Thanks Deej @david-johnson09 To be brutally honest, sometimes I finish a guitar and think “yup, that one’s done”.  With this one, I really like it.  It plays well, it sounds good, the weight is fine (I have a problem with…   Read more»

It’s a Bulldog P90 in the neck position, and an overwound Rolling Mill in the bridge.   The former I picked up somewhere, sometimes.  The latter was from another build that I de-built at some point in the past, so it’s…   Read more»

The carve on the main part of the body looks quite subtle in the pics (it’s more LP than PRS), but the pic above shows the depth of the cap and carve.

The pic below highlights the “feature”…   Read more»

I look forward to the completed article. Look forward no further @david-johnson09, here is it …  

The cavity cover is an offcut from the Korina body. The back is stained (Crimson) then oiled. The front was treated…   Read more»

I did suggest to Crimson Guitars in an email last year that they should look at “I can’t believe it’s not lacquer” in the hope that they might choose to become an importer, but that’s not happened yet so I’m…   Read more»

Bump! This is a great Q… I too would love to know  What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using? We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive… I’ve only ever used oil-type finishes -…   Read more»

Thanks @e-den-hertog 🙂   It had been kicking around the workshop for a while.  I’d jointed it, and rough cut it, years ago, intending to use it on a build but then changed my mind. It then sat on a…   Read more»

You’ve got enough fingerboards there for a fair few guitars @johnnierox-boo!
 
Have you found a reliable supplier of suitable quality / interesting blanks?

I hate soldering too, I always get earthing problems. Ahhhhhhhhhh……..  On one of me recent builds, I thought “no way” was I going to get any wiring issues.  It was a single p’up, 1 vol, 1 tone, circuit.  No switches,…   Read more»

Brilliant vids deej @david-johnson09
Nice work too.  
 
And if you were doing that 2 years ago …