I got my blank from David Dyke I'll check out reid too, assists on the look out for interesting timber (even if I can't afford it!)

Hi @brie, I've not used it myself, but Poplar is pretty commonly used. My understanding is it's easy to work. If you're looking for light weight, take a look at obeche too. It's pretty cheap and very ...

@robin interesting! I'll look out for your thoughts. I've got the crimson water based wipe on finish to experiment with, but not tried it yet.

@robin looking good! What finish are you going for?

@brie good work! I often look at the acoustic course, but find myself building 'just one more' electric!

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 ...

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 ferr...

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...

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 Dunca...

Love this, thanks @robin!

Thanks @robin for taking the time to pull that all together, it appreciated. Seeing some of the steps undertaken had fleshed out my thoughts. I think your confirming what I'd initially thought, in tha...

@robin that's exactly what I'm on about! Thank god someone understood me! I'm drawing up a design that's kinda SG thin, so want a way of attaching the neck while keeping the body thin. Can I ask how y...

Hey folks, happy new year! I'm looking for some advice, sorry if this has been posted on before. I'm assembling my second build and obviously planning my next (!). Has anyone made a hidden neck tenon...

@somethingnicer, welcome along! As the others have said, you'll enjoy mark's courses. They're something for everyone, no matter the skill level. Please do post on pickup winding, it's something I'm in...

Thanks @boo! Yes, it's somewhere between a lemon or a Tigers eye burst. My wife jokingly (I hope) called it a Bert burst, as in Bert and Ernie, but what starts as a joke ..

Thankfully, gluing the neck went well and I now have a new guitar if sorts. I practiced staining on an offcut off the top and really enjoyed the process on the actual guitar. It's not 100% what I was ...

@nsj I was trying to go deeper than my router wanted to and I think the chuck released the bit and through it went! I may have sworn a bit. I would have considered a patch if I'd had any matching wood...

Well, I started giving updates of this build so I'm going to continue....! I've I managed to get all the binding glue out, fretting went well and no issues under cutting the fretwire for the binding. ...