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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar @boo my ggbo build, the black limba neck through with binding etc. That's a 24.75 scale with floyd, works perfect. A lot of companies have been doing it for years. Post hole centres sit a 1/2 inch for... |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
12 months ago |
RE: Anyone know what kind of pickups these are? Guitarists name is Caleb Nelson apparently, he's on IG and FB, could try dropping him a message maybe. Other than that I got nothing from googly! Lol |
In forum Pluckers Paradise |
12 months ago |
RE: First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!! I've ruined a couple of bodies, a couple of necks and an almost finished build! But, I've learnt to get over stuff pretty quick these days and just get on with it lol. |
In forum Electric |
12 months ago |
RE: Explorer (or maybe LP) with Floyd Rose @steveh Trussrod fully tight and still bowing forward? You could try adding a bit of physical pressure to pull the neck back and see if the trussrod will turn more. Or, you could somehow pull down... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
RE: les Paul style @markbailey learnt to carve the top and got inspired to do the heel from one of your lives where you did that carve top with an amber burst. |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
RE: les Paul style @russ I'm all about the superstrat myself but it's nice to build variety. |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
RE: les Paul style @liebe depends on whether it's glued or bolted, I like bolted pretty snug if possible but glue in needs room for the glue and to tight can cause real issues. Don't want a lot of side to side slop but ... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
les Paul style Thought I'd started a thread on this one but can't find it so maybe not lol. Anyway, latest build is now done. Brazillian mahogany with ash, ebony board and gotoh hardware. Went with ivory cream bin... |
In forum Electric |
1 year ago |
RE: Thicknesser? @liebe Radian tools sell a planer bit to use with a router sled, it's excellent. Just take small bites. A thickness planer or planer table is a lot more likely to take chips out of figured wood. As... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Thicknesser? @liebe make yourself a cheap router sled, I recently did that with a piece of contiboard and a couple of rails. Great for getting things straight. Then I'll stick it through my thickness planer to get... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Body blank joint For gluing it's better rough so 80 is good. I think the join disappears more and also glue gets a better hold, gets right into the fibres instead of floating on the surface. |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
Answer to: Body blank joint Flat, no light showing through. And yeh it can be a pain in the muffler prepping wood but it has to be done. Handplane, sanding, router and straight edge etc |
In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele Well this turned out nice, sounds great, plays great but I'll probably get a green arm at some point lol Final video will be up in a day or two on my youtube, NSJGuitars Attachment : SquarePic... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele And a bit more, tops glued on, edges filed and sanded over and my tele neck pickup ring finally arrived. Also copper on headstock and logo on trussrod cover. Drilled the temp screw holes I used to hol... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele As usual it's all on my youtube including the cheek clenching latest episode lol |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele @liebe it'll either be extra quiet or extra noisy lol |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele Cut my first ever f hole today and glued the plate on the headstock Attachment : 20240513_122858.jpg Attachment : 20240513_145225.jpg |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Copper tele @brie Yeh basically a neck through. Anyway been back at it, F hole next Attachment : 20240506_160438 (1).jpg Attachment : 20240508_233353 (1).jpg Attachment : 20240509_145720.jpg... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
Copper tele After recently getting an all new heating system installed I ended up with the old copper tank from the attic and had a crazy thought. What about making a guitar from it? First things first I cut the ... |
In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips |
1 year ago |
RE: Bass number 2 @russ cheers, wait and see my next build lol! |
In forum Bass |
1 year ago |