@mattbeels @eddie6string Melvyn was advertising the latest edition of his book earlier this year so it must be finished. He was also advertising his equipment for sale but most of it was gone by the time I contacted him last…   Read more»

How well do the strings stay in the nut? @mattbeels They stay in tune well. Whatever hole you choose (for the string height), you then turn it around and poke it through the other hole. (This conversation could start to…   Read more»

Great job on the neck heel and using a tone block. Did you get it from Grainger Guitars? @mattbeels Thanks man. Yeah I got the block from Grainger Guitar Parts as well as the routing templates.  How do you like…   Read more»

@eddie6string I’m with @mattbeels apart form I’ll go for the dark rosewood fretboard. I also love reverse headstocks. 
Reverse headstock and rosewood fretboard. 
Here is one of mine to help you decide. 

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Mackintosh is a particular style of 19th Century Scottish art and architecture, difficult to put into a guitar style. It’s character is straight lines and right angles

Have you tried to giving it a little slant, just for a little flow? It looks really good but to my eye is just a bit straight. Just a thought.. @mattbeels Do you mean like an oblique style where the…   Read more»

yeah I thought of that, so far it hasn’t really been necessary but when I catch a typo after posting my ocd tends to kick in a bit

@mattbeels Yeah me too. It’s seriously irritating isn’t it? 

@mattbeels it’s a stewmac truss rod: https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/truss-rods/adjustable-truss-rods/u-channel-truss-rod.html
It’s definitely bigger than others I’ve seen but I like my necks a little bit chunky so no problem there.

@mattbeels How about “Edit Guitars” as a name? 

why doesn’t the 🤬 edit button work?!?

@mattbeels Oh, forgot to tell you, the edit button doesn’t work. 

@jamesbisset 
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As far as I know scatter winding produces a higher resonant frequency which gives a fuller range of sound

I got the Boss Waza Air! @mattbeels Cool as hell man! I’ve watched so many videos of this product and have wondered whether it’s just a gimmick but more and more reviews from top players have changed my mind. I…   Read more»

I guess Madinter would be ideal if you wanted the SM buffer or Neck Jig for example. @mattbeels Yeah it’s always been a concern that the shipping for something like the buffer from the US would be as much as…   Read more»

However they do have some good stuff and I will order from them again but I would use caution, I personally wouldn’t order anything from them that needed to be exact or at least very accurate.  @mattbeels That’s interesting and…   Read more»

Well now you’ve gone too far! I had hoped we wouldn’t have to get political here but now that you’ve insulted DT45 I cannot continue being your friend, virtual or otherwise! @mattbeels 🤣🤣 Just for a second……. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤘

@mattbeels Hey Matt, have you heard of this store in Portugal? 
https://guitarsandwoods.com/bodies-and-blanks 

Yeah that and how to rout/cut a blade switch into a body please. @mattbeels Yeah that is a great suggestion.   This is how I’ve done it … Using a very thin router bit in my Dremel to make the…   Read more»

@mattbeels This is how I’ve done it … Using a very thin router bit in my Dremel to make the rough cut …

Then using a thin file to straighten up the edges of the cut (the masking tape…   Read more»

Speaking of amazing, Paul Gilbert is definitely one of my biggest heroes. I was lucky to have taken part in a group lesson with him back on the Fuzz Universe tour. @mattbeels Thanks man, I like the headstock too and…   Read more»

You mean you haven’t been all this time? I’m shocked, shocked! You’re not a Premium Mem-bah? Seriously?!? Sorry to shock you @boo – at your age, that’s a dangerous thing to do 😆   Yup @mattbeels – seriously.  I still…   Read more»