@robin Hey, thank you :D. Yeah thats the thing. I gave it some thought and I feel like the best thing to do is to get a fretboard replacement. Do you know where I could buy a blank from? Im looking fo...

Welcome to the group @dav I've got no experience at all of fanned frets, but I'd agree that it certainly doesn't look right. I'm guessing that there must be some kind of formula to position the frets,...

Hello, About a month ago I stupidly ordered a headless fan fretted neck off of *sigh* Aliexpress. After removing all the frets and rounding the fretboard itself, I started to notice that the 22nd fre...

Appreciate the advice! Thank you. I'll get some and experiment with the application and order. I've got a plan now, thanks folks!

The sanding sealer would help to prevent blotchy spots in the staining. It might be a good idea on the endgrain of a guitarbody and if applied correctly, gives you a more even result. But If you over...

Appreciate that, thanks mate. Sounds like you've done the kinda thing I'm planning to do. I'd read that oil based stain can bleed into an oil finish, that's why is owned to use water based and let it ...

@dhawkes1gmail-com I have not used a sanding sealer yet. Just some stain, oil and wax. I kind of like the structure of the wood remaining under the oil. Someday I will try to spray a guitar and will p...

@swepri completely agree. I'd planned to use some of the mahogany off cuts from the build, but like to have a plan and thought it was worth me checking that my thinking wasn't off. I guess I should h...

@dhawkes1gmail-com You could (should?) always test different methods and stain on the offcut pieces. Especially when trying new products. Can save a lot of frustration later...

Superb, thanks Clinton. It was making sense to me, but then read something about sanding sealer and want sure whether that should be part of the schedule.

You are good on track

Hey folks, I'm undertaking my first electric set neck build and of course getting ahead of myself and planning the finish before I've completed making the templates😅. I've had good results usi...

Not long now, sprayed the body today, now to leave it 24 - 48 hours then on to assembly. Attachment : 20230527_154914.jpg Attachment : 20230527_154900.jpg

Fanny are a great band, I discovered them a few years back. I haven’t seen this video though, I’ll watch it. Thanks for posting.

Apologies for the brief hiatus as I try to finish the album of tunes I performed for Acoustic Bliss last year. I’ve given myself until the end of the month. But meanwhile, here’s an interesting snippe...

“Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.” Thom Yorke Attachment : 8E5EDF25-07A2-4BA0-A008-CE491FC59A28.jpeg The Bandsmen Chime in with a pic of an old build every Thu...

Awesome book and really nice person. I ask him hordes of question and he's always attentive. His sketchy setup serious is also lovely. Dead simple

Going to just start a thread here to post pictures and comments around my first build. Here we go! Attachment : PXL_20230525_032523740.jpg

@jamesbisset The cutaway is not quite cut yet. Major but Minor adjustment it seems like and it is your only recourse with a slight adjusting of the humps.

@kalimar Welcome to the group. It's a great course, easy to follow. I'll be signing up for the courses again soon to continue my acoustic build.