can discard my concern?

@Tej
Looking good man!

@ndakota Looking good so far! looks indeed like pine. I don’t know if those knots will be a problem or not on a lap steel. On a regular guitar or bass neck, you don’t want that. Concerning the finish, I have…   Read more»

I prefer the black too.I do understand @jonhodgson though, but I then would rather keep the black scratch plate with white pickups and accents or perhaps cream ones, as white might be too much of a contrast (for me anyway).Because…   Read more»