Ouch – that’s not nice! Even if that was repaired/repairable, I’d always be worried about it being a weak point and prone to splitting again. So your plan is to reduce the depth of the body and have a…   Read more»

Mark / Carol probably have more influence with some of the pickup makers – and even hardware suppliers – given the amounts that they must buy?  I’m guessing they’d get better (trade) prices than we could individually, even as a…   Read more»

I have quite a lot of self built pedals, both from kits as complete scratch builds You should tell us more @koendb 🙂   This is my first pedal build.  I was going to do it a few months ago,…   Read more»

Yesterday Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailers, passed away

I’d missed that bit of sad news
🙁
Never need an excuse to play some Bob/Wailers though …

Right, I managed to get my 1k and my 10k resistors sorted out. Seriously, to the naked eye under workshop lighting, they both looked pretty much the same.  It was only under my indoor desk lamp, and through a magnifying…   Read more»

I think the main issue with an unlacquered – or unfinished in any way – maple board is that it’ll get visibly dirty quite quickly. Not just from your fingers, but the strings as well! Also, a bit of finish…   Read more»