I really wanted to attend at the workshop in Scotland but being in Canterbury To be fair, Mark is quite a long way from most places.  But he’s a *VERY* long way from Canterbury!  My last trip was a…   Read more»

Also good choice on the humbucker and P90 combo, you dont see this enough of production guitars Cheers @pinneradam If forced to choose, I think the P90 would be my favourite type of pickup.  Typically, a lot more body and…   Read more»

Cheers @russ. I had some luck with the wood having lots of natural colours and features in it, so the filler that I used gets completely lost.   You can spot it close up, but it really does just look like…   Read more»

And now that I’ve finished 2020 #5, a quick mock-up to check that everything fits where it should …

I might use a lower-profile pickup surround as that one sits a bit high. With any sort of luck,…   Read more»

Back stained black because the Idigbo really wasn’t much to look at.

Carved and oiled.

A bit of carving-by-router.  Adding the steps/ledges saves some time with the rasp/gouges.

I’ve had this bit of maple lying around for ages.  I’d rough cut it some time (years) ago but then changed my mind about using it for that build.  So I’ve been waiting for something suitable to use it on,…   Read more»

The joins aren’t where you think they are either!

As the boss says, we guitar-builders like invisible glue joins
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I’m chuffed with the hole-save.  And getting the 5-way switch slot cut just-so.  And with the cavity cover …

The timber (Utile) for the body cost me something like £30 for the 8′ plank.  Enough for another body or…   Read more»

Let’s play spot-the-unintended-carve-through-hole …

And it lives …. This took a few unplanned turns along the way, but I think it turned out OK. To be honest, if putting guitars were just a matter of fixing A to B, cutting C to fit D,…   Read more»

@TV1010101 can you call them a tranny…

I’m from the 1970s. 
Back then, you knew where you were with things.  
Apart from Lola with the cherry cola.  And Holly (from Miami, FLA), of course.
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Another great session today – thanks again @markbailey.  As well as always learning bits, I also finish the sessions re-enthused to get back out to my workshop to do some more bits (more on that in updates elsewhere!). 👍  …   Read more»

The photo attached is remains of a FB I’ve recently removed from a 1978 Fender Stratocaster

I’ve seen paint thicker than that!!