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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories? Attachment : music-store.jpg 🎸🙏🙂🎶 |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
9 months ago |
Fixed scale by altering body. Now have toggle issue! So if you remember my post about messing up my scale, I fixed that by altering the design of the body and cutting the top part (closest to the neck) off and making it look smooth. And it came out supe... |
9 months ago | |
RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody Thanks Bill. 🙂 I used the guitar for a full gig at PrestFest 2024 on Sunday (where Bill saw me) and then up to Glasgow for Sammy’s Open Mic at the Glad Cafe. It certainly does a lot of the stuff I pla... |
In forum Electric |
9 months ago |
Membership Cancellation Hi,I cancelled my subscription. I just checked to make sure the cancellation had gone through but found I can still log in my old account I could even view a video lesson. I assume my account is still... |
In forum New Members |
9 months ago |
RE: Order of fitment and finishing @somethingnicer Yeah exactly that, don’t take the neck out. 😆 Yeah, take the bridge and all the other hardware off and prep the hell out of anything you want paint to stick to. Definitely mask... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
9 months ago |
RE: Order of fitment and finishing When you say glue in, then strip it down and paint. You mean leave the neck in cuz we just glued it, right? so I would just remove hardware and the mask the hell out of the fretboard and other thing... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
9 months ago |
RE: Order of fitment and finishing I have done it both ways. It’s certainly easier to paint the neck and body apart, before gluing them together. However, you must mask off the neck heal very accurately and the same with the neck pocke... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
9 months ago |
RE: Sanding the inside of a hole I say old bean, get yourself a dremmel, there's a good chap what what 🤣 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
9 months ago |
Sanding the inside of a hole There are probably better tools for this job but if you haven't got them and you are in a bind, then try this. I used a Forstner drill bit to create a recess for some neck ferrules. They were slightly... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
9 months ago |
RE: Somehow messed up scale @somethingnicer Here's what I did on my latest les paul type build. Attachment : SquarePic_20240613_16251884.jpg You can also slice off the lower half of the heel and glue a longer piece on, ... |
9 months ago | |
RE: My first laminated semi-hollowbody The back is on, the neck is in, the finish applied, the bridge fitted. Now it’s time to tackle the wiring. Attachment : IMG_0366.jpeg To make sure I didn’t make any wires too short, or too long... |
In forum Electric |
9 months ago |
RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar @liebe Thanks for the input Dan, I appreciate it. It’s good to know, I’ll look into it further. 👍 |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
9 months ago |
Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar Hello all, I wonder if anyone could answer this question please. Is it possible to use a Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale electric guitar such as a 25” or 24.75”? I used to play with a guitar wi... |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
9 months ago |
RE: Anyone know what kind of pickups these are? @jamesbisset I do like the look of them James and some of the others that he makes. I'll have to take a deeper look into this. 🎶🙂🎸🙏 |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
9 months ago |
RE: Anyone know what kind of pickups these are? Thanks to @russ and @nsj. The Waterslide Guitars Instagram feed reveals that the pickups are Mojo pickups, handmade in the UK. and yes, they’re magnetic. Must admit, now that I’ve found them, I’m qui... |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
9 months ago |
RE: Best way to deal with fretboard warping after gluing on a new fretboard - Emmanuel Katto Uganda Hi Emmanuel, sorry to hear that you’re having problems with your fretboard. Not quite clear on how the fretboard is warping, i.e. in which direction and if it is only the fretboard or the whole fretbo... |
In forum New Members |
9 months ago |
RE: Scottish Air Ambulance I completed the abseil yesterday, the most difficult part was the getting up there with my dodgy lungs, luckily it was busy and we had to stop a couple of time, so got a chance to get my breath back. ... |
2 years ago | |
Scottish Air Ambulance This isn't guitar related, but as a few of you are living in remote areas of Scotland, you might be interested. I'm going to be abseiling from the Forth Rail Bridge on Sunday to raise some funds for S... |
2 years ago | |
RE: Emmanuel Katto Uganda : How can I begin learning to play the guitar from scratch? @liebe Thanks |
In forum New Members |
9 months ago |
South West Members Hello folks, Just wondering if there are any builders here living in the South West of England - specifically Cornwall or Devon? Might be useful to meet up and share ideas, experiences, tools etc? Let... |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
1 year ago |