@mattbeels well sadly, after all this time I still have two pieces of ash for a body and some that I can use for a neck and no time to spend making a guitar out of it all. Since squired…   Read more»

Good to hear from you @MattBeels. I guess if you had a 5hr layover in London, you managed to fit in a sight-seeing trip round all the main attractions in London?  I think that’s the way it’s done? And -…   Read more»

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  Where’s my virtual friend @Marcel? Or Mr @Deej I presume “the authorities” finally caught up with @Boo again – out in 5 years? Is @MattBeels still working on his soft furnishings?   Where’d they all…   Read more»

@boo @mattbeels G&L Top Loading High Mass Bridge. Really high saddles requiring a shallower neck pocket than a standard Fender. It’s at 14mm string height. Close to a tune o matic. Most important lesson “Check twice cut Once”. One of…   Read more»

Posted by: @mattbeels I think you meant to tag clinton @boo … @mattbeels Yes I did, I tagged the wrong person. Well, not the wrong person but……. Oh you know what I mean. 🙃  @clinton I look forward to seeing…   Read more»

@mattbeels I look forward to that. 🤘

I think you meant to tag clinton @boo…

Posted by: @clinton
Actually have finished several more. Pics and videos to come. 

@mattbeels I look forward to that. 🤘

@mattbeels Actually have finished several more. Pics and videos to come. 

@boo Thank you. Not quite sure the best. Quite a number of things I need to improve on still. I think that is the reason we build and build @mattbeels. So we learn from minor and major mistakes and to…   Read more»

Posted by: @mattbeels
Awesome @clinton, you seem to be quite the guitar building machine!

@mattbeels I’ll second that. @clinton is one of the best guitar builder in this forum, if not the best. 

Posted by: @mattbeels
I’m guessing he’ll install the posts before the finish on the next one, d’oh!

@mattbeels I would hope so, yes. 😆

Posted by: @mattbeels How did the strap balance work out and what was the wiring trick that you learned for the killswitch? @mattbeels Cheers Matt, that pickup really does sound great. The strap trick did work out well, I really…   Read more»

Posted by: @mattbeels Are you sure about that?!? I think that would be a bitch to paint and have it come out nice without tons of experience… @mattbeels Well, the first bit would be to give the guitar a full…   Read more»

I also installed the strap buttons and locks. I took advice from @mattbeels and drilled the hole on the bottom end of the guitar (for the strap button) a little higher from the centre line. This is so the guitar…   Read more»

Posted by: @russ Posted by: @mattbeels A hands on course sounds great @russ but six months?!? Wow, that’s a long one… Day one was great. Spent the whole day sharpening chisels and planes.  🙂🎶🎸🙏 I can send you some nice…   Read more»

Posted by: @mattbeels A hands on course sounds great @russ but six months?!? Wow, that’s a long one… @mattbeels Thanks Matt. It’s only 2.5 days per week. It’s not just guitar building. There’s a lot about tool setup and maintenance…   Read more»

@mattbeels
Thanks I will try this firm and see what it has.

Posted by: @mattbeels @rocknroller912 thought you had fallen off the planet  I did actually and man was it tough getting back on… That’s ‘cos I’d used the oily rag to wipe around all the edges so @mattbeels would find it…   Read more»

@mattbeels
Maybe it was me who was hallucinating, but to put the story in perspective it was in a newspaper so probably none of it was true.