Meanwhile, the frets can go in. I opted for an ebony fingerboard because archtops/jazz guitars always have ebony fingerboards. Obvs.. I also opted for stainless steel frets, but Mr Bailey really didn’...

on the body I carved in another curve on the right side, also the replacement tuner has arrived today, thanks to northwest guitars for the great customer service, I'd highly recommend them. Attachm...

I bought the Bob Marley / Wailers back catalogue a while back (my musical education hadn't extended to them back in the day) and struggled to find a bad track. Just consistently great music, albeit w...

My favourite song today:

@tv101 I was a big reggae fan in those days. Had a huge pile of reggae albums. The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Sly & Robbie, The Cimarons, Culture, The Abbysinians, Dennis Brown, Burning Sp...

My contribution for the day

@liebe - much easier!

@tv101 thanks! I'll look into changing my username too

@tyreman Wow! Craftsman!

@boo @tv101 thankyou both!

Not another 12 string semi-hollow thru-neck Tele-esque build ... 😆 What a great build thread, and a few interesting design ideas that I might well pinch (sorry, "be inspired by") on a build ...

@tyreman I’ve somehow missed this until now. Nice work man, I’m loving it. I especially like the input socket bit, I’ve thought of doing that myself. Was it Charvel or someone like that that first did...

@boo What is that paint job like? Its got a good finish on it, feels a bit plasticy, I wonder if its been plastic coated, maybe powder sprayed/coated rather than painted.

@tv101 Oh I see. My dyslexia playing up again. 😆

@boo - I think you misinterpreted what I meant 😉 Robin's body split because there wasn't enough thickness of the wall of the guitar once he'd hollowed out the cavities, not because the body itself ...

@robin Yeah, there is no reason why ply can’t be used, it’s stable if it’s good quality. It’s certainly not the best material to use for a guitar body but it just proves that it’s possible. In terms o...

@tv101 Yeah I know what you mean but you have to consider the depth of the neck pocket too. If the body was thinner, the neck would have to be thinner. Making the body thinner is reducing strength fro...

@tv101 @boo On my first venture in guitar assembling I bought a pile of bits from various places, amongst them was strat shaped body that was claimed to be a fender of some sorts and it is made from ...

Been thinking about the ply-guitar. IIRC, @robin had a problem with a body which he'd hollowed out, but the edge then split when he applied pressure to it. If hollowing out a solid piece of timber, y...

@boo Cheaper kramers were plywood with a veneer on the back and front. As for the weight, ply varies, can have a lot of air pockets unless it's really posh ply lol