Selling my first Stingray gave me a good excuse to make another one. It has an alder body, birdseye maple neck, ziricote fretboard and a quite spectacular maple top. It has burl, spalt and many colors...

@johnnierox-boo Thank you, I never could have dreamt that just doing in my little shed what I enjoy doing could ever inspire someone else.

Exquisite work as usual @marcel. My energy is building to plan a bass build, it’s because of you my friend! Rock n Roll!

Ok you lot have convinced me that I should invest in a multimeter. Doesn’t know how to use it but it’s time learn. Thanks.

It is sounding like you have some Spalted Maple, it’s quite spongy and inconsistent. To stabilise it there are different products and methods. One I have used is thin ca (super glue) glue, to do a ca ...

So, who fancies a conker fight at play time ??? Remember to wear your full safety gear.

The 'mended' amp can be your workshop amp - use it for testing new guitars and paly music while you build... I have a Micro Cube in my workshop - it is connected to a Jensen 10" speaker as the stock R...

I recently bought a used but mint copy of the Cumpiano and Natelson book which Mark recommended a few weeks ago during one of the live YouTube events. It’s certainly a great book. The only thing I wis...

@darrenking Thank you, I always try to use nice looking wood. A flamed maple top is not something very special, but you hardly ever see them on the 'standard' models like Jazz basses or Stingrays.

Hi Marcel, your guitars really do have beautiful lines and make exceptional use of some spectacular wood. Gorgeous!

I came across this after a few year after clearing down and old laptop. I’m not sure where it came from to be honest so apologies if it’s from something published...I just thought it might come in han...

Thanks everyone for the tips and pointers and will take it all into consideration. Gonna give it a go today.

@marcel It is the step of double checking all over for any imperfections that needs addressing before finishing

As others have pointed out ebony does have attendance to chip...be careful with the rough cut board as they can dry out and it can be even worse. Ask me how I know.. sand or scrape is good advice and ...

My problem is I don't know what the wordt finniting means. 😆

@clinton Ebony doesn't usually respond well to normal planes as it chips and tears very easily. Sanding or scrapers/scraper planes which have a vertical blade are usually needed. Although it's a hard ...

@clinton Also, save the sawdust from the ebony, you can use it to mix a coloured glue for doing any repairs. I have discovered a few tiny chips in my fretboard. Attachment : 345389A7-95DC-4BB6-A4...

Seems to have worked - lots faster on first look! Yes it’s defo faster Can’t edit on my iPad.... Nor from Safari on my MacBook, running OS X No edit still not working.

I think that gratuitous emojis should be charged at 100 hero points each!!

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