The key is take your time. Think of it as a…   Read more»

So here it is for a bit – there’s some alignment issues and the nut needs sorting but I missed it after playing the strat and acoustic. It’s had some additional shaping, carves etc. I have some tidying up todo…   Read more»

And update – there’s alot since the last update.  Firstly I’ve installed some temporary electrics and pickups etc to test it out. Sounds good – there’s some fret work and some other bits but it’s playable. Second – I’ve got…   Read more»

A little update – since the last update I’ve routed the pickups, did a load to the headstock, fitted the tuners, flattened, put a 16″ radius in the fretboard, frets and levelled and fitted the fretboard+truss rod, fitted the nut….   Read more»

Here’s with the clamps off

Still more to clean up. Next up is locating and routing the pickups.

[quote data-userid=”916″ data-postid=”25369″] @nickKUK Sounds good. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your build. We are here to help if we can and we may learn stuff from you too. I like the idea of longer scale length guitars,…   Read more»

Are you going to diagonally strut…   Read more»

Pre glue up, it shows the rough shape (note it’s not completely aligned in the photo and there is a deliberate oversize).

An update on my build.. I’ve now planed and glued up my 7 laminate neck, roughed out my fretboard, enough to show it as a mock up (without the black tuners which wouldn’t stand up straight). The body. top and…   Read more»

An update on my build.. I’ve now planed and glued up my 7 laminate neck, roughed out my fretboard, enough to show it as a mock up (without the black tuners which wouldn’t stand up straight). The body. top and…   Read more»

Thank you for the warm welcome. So I’ve built and just taken the clamps off the case – at 43″, it has enough capacity to take a larger guitar and act as a wood store in the interim of the…   Read more»