#plasticCoversMatter ✊ I have to say that I do like a scratch plate.......as I've mentioned many times before that I'm a bit of a Fender Freak...... I am looking into alternatives to plastic ...

You get a beautiful piece of timber with some wonderful grain pattern, get it finished perfectly, and then stick a cheap bit of plastic (scratchplate) over it? Nope. @tv101 Hey what’s with the plack...

I’ve heard back from Deej. @tv101 Oh good, glad he’s ok. 👍

@markbailey, you asked for a photo of first build headstock with the veneer covering the horror. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg Attachment : 20201018_173811.jpg

I was 99% persuaded to have a go at a self-build acoustic I was thinking that I'll build one more electric and then an acoustic, but I obviously haven't got the right environment for it. I think I'll...

The short answer is “thereabouts” because you have some fine adjustment available by moving the saddles back/forwards on the Tele bridge. I would set my saddles in the middle (ish) of their adjustment...

Hi Newbie planning on a build, but I'm not a guitar player. It's for my son. How important or should I say is there a finite measurement for the placement of the bridge in relation to the bone nut.......

Personally I don’t much care for pickguards, pickup frames or gold hardware I’m 100% with you on all of those @mattbeels. You get a beautiful piece of timber with some wonderful grain pattern, get i...

Gold mounting rings if the rest of the hardware is gold....

Attachment : 20210127_144703.jpg Newest build English Ash grown in Swampy conditions- see width between annular grain! Body about 3lbs Birdseye Maple Neck and Fingerboard EVO Gold frets Water-ba...

You really can't beat a bit of Swamp Ash for a body. I've heard it said that, once you've played a Swamp Ash body, no other guitar can ever come close. You might get seduced by other shiny guitar-sha...

I’ve heard back from Deej. He’s OK, but has had to minimise screen time for a while, hence very little online time. Expect to see him back here in a week or three. 👍

Posted by: @boo 5 was a good age......

I discovered that I actually am dyslexic, they sent me for tests. I doesn’t matter though, I just manage things differently and enjoy life Yeah @boo. I was 42 before I was told that I was likely to b...

@frocesterbill Sorry for spelling your name incorrectly, I’m dyslexic you know. 🤣

I was teaching Computer Science in a school when the BBC Micro was first released..... I am old...... @forcesterbill Yeah it was quite a while ago wasn’t it? But I couldn’t possibly comment further. ...

I was teaching Computer Science in a school when the BBC Micro was first released..... I am old......

PC‘s came out when I was in middle school but I couldn’t be bothered, I‘m more of a bass, middle, treble kind of guy @mattbeels I was in high school when BBC Model B’s were just being introduced in t...

Well done, welcome to the 20th century!😂😂😂 Don‘t worry, I‘m not super proficient with tech either 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦‍♂️. ...

Did you know Leo Fender does not play guitar? @Clinton. I did not know that Clinton. Interesting.....you learn something new everyday. 🎶🙂🎸🙏