@tv1010101 Looks like a challenging project even with a kit which should have all the parts. Anything connected to the mains 240v has the potential for disaster. Valves work at about 400v usually I th...

To be fair, Mark is quite a long way from most places. For me it's only 445 miles. Luckily I live close to Amsterdam airport, so it's the bus to the airport, flight to Glasgow, bus to Paisley Gilmour...

I think I'd like to join in on a workshop course and build an acoustic, when Mark's allowed to have students in again.

Soldering was one of the things I had problems with when I started building guitars - there are a couple of hard won tips and tricks I'd like to pass on to make your life a little easier. Today I'll s...

"Who knows..." meaning "There a slight theoretical chance..."

Well, start playing the bass and maybe next year who knows... I’ll hold you to that... ?

did I mention it’s my birthday in a couple of weeks... I can’t believe as I type this but I may get into playing basses after seeing the recent posts of your work. Well, start playing the bass and ...

I liked the sound of the fretless bass I had made very much so I decided to make a bass with the same type of pickup (Seymour Duncan SMB 4a). But with other woods. Ash body with a myrtle top, maple (s...

After making a number of basses of my own design I decided to make some basses of a more classical design. The first one was this Jazz bass. But I wanted to give it a personal twist. So instead of a c...

Great work @TV1010101

Seriously @david-johnson09 - that's how I've looked at the courses too. It's a week's holiday - doing something far more enjoyable than laying on a busy beach. Spent with a bunch of friendly people wh...

@darrenking This is my Ibanez JEM with direct mount pickups, also wood screws. The clear scratch plate has no functional purpose, it’s purely aesthetic. I think this is a great look but using a metal ...

I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front @darrenking Oh I see! Well, yeah I suppose you could, it’s quite a nice idea. I could run into a pro...

@johnnierox-boo I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface? I don’t mind having the cavity visible, it’s pretty cool! This is my Ibanez PGM Signature wi...

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings? @darrenking Yeah I know what you mean, that’s how ...

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface?

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings?

@johnnierox-boo don’t worry. I have days when making sense feels like a second language!!

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