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Answer to: Narrowing Telecaster saddles

Have a look at these:

In forum Build Your Own Bolt on Electric

5 years ago
Answer to: Narrowing Telecaster saddles

The easiest thing is to replace the bridge - but you can get narrower saddles or threaded style as Chris suggested. Good luck - let us know what you decide!

In forum Build Your Own Bolt on Electric

5 years ago
Answer to: Templates

Yes Deej - We are working on them - watch this space...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

5 years ago
RE: new guy

@hogan 1/4" router is ideal!

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: Shielding...

It is going to be most noticable if you are in a noisy environment (flourescent lights, etc...). I use the conductive paint from stewmac - it takes 3 coats and all day coz you have to wait for it to d...

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
Workshop Weekend!!

Due to a bout of 'high strangeness' and by popular request 'Workshop Wednesday' has temporarily been promoted to 'Workshop Weekend' - Join us LIVE for more Guitar Making Mayhem...1pm Sat + Sun

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
Answer to: does it make sense to cut the shape of a body/neck with a scrollsaw

You can certainly try! - If it is very good quality with a brand new blade it might just work - test on same thickness scrap first to see if it is going to work...you'll know soon enough. As you will ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

5 years ago
RE: Powered Dish Sander

Wooaahh! Want one...!!

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: Workshop Wednesday Live 1pm TODAY!

@chrismcconnell1011 Cheers Chris - seems to be gaining in popularity - I've got a million ideas for future livestreams as long as folks want to watch...its fun!

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Intro & New Build (Harmony H44)

Also, having never done a through neck before, I really need to draw a section through this and hope the height of the fretboard gives me enough height at the bridge. It won't - you will need to rout...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
Workshop Wednesday Live 1pm TODAY!

I'll be demoing live from the workshop from 1pm today folks - Want to have a say on what I build? Come and join the fun...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

5 years ago
RE: Hello

@5544 Great to have you ! It is not an easy way to make a living that is for sure...the best way to get experience is to 'just do it' - if you want to be a guitar maker you got to make guitars...but d...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: new guy

@hogan YES - it is certainly possible and not as hard as you might think...I'm here to answer your Q's if you get stuck... ?

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: new guy

Posted by: @hogan ty guys , never built a guitar before so should be interesting 😀 , can anyone suggest a good place to buy wood for a body . ive seen the blanks on here but i was wanting to glue som...

In forum New Members

5 years ago
RE: The Phoenix

Posted by: @frocesterbill Attachment : 6A331E0A-2FF1-46F6-A6A4-9B06B4934CF2.jpeg Attachment : D28F68D1-C7D2-4355-A4BC-FE7C45E98AB8.jpeg I have thicknessed the headstock and started to sh...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: new guy

@Hogan RAR - Welcome!! Hope you enjoy the site - let us know if you need anything ?️

In forum New Members

5 years ago
Answer to: can you rout the neck pickup after fitting the neck?

Yes - but if it is a glued in neck you risk 'Breakout'. (As you route the pickup the router cutter will probably take a chunk out down the side of the neck - where you least need it!). This is because...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

5 years ago
RE: Side bending creases.

@mvandenoudenhotmail-co-uk Check out the Bagpress videos - my next Uke will have laminated sides:

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: The Phoenix

@frocesterbill Free door wedge for your recording studio?

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: Side bending creases.

Welcome and cheers for the Q's! Yup - Making Ukes is great practice and cheaper than guitars but it can be a lesson in humility... tighter bends, tinier everything... the good news is that when you go...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
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