@johnnierox-boo I don't know if I'm the best bass maker here, I just try to do my best and I enjoy it. And I'm very happy to have inspired you in your guitar making. I'll post a few more of my bass bu...

That's OK - you're among friends here, you can admit things like that It's the story of my life. The boy who is the least talented in the football team is made the goalkeeper. That was me. The one wh...

I hope to have some of this stuff on my new website but in the meantime you can get it from a company called Surface Matter in London. Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! Link...

It's going to have a P90 in the neck ... which is going to leave a bit of unsightly neck join visible between the end of the fretboard and the pickup (spot the NEC carpet tape!) @tv1010101 That’s som...

@tv1010101 @darrenking I envisage a pub-meet where some beers are bought (maybe Knobies Nuts, too) and @darrenking accidentally leaves some Rio behind after several drinks (and an untouched bank bal...

@johnnierox-boo Surely Mark is the template, making a whole clan of guitar makers in his image (or at least using most of his techniques and know-how). Anybody want to volunteer to be the bearing guid...

@rashdown_online It's me that the has the secret stash of Rio Rosewood!! My uncle bought two entire logs of the stuff in the 1970's from a timber yard on the North Circular in London. In the 1980's he...

Being a bass player I've made several basses at home. This one is one with a swamp ash body, redwood top, maple neck and a rosewood fretboard. Attachment : image.png It has Seymour Duncan STKJ2...

@johnnierox-boo Over the years I've learned that most happy accidents can be repaired, so I'm no longer afraid to make mistakes nor am I very frustrated anymore when I make them. I now consider it a c...

You are inspiring me. Wow, that's the best compliment I can get. I'm planning on building another 12-string in the near future. I love the sound of a 12-string and as I gave this one away I'd love t...

Made a mistake (or a happy accident) drilling one of the holes for the tuners. But it wasn't difficult to repair it. @marcel I’ve done exactly the same thing but like you say, it is easy to repair.

Here's a clip of "Akoestische Heeren" when we played at a silver wedding anniversary. Stijn is the guitar player on the left, the one in the middle is Dirk and the guy on the bass is me.

When I was a young boy back in the sixties of the previous century I was fascinated by the jingle jangle sound of the 12-string Rickenbackers of Roger McGuinn and George Harrison. So a couple of years...

@rashdown_online It depends if you are looking to put inlays in and then ebony would be better If your are.. Attachment : FEA5939F-2266-4F13-A34A-9DB88E7B15BC.jpeg This is. Walnut cap on o...

Oh yeah...when’s the raffle for the guitar anyway ?

I had one to change a broken truss rod...not doing that again. Nearly sh#t myself trying to get the fretboard off with an iron and a scraper....thankfully it turned out ok and it did sound awesome. D...

Oh and I love the spalted cap..

Very nice indeed @marcel much better top horn Design than the Warwick bass “knob” horn... Great design ?

Only a thought! ?

Hey Marcel, Don't you have a spare key to her house? She'll never know!! No, I don't. And my brother in law is a very big and strong guy.