Friend asked me to build him an explorer. Turned out decent. Pickguard is ash epoxied to 1mm aluminium then sprayed black, headstock plate is also ash sprayed black. He has a cnc which he was able to ...

Hey up Scott, I'm about 60 miles or so further north of Edinburger. Welcome to your new life of being poor but surrounded with guitars lol

Do you have access to a CNC to use it? If so there will be an associated CAD program that the owner uses. I would suggest you start by finding that out then looking into how to program with it. I thin...

@nsj That is perfect, exactly the info I was looking for. I was just going to try it anyway using a rough and ready quick build and see how things went. I’ll go for it now then. Cheers Neil 👍

@boo my ggbo build, the black limba neck through with binding etc. That's a 24.75 scale with floyd, works perfect. A lot of companies have been doing it for years. Post hole centres sit a 1/2 inch for...

Whether or not you need a break angle will depend on the height of your bridge compared to your fret board. For example, if you wanted to use a tunomatic bridge I think they come out at around a 16mm ...

Hi guys! I've been scouring the internet high and low for the past few months for information regarding Gibson ES-335 guitars from the iconic 1959-1960 era. I want to have a go at building something v...

@russ oh, I'm aware! I've been on this project for 18 months so far and am nearly finished. But after this I already have the next 3 planned. These ones won't take as long, hopefully!

@scotty Welcome Scott. Beware of the addiction that is about to hit you. Enjoy the ride 🎵🙂🎸🙏

Hi Scott, and welcome to the forum. There’s plenty of experience you can tap into here and we’ll look forward to you sharing your experiences with us. If you are in a position to enroll as a Premium m...

Hi, my name is Scott and I live near Edinburgh. I've been a maker of things for years but recently started my first electric guitar project. I'm sorry to say that I didn't know this forum existed unt...

@benjaminschwillens82gmail-com Nice work Benjamin.....and a nice wee video. 🎸🙂🙏🎵

finished version.

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@liebe thx you

Don't know about the leaderboard thingemything, but if you can wait till May-time I am happy to pick up the lot (if not gone before then)

Hi, I also meant to ask you all to repost the details to any other guitar/instrument making/woodworking groups you may belong to. If the wood doesn’t find a new home then it will either be burnt or en...

Nice work so far.👌

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1ste guitar build. Here he is Mr. Bailey(s) bandsman. -Mahony neck and body(stage 1 carved)-Ebony fretboard 25inch scale radius 12-kluson tuners-Wilkinson Wrapearound Bridge-tonerider pickups A few mo...