It is an expensive hobby for sure but there are advantages 😀 I have guitars that I would never buy in a million years but I can make for myself at a fraction of the cost. Like I always say - ...

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...

Regards your multimeter. If it’s a multimeter you can definitely use it to check out your grounding. Slightly higher featured multimeters may have an audible ‘continuity’ setting which basically sound...

@jamesbisset I like eating teacakes! Where do I fit in?

If you want more of a shine to the finish then I am not sure that mechanical buffing of the oil finish is going to achieve that. An oil finish will alway have a sheen rather than a shine but if you wa...

@mentosik That is an absolutely amazing guitar for a first build all credit to you for carrying on even when you thought all was lost. It’s about finding ways out of dead ends, not just avoiding them ...

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

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...

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...

@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 🙂 ...

At that point I was thinking about good wall decoration, not an instrument but I wanted to finish the build to know the process better. Most of us have been at that point, and then worked a way throu...

@markbailey I used DIY paint option because I saw prices for that stewmac paint. They are so darn expensive. I have HVAC aluminum tape recommended by someone from youtube but my multimeter doesn't sho...

Hey that is not bad for a first go - I'm sure any of us would be proud of that. Neat coverplate! Sometimes it can be tricky to get an electrical contact with black hardware...you could try roughing up...

Hi there! My name is Peter and I "play" guitar from my teenage days which were some time ago. Couple years ago I discovered woodworking and I made quite a lot furniture for my house and I was looking ...

@russ The 'Psydelic Lady ' was hand painted with neon acrylics. Pros; Saves a shed load of taping off/on that spraying requires. Fairly quick drying. Cons; Brush strokes need flattening with 400 gr...

Thanks for making contact today Russell. Cheers @eddie6string. Could I also ask you how you painted your psychedelic guitar. Was it hand painted with brushes or sprayed? 🙏🙂🎶&...

Hi @russ Thanks for making contact today Russell. This is what I was working on - Kneck carving. Driftwood (Honduran Mahogany) top on Spalted Sycamore body with Sycamore Neck and figured Ash fretboard...

Cool, I’ve got some cork tiles that look spot on. I’ll glue them down @cheesewhisk Depending on how thick your cork tiles are, you may have to do a couple of layers on top of one another, on each si...

@koendb Welcome to the guitar building revolution. This is one place we can welcome our EU friends without any politics getting in the way. Your kit builds look great, I started that way too. You’ll b...

Cool, I’ve got some cork tiles that look spot on. I’ll glue them down