I think the Strat is probably one of the most difficult shapes to copy without a spindle moulder. I found made the horns and head shape with a router quite tricky.

Hope you are both enjoying your time off from live streaming Mark @ Carol. You could always go to the seaside for a holiday, it's not that far away and you could be home in time for tea and biscuits.

@seth The rough bit of grain looks like it's on the part you are cutting out so you probably won't know until the shape is roughed out. If it goes through to the cut line then getting a smooth finish ...

@darrenking I'm sure I've seen film of him playing a RH guitar without changing the strings at all i.e. upside down. I know this sounds stupid but it was a common thing with US players in the 60s &...

@clinton Ebony doesn't usually respond well to normal planes as it chips and tears very easily. Sanding or scrapers/scraper planes which have a vertical blade are usually needed. Although it's a hard ...

@tv1010101 Great news you have struck another blow against the throw away culture. I hope it's given you the confidence to analyse problems. Bonus points for the forum as well.

@tv1010101 yes all drummer jokes are true stories

@tv1010101 I would agree with the other comment, hissing sounds like a capacitor failure. Large value capacitors have an electrolyte which could be overheating and boiling. If it's a coupling capacito...

@tv1010101 Amps usually pass a signal through different stages to get up to full power, first a pre amp then the main power part, which I'm sure you already know. It sounds like you are getting only t...

@tv1010101 Possibly although I haven't looked at electronics for several years but I do have two clever friends who are amenable to questions. What problem do you have.

@frocesterbill Looks like you are the forum valve expert so far

@tv1010101 My knowledge of valve amps is limited but I do know they have a heater and a bias voltage which makes current flow. Large value capacitors are used to store energy and act as a buffer (I th...

@robin Nuts and washers shouldn't be too hard to find. If you have calipers measure the diameter of the threaded bit on the pot. Exact metric measurements have a standard pitch size (distance between ...

@tv1010101 I watched the video link that you posted, the instructor really knows his stuff. It's a course I would like to do also. Looking at the photo of the kit which you are intending to build, do ...

@darrenking I take your point about experts completely, think that's how people become experts by debating everything to infinity. After watching the video posted by @tv1010101 I now have more underst...

@tv1010101 Ive just checked the link you posted for Vyse Amps and see that their photos are all hard wired components not pcbs so I think this points me in the direction I need to go. Thanks very much...

@tv1010101 The circuit diagram for the connections isn't that hard but my friend suggested putting the resistors/capacitors into a printed circuit board which can be tricky to design and make. Another...

@tv1010101 Think I would like an amp building course do you know if any one has contact details for Barry Vyse.

@tv1010101 My friend bought all the individual components for the amp and designed the circuit himself. The base is flat aluminium folded on a machine. He does have a degree in instrumentation so it p...

Love all the drummer jokes. I used to have a boss at work whose favourite story was to boast about the time he sat in with John Mayalls Blues Breakers at a gig in Carlisle as the regular drummer took ...