Guitar Making | nelbo | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/nelbo/activity/ Activity feed for nelbo. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:45:20 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 f267b3c291996ef5895e2bd8d9c150ac nelbo liked forum post "First ever build, The Plywood Paul." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/176321/ Sat, 24 May 2025 10:47:47 +0100 39d9e34d4543bef352065f8689ef7ac8 nelbo liked forum post "Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/176320/ Sat, 24 May 2025 10:47:04 +0100 65e2d8134bc92db76811404b15c5345c nelbo replied to the topic "Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/176319/ Sat, 24 May 2025 10:46:42 +0100 @tv101 ..replying a few years later…! I split it over two sessions a few months apart

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]]> ef6e05db1d3e5ede07d56593398d19f0 nelbo posted a new topic "Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127319/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:47:52 +0100 Lucky enough to be in Ayr with Mark and Carol building a Moonshiner 🙂 with the rosette made out of scrap wood from two previous builds…

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]]> 093757e76c8c9d3b356e9b7bdbda7a5f nelbo liked forum post "Teleball" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1619/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:55:34 +0100 c8ee19777f051371e396a7a37dbb6d1c nelbo replied to the topic "Teleball" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1594/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 13:13:54 +0100 @frocesterbillCheers….although you do start to question your life choices after hand cutting around 60 mirror ball tiles 🤔 

]]> d22da7912366c075fb7e9d8bc6bf9ce8 nelbo liked forum post "Teleball" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1593/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 13:12:21 +0100 7456f105812a84b6213c45b65c595595 nelbo replied to the topic "If All Else Fails...The Turnip Method" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1592/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 13:11:59 +0100 I’m sure it will turnip all right in the end.

]]> f2978523d701f12dc5b8f8eea22f468d nelbo posted a new topic "Hello :)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1588/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:03:30 +0100 6c56201f9e4d8a2d12c2bcec1e0746f0 nelbo posted a new topic "Having fun with an old Yamaha Pacifica" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1587/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 12:00:33 +0100 I bought one of these years ago (last Century in fact). They are lovely guitars for the money and it had been lying around for a while so I decided to have some fun. First of all a new blue…   Read more»

]]> acbd1355feba90192e5099261ddce982 nelbo replied to the topic "Custom Course - Bonus Session..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1586/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:39:49 +0100 @frocesterbillHi, I went for 30″ with some Rotosound short scale strings

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]]> 99b03d07918cdfb82b544f7df6e2cef9 nelbo liked forum post "The Talon bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1585/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:30:29 +0100 f8e0feb0ae9464a544de74bf3a9b4689 nelbo replied to the topic "Short Scale 30" Walnut Bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1584/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:28:09 +0100 Also had a go at a custom 5 way rotary switch circuit…1. Bridge2. Neck & Bridge Series3. Neck & Bridge in Parallel4. Neck & Bridge Series (Out of phase)5. Neck

]]> c8e3f8cb71cc14b611b1d07d6a9e3020 nelbo replied to the topic "Buzzing from guitar wiring" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1583/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:22:32 +0100 I was getting some really loud buzzing recently when I plugged my lovely new bass (https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/showcase-bass/short-scale-30-walnut-bass/#post-838)   into a Focusrite audio interface. Really annoying. I checked the wiring, turned lights on and off, adjusted various gain settings…….turns out it was a…   Read more»

]]> ea52589a74eafb0d77785c11c1b22295 nelbo posted a new topic "Short Scale 30" Walnut Bass" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1582/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:17:05 +0100 When my friends Al and Martin said they fancied building a guitar at Bailey’s I thought long and hard and within 20 seconds I had agreed to join them. I fancied building a bass and since I’m not blessed with…   Read more»

]]> 1d1b700adcbc50212a8cdcdb5a8bc8ec nelbo posted a new topic "Guild Your Own Guitar Course 2018" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1581/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:02:30 +0100 My first BYOG course….A Bandsman with a few tweaks. Gorgeous Jarrah cap, 25.5″ scale length, 24 frets and a couple of P90s 🙂

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]]> dccf6684ba0b6ca03cdf84e5454999d8 nelbo posted a new topic "Hello :)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1580/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 10:55:22 +0100 Neil here. I’ve done two Bailey courses so far and loved every minute. A fantastic experience 🙂 and now that I’ve seen how to upload photos I’ll upload a few 

]]> 844232474bcf6a3aaaa081a06c62b2f5 nelbo posted a new topic "Floating trem trick" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1568/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:29:23 +0100 a096351f2e2c25d62bf6b5c04849483a nelbo posted a new topic "Teleball" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1567/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:28:04 +0100 b969eb1baa69356cedb2f050dec291db nelbo posted a new topic "Floating trem trick" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1557/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 21:40:46 +0100 A little trick I picked up ages ago to quickly balance a floating trem (Strat style or Floyd Rose) rather than muck about with tuning, re-tuning, tuning some more….1. Put a shim under the bridge to give you the lift…   Read more»

]]> 0cbfa9ec20448c87fcbaf7dee0dc6b70 nelbo replied to the topic "Custom Course - Bonus Session..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/1556/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 20:56:04 +0100 That was so much fun….Short scale basses are the future. Easier to play, sound great, fit into a guitar case 👍 😎 

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