At the end of december 2018 I formed another trio with two guitarists, one of them my friend Stijn, who is now the happy owner of the 12 string guitar I made. The trio is named "Akoestische Heeren", i...

Have you any idea what you started???? A band?

A more recent clip is this one from a year ago. Only one singer left and two other guitarists.

Seventeen years ago I formed a band I'm still playing with. Over the years there have been a number of changes in the band. Guitarists came and guitarists went. Keyboard players came and keyboard play...

Yes - by DHL - maybe I was just lucky - but 8 orders in a year - some only $10-20 others were $100. Wouldn't have ordered the $10-20 ones as shipping would probably double that.

@frocesterbill You could still get a bill in the post for the import duties etc...You might be lucky? Since I been using them I think they might have forgot once...let us know!!

It could be something simple like a fuse - it could be a failed soldered joint on the PCB - bad component.... I have a Cube 60 schematic (circuit diagram) in front of me - there is a preamp out and ma...

I didn't know you could get a Carol kit? I think my wife would draw the line at me building my own Carol out in my hut.

@tv1010101 Amps usually pass a signal through different stages to get up to full power, first a pre amp then the main power part, which I'm sure you already know. It sounds like you are getting only t...

@robin And the story continues ..... I didn't know you could get a Carol kit? E

@frocesterbill Looks like you are the forum valve expert so far

@tv1010101 Psydelic 'Neon' brushwork. Has to be sealed with clear before you flatten, otherwise the colours bleed. Warmness E

That's been interesting reading all your stories, so here's mine. I grew up watching my dad making things. My pal's dads would buy things that they needed, my dad would make what he needed if he could...

@robin Nuts and washers shouldn't be too hard to find. If you have calipers measure the diameter of the threaded bit on the pot. Exact metric measurements have a standard pitch size (distance between ...

@tv1010101 Attachment : 20200829_170255.jpg Building stock + a few commissions Models; Electric Lady Mk1 x 3 Electric Lady 'Stormbringer ' (RB Tribute) x 2 Nu Lady (body mount) x 1 Electric Lad...

@tv1010101 Forgot the 'Psydelic Lady' Attachment : IMG_20200715_160044_992.jpg

Mike was finishing the acoustic when I was on my course in 2019 - looked really good then. A year ago i would have said that an acoustic wasn't possible at home..... My Bailey kit is waiting - I need ...

Started playing/stripping guitars apart in 1974 (had a plastic guitar in 1964) Rapier 44 Cemar (now Ibinez) Strat 1978 saw me becoming a Runner/"Go-for" for the Black Sabbath and AC/DC road crews (the...

@darrenking Really enjoyed the video class you did with Mark and hope to try these things sometime. Clearing out the recently departed Chris Eccleshall's workshop I have come accross this heavy vacuu...

@darrenking I take your point about experts completely, think that's how people become experts by debating everything to infinity. After watching the video posted by @tv1010101 I now have more underst...