I was passing by, having not been here for a while, and just had to check out all the builds (especially acoustics). I must admit that I was gobsmacked (really impressed) by your guitar. You've done a...

Always a relief when it all lines up Attachment : 20230412_022841.jpg

Bunch of thin coats of thinned down oil based polyurethane with sanding between various coats then onto microcystalline wax. I use a foam pad on the drill to buff. Attachment : 20230411_154046.j...

@jamesbisset I once removed a bridge that was glued with Titebond type glue from a factory guitar using a domestic iron and some brown paper. Heat does soften the glue but you have to be patient and ...

And - before you make your next mistake - check with Bill first.

I agree with @Boo. Firstly because it'd mean more work for James, but secondly (and, TBH, the main reason) because you want to do the job right if possible, and this isn't too hard to fix. I'd remove ...

If I could rescue the neck and get a replacement fingerboard that might be the way forward. If I don’t, I still have to clean up the fingerboard edge where it almost got stuck to the caul. But of cour...

I would see how things line up as in can you still make the neck to the shape you intended. I haven't had much luck separating titebond glued things. Tend to cause more harm than good.

I used Titebond Original. Thing is, technically, the only thing that’s going to be squint is the tuner holes. The neck hasn’t been profiled and the body hasn’t been built yet, so everything with the ...

@boo Ive learned the hard way

@rocknroller912 Smart arse! 😂

@jamesbisset I know I’m a smart ass being wise after the event but I use water based glue for anything I might want to remove.

I would be tempted to heat up the board and remove it, 1.5mm is a lot I think. You could redraw your centre line but it will throw the nut out as well and may cause a problem with the strings leaving ...

I asked GPTChat too: If you've glued your guitar fingerboard to the neck, and it's misaligned, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue: Remove the fingerboard: This is...

I glued and clamped the fingerboard to the neck yesterday. This morning, after taking the clamps and caul off, I find the fingerboard has twisted off axis by about 1.5mm. I reckon it happened like th...

You sound a little disappointed there. Remember, that's not any old plywood. That's special Chinese plywood.

Attachment : DB2CE612-9E44-427B-A6B7-496AEE6DE91A.jpeg Seriously disappointed. The body is plywood. For a tenner I would have expected two piece alder at the very least, and preferably mahogany. A...

Bargaintastic Mr B! Ideal platform for messing about with pickups 'n' stuff. And shouldn't need much TLC to get it playing nicely. Like the old joke about how to double the value of a Lada (fill th...

That’ll do nicely. 🙂

@jamesbisset 13 - 16k is generally where I like with a bridge humbucker. I find wide variations though from muddy to superb singing clarity in that range.