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Answer to: Advice on body cap carve top with cavity. Can't you turn it over, make that side the top then all that will get carved out anyway? If not binding is about 6mm and it looks like you should hide most if not all of it, could also skim the bac... |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
3 weeks ago |
RE: Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy Hi Andy, you can try whatever scale you like but just remember to read the trem routing cavity instructions properly to get the posts in the correct place. Also worth finding out if there's a sweet sp... |
In forum New Members |
1 month ago |
RE: Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this? @andyorton2gmail-com It's a fine router, smooth etc. I mainly use it for the truss rod channel. I find the palm routers much easier to handle for everything else. Stick a bigger base on them to mak... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 month ago |
RE: Latest build @brie Here's a couple, basically mounted like a regular 2 point trem, then I added a recess and then cut the back end away so there was no restriction. Nice brass block to finish off the look. A... |
In forum Electric |
1 month ago |
Latest build Friend asked me to build him a guitar, he sent the wood. Pale moon ebony and mahogany. Originally a prs, then a superstrat and finally he sent me a pic and said this please lol. Anyway stranberg boden... |
In forum Electric |
2 months ago |
RE: Rattly truss rod It'll be fine, if it still rattles after set up just drill out a marker near the middle, take all tension off the rod and glue in a dowel clamping till the glue dries. Then fit a new marker. I used t... |
2 months ago | |
RE: How to treat this maple fretboard @somethingnicer I used that on an oak fretboard, seems fine but it's also super easy to re apply later if need be. |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
3 months ago |
RE: How to treat this maple fretboard @russ I did and do, well, until it ran out lol. |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
3 months ago |
RE: Hi from Scotland @scotty Glenisla direction, about 20 miles from Dungdee heading into the hills |
In forum New Members |
4 months ago |
RE: Prs body Neck Break Angles on a body What I do is to make the front of the heel about 1mm or so lower than the back. Then I clamp the neck to the body and run a straight edge over the frets. Measure at the scale line and measure my heel ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
5 months ago |
RE: Hi from Scotland Hey up Scott, I'm about 60 miles or so further north of Edinburger. Welcome to your new life of being poor but surrounded with guitars lol |
In forum New Members |
5 months ago |
Explorer Friend asked me to build him an explorer. Turned out decent. Pickguard is ash epoxied to 1mm aluminium then sprayed black, headstock plate is also ash sprayed black. He has a cnc which he was able to ... |
In forum Electric |
5 months ago |
RE: First 7 string @boo cherry sir? This is yew sir, no not you yew! 🤣 |
In forum Electric |
6 months ago |
RE: First 7 string It's resin, I get mine from epodex. I make the body blank and if like this one the cracks aren't very big I rout them bigger. Then I build a frame around it to dam the resin, mix then pour. Sometimes ... |
In forum Electric |
7 months ago |
First 7 string Finally popped my 7 string cherry. Based on the black machine b7, went with their alternative headstock. One piece Brazilian mahogany body with yew and resin top. One piece Brazilian mahogany ne... |
In forum Electric |
7 months ago |
RE: New member with resin issues Hi again culbinguitars, it sounds a bit like the resin might not have cured right through. I've had it seem hard on the surface but turned into a mess as you describe after trying to sand. The epodex ... |
In forum New Members |
7 months ago |
RE: Does this adapter exist? @somethingnicer yeh just something I noticed with mine but mine isn't an actual dremmel so was wondering if yours was because that would make it a bit crap for routering. Last thing you'd need is the ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
8 months ago |
RE: Does this adapter exist? @somethingnicer no I mean the chuck in the extension, it's not as stable as the chuck in the actual tool. Like it has a bit of play compared to the chuck in the actual tool which is fairly rigid. |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
8 months ago |
RE: Does this adapter exist? @SomethingNicer is the extension as stable as the actual dremmel? Like in my other brand tool the extension where you insert the bits has a tiny bit of play whereas the actual chuck of the tool is sol... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
8 months ago |
RE: Suitable UK/European timber for building @brie it smelled way worse! But thankfully it's all dried and sealed now. I don't know why you put wire wool on your chips though 🤣 |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
8 months ago |