Well, it's not my music, but it's my video. One of the nice things of being retired is that you have plenty of time and you don't have to spend it in a sensible way. So here's my farewell to Donald Tr...

@tv101 And this is my main fear about it. Initially I invested some money for "luthier tools". Cheap stuff but for home usage I think they are fine. Even the cheapest tools, in total gave a big sum 🙂 ...

I hope I will be able to compensate materials used in these guitars, profit is out of scope at this moment Mark often suggests that approach ... you can probably get to a stage where you can sell the...

Forgive the cynic in me, but I know so many people who like to make things, from tea cakes to dresses to guitars to arts n’ crafts and think they can build a business out of it. But the only people wh...

Yup, going ‘professional’ can be a really efficient way to f*ck up a perfectly lovely hobby!! Cheers Darren

Hi Mentosik, Leave the black probe where it is but plug (There's a bingo card shout!) the red probe into the bottom socket on the multimeter and turn the dial around to '200' on the ohms Ω scale at al...

Attachment : dan-armstrong.jpg Looks kinda like a Bandsman doesn’t it! I bought my Dan Armstrong (London) in the seventies from a guitar maker who had clearance stock when Dan Armstrong stopped tr...

Well I'm 21% through the 'Build Your Own Electric Guitar' course and I'm beginning to agree with you, and I only started at tea time.

I was contemplating a tele Teles are often said to be the easiest place to start. But that’s wrong. The easiest place to start is with one of Mark’s courses!

Hi Gareth I'm not far from you here in Polmont. I'm getting near the end of my first build, iv'e been following Mark's instructions, he makes it easy(ish). I'm not saying you can't go wrong, but iv'e ...

Hello Edinburgh and welcome to the club! By the outline on your blank you may well be asking the same question as me regarding neck tenon width in the very near future! Good luck and try to catch the ...

Hi Darren, The blank came with the outline on it, I was contemplating a tele but I've just signed up to Marks course so who knows? Cheers Gareth

Hi Gareth, Once you've got the lump of wood then, as Arthur Daley would say, the world's your lobster! Go through Mark's design your own guitar course and come up with something completely original. N...

Hi I've just finished watching yet another pre recorded live steam and had to join in. I managed a kit build from gear4music earlier in the year as a kind of homage to Jim Root / Slipknot thing. A...

Have a couple more picks and it is done Attachment : 20201104_154725.jpg Attachment : 20201108_035734.jpg All I need to do now is learn how to play my next project will be a violin bas...

Hi Pete, you'll find a wealth of help and advice on here and if can sign up to Mark's video courses you'll find these incredibly useful too. There are no magic tricks, just very methodical, and easy t...

Hi Pete, Welcome. I've been kicking around in this forum for a few months now. I haven't started my build yet either but picking up lots of great tips. I've signed up as a premium member and enjoying ...

Welcome to you @petec , I highly recommend signing up for access to all the lessons you will need to make your first guitar and all the help you need in this forum. Go for it!

Welcome! Sign up for the course, awesome series of video tutorials and you will be building in no time.

Hi and a warm welcome from me as well I've popped back in to the 'GM Virtual Workshop" having been in my shed for a while. Mark's videos are brilliant and helped me build a guitar that works..... and ...