I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire contacts. If you don't have on then cheap multimeter could be a great Christ...

Never! I've used a variety of bridges, and never experienced that problem. If it's any consolation, it would probably have taken me longer to diagnose and resolve too. Something to keep in mind for ...

I had an issue with EarthLink grounding to a black ABR 1 tune o matic bridge. It was not receiving proper grounding. Practically spent the whole day re assessing, re wiring and soldering, figuring out...

Thanks Clinton I've bagged the dust on every fretboard so far - it's come in handy for fixing my cock-ups when inlaying fret dots..

@rockpile99 Hello I saved up 4 quarts worth of ebony sawdust from planing. I am quite a newbie as well, welcome. Clinton

Hi and welcome @rockpile99 you’re in for a treat....

Hey Phil @rockpile99 welcome to the forum and the guitar building revolution. Things will heat up again soon when Mark and Carol unleash their latest ideas. None of us here are absolute experts, we al...

Thanks Russ & Robin 🙂

Hello Phil I'm also a fairly recent convert and still on my first build. I wouldn't describe myself as an addict, I can stop this any time I want, once iv'e built the next Bailey kit that iv'e already...

Welcome Phil. I'm fairly new to all this so you're ahead of the game as far as I'm concerned. Cheers, Russ 🎶🙂🙏🎸

Welcome @rockpile99 and not built around YouTube comments Most of the comments are in the YT chat ... just wait til Mr B and the Lentil Lady emerge from hibernation 😉

Cheers Bill (I'm actually in Dursley so even closer) 🙂

Hi Phil and welcome! Join the Gloucestershire Chapter.... There are several of us round here - I am in Frocester (see handle) so only 20 minutes away!

Hello everyone. I'm Phil from Gloucs and over the last 18 months I've slowly been turning into a sawdust addict 🙂 (Great forum - nice to discover a community that's UK based and not built around YouTu...

@eddie6string yeah I love her voice!

Did someone mention Portland??? Laura Gibson is one of my favourite singer songwriters of all time Hands in Pockets Milk Heavy Pollen Eyes Superb! Just saying

@pdxguitar Also Rich, when I’ve ordered stuff from StewMac or other vendors in the US, the general rule is it’s about 2 weeks for delivery to my door. Sometimes it was quicker, it depends on the couri...

Also anyone else have any luck just buying all the parts on their own? @pdxguitar Hey Rich, I sourced all my parts myself for the online build course but that was years ago before Mark had put the ki...

I bought a kit for my first home build for that reason, to make my build a close fit to the course build but that was shipped to the UK. I did add a cap to the kit and had the body blank thickness r...

Wondering if anyone has bought the electric kit and shipped to the US. How long did it take? Also anyone else have any luck just buying all the parts on their own? I feel like my best chance at suc...