The headstock is shaped and thicknessed, still going to plan so far. @robin I love shape of your headstock and the grain pattern, looks ace.

I've made a little bit of progress, not a lot as its too cold to be out in the garage for long. The headstock is shaped and thicknessed, still going to plan so far. Attachment : 20201230_162323.jp...

Hi Matt Lookin’ good! Which pickups, tuners, bridge are you going for? This is a Bailey kit that I've got so the pickups and bridge are Wilkinson and the tuners are Gotoh. Ash body and maple neck.

Yep. I'm in regular contact with Melvyn - as the book is available in electronic form it will constantly be updated and added to. Melvyn wasn't expected to see the year out! He ageed to be intervie...

Bruce was raised by his grandparents in my home town of Evesham. He was very generous and several times bought me some beers in the Royal Oak, whilst we chatted about our mutual love of Deep Purple. ...

OK, can I have another pint? @marcel 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Bruce was raised by his grandparents in my home town of Evesham. He was very generous and several times bought me some beers in the Royal Oak, whilst we chatted about our mutual love of Deep Purple. ...

Lovely looking !

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 convers...

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...

Thanks, no more progress to report, although I did get a Bailey kit and a Bagpress fret slotting jig from Santa, no excuses now. Bandsaw is a Record BS300

Your name could be Overbuilt Guitars @mattbeels 🤣🤣 Or it could be “Smaller profit margin Guitars”

@clinton Clinton I love seeing your work, you are a true craftsman/carpenter/luthier etc. Im interested in making some cigar box type instruments, they are my favourite right now. I have never made o...

My first electric was an Aria Pro

Good job on the body design, it’s always nice to see an different/oddball shape! @mattbeels Here, we accept you whatever body shape you are Matt. 🤣🤘

@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 t...

Like that Headstock!

Hoping to interview Melvyn soon - his health ain't good, so timing is a challenge

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@Peebee Are you actually going to turn this into a guitar? Get it done, there's nothing wrong with an old bit of pine. The huge knot in mine is now a feature.