Lovely work @nsj!
I wouldn’t have thought the tiger router would have left the body surface flat enough for gluing on a top, but good to know!

@nsj Thanks Neil, Yeah the neck wood is some kind of “mahogany “ and my best guess is Gabon mahogany (okoume) but not at all sure.👍😃🎸

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Nice work yet again Neil. Really enjoyed watching this one. Enjoy your well earned break. 
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@nsj Luckily, he would hate a 5 string bass so I think I’m safe. 😆 However, I better not tell him I don’t want to build a 5 string, otherwise he might ask me to make him one just to…   Read more»

@nsj very cool!

@nsj Great work as usual Neil.  I must build a bass soon. My last customer was very happy with his Tele guitar, he’ll want a bass to go with it (he is a bass player after all).  I love the…   Read more»

@nsj nice work, very clean! 
I’ve got to ask, where do you get Brazilian mahogany?

@nsj  1 year per inch thick for drying is what I understand Oh well, thats going to take a while then. I did say its going to be a long term project. Meanwhile, I’ve got a nice bit of mahogany…   Read more»

@nsj that’s good to know. I’m looking to make the next build a laminated neck with ash and mahogany now, also temping to throw something else into the mix. I’ve seen many examples of people using thin strips of something…   Read more»

@nsj I used Eze Oil from David Dyke Luthier Supplies. Works very well.

@nsj 😆😆😆😆😆😆 That’s one way around it I suppose.

@nsj Yeah, I probably would have got it more accurate in the first place but I had already drilled the holes for a standard neck plate and fitted the neck. I then changed my mind and went with the ferrules…   Read more»

@nsj Yeah I realise a dremmel would be perfect for the job but I don’t have one. 😆 It’s probably about time I got one. The idea of sandpaper around a socket was just to solve the problem with what…   Read more»

@nsj That is good news, can’t wait to try it now. Cheers. 👍

@nsj That is perfect, exactly the info I was looking for. I was just going to try it anyway using a rough and ready quick build and see how things went. I’ll go for it now then.  Cheers Neil 👍

Thanks to @russ and @nsj. The Waterslide Guitars Instagram feed reveals that the pickups are Mojo pickups, handmade in the UK.
https://www.mojopickups.co.uk/product/dual-foil-humbucker-gold-foil/ and yes, they’re magnetic.
Must admit, now that I’ve found them, I’m quite taken with the Charlie Christian model…[Read more]

@nsj thanks, both good suggestions, although I tightened the trussrod to the point of creaking alarmingly to get it not quite straight. i do have a means of setting the neck the way you described; I just forgot about it….   Read more»

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As much as I’m mainly a strat kind of guy, Neil, I do really like the look of this one. Maybe I’ve just had a conversion moment. 😁 
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Thanks @nsj I’ll take a look.  I’d go for glue in, I think. I’m often finding with guitar building (but can be asked to life in general) is that I often don’t know what I don’t know. So when looking…   Read more»

@nsj I saw your post on Instagram and hoped you’d share more photos here. It’s a great job!  I’ve only made double cutaways up to now, but fancy a pop at a single cut. In your experience is there anything…   Read more»