I tend to do 22mm-24mm for neck taper. Just my preference.

14-16 mm thickness for headstock. For neck, 21mm on first fret, 23mm on 12th fret all in accordance of the fretboard already attached.

Make sure you do a nik test before surface routing all the way through. Learned that lesson the hard way. Beautiful looking neck you got there.

@usadave Looking good so far Dave! I see what you mean about the truss slot, yeah that’s what faceplates are for 😂 The dimensions that you’re after are roughly 21mm at the first fret and 23mm ...

@russ and @eddie6string Yeah thanks for the reminder guys. I knew about this stuff in the back of my mind, although I had forgotten about the wind chimes. 🤣 This is one of those times when yo...

I snapped my 2mm drill bit off. Any ideas? I think I remember Mark doing this in one of the live streams when he was trying to drill a hole for a strap button. I think he might have used one of Car...

Cool. 😎 Can we talk about kill switches? 🤘😁🤘🎸

So disappointed that I had to leave live stream today. Just watched and liked. Full of useful things patiently explained! 'Don't knacker the Lacquer ' is a must for rear Tee shirt print. Thanks again ...

@boo Here’s how to wire a killswitch, I would go for B as the switch is always grounded and probably helps reduce popping... Attachment : image.png

@boo Clean work, nice! I‘m a mad Buckethead fan from waaay back, his use of the kill switch is great! Personally I don’t like the arcade switch, I think it’s too big but to each their own... it works ...

Made some different control cavity templates today and routed it into the body. I also cut the body shape out on the bandsaw, I’ll route the shape tomorrow as the cold weather got a bit too much. The ...

I managed to get my head into gear today to do a bit more on my second bandsman build. A bit of routing and bandsawing. Attachment : 11205305-0CA6-496E-B3E5-68C8A3539FBD.jpeg Attachment : ...

As promised @markbailey it's now a complete tip again. Today, I built my bench, setup and tested out my very first bandsaw and actually made some sawdust. We are now, officially cooking on gas. A...

Hi guys, something that I can really recommend is a one on one Zoom meeting with Mark. Until now I have built 2 Bandsman guitars and started to design a bolt-on Tele style guitar. The video courses an...

Welcome to the builds. Looks great! Nice design you got there. Cannot wait to see the finish line.

Hi Dave and Welcome! Where in the USA do you live?

@usadave Welcome to the group I hope you find it useful

Welcome Dave. Looks like you've got off to a good start. Hope the build goes well. Keep the pictures coming. Cheers, Russ 🙂🎸🙏🎶

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself and say thank you to Mark and the folks at Bailey for making the videos! It's been a blast watching them and learning about making guitars. I am embarking...

During the summer Mark was shielding control cavities and asked if there is an alternative to the Stew Mac paint from America. Discussed this with my chemist friend yesterday and he suggested using gr...