Cheers @robin!
Maybe I’ll look into bending the sides myself, I think a mate has a bending iron and his badly can I need up making the moulds?!😅
No shame in getting a pre made fretboard!
 

@robin looks excellent! Did you buy the acoustic build kit available in the shop? I’m thinking about pulling the plug on it, but would have to buy the sides bent and I’m not sure how long they’d keep their shape…   Read more»

That makes sense!

Hey @swepri, My experience of jazzmasters and jaguars is that they often need a shim in the neck pocket too create a better angle at the bridge anyway. Bridges sunk into the body, beyond just the ferrules, can look a…   Read more»

Hi @darrenking, Doesn’t sound like a bad idea to me, but generally I don’t know until I *uck about, then I find out. For what it’s worth, I really like a trapeze on a guitar or something like a bigsby…   Read more»

Happy new year, folks! As I’ve bored you with the earlier parts, I may as well show the final product 🤷 Fully shielded and finished off with a bone nut, gotoh tuners and a set of Seymour Duncan Phat cats….   Read more»