So which kind of magic (aside from that cheap ass shitty piece of plastic) did you employ to cover that extremely well done neck tenon join? Do you want to know a secret @mattbeels??

My previous post was in reference to the bass pickguard. As was my reply @mattbeels! The bass pickguard is made from 2mm aluminium sheet. The one on the guitar looks pretty sweet as it enhances t...

@mattbeels It was a joint effort - I had someone cut out the shape and cutouts (they had the tools to do that bit easily!) and I chamfered the edges and rubbed it to get the look.

I've got a load of kitchen cupboards to paint (apparently). I'm thinking a paint spraying kit would be a worthwhile investment, to help me get the sort of finish that my good lady is hoping for. ...

Always switch it off before changing bits I switch mine off, *and* unplug it. Some of those bits scare me, and the thought of putting my fingers anywhere near them, when there's even the remotest ch...

As the edit button still isn't working ... here's a better photo of the scratchplate ... Attachment : P1190456.JPG

Just so you know, I’m not having a go at anyone, I’m just messing about @tv101 . I really do thing plastic pick guards (or other materials) look good in certain circumstances. Oi @Boo - who's "messi...

I am however interested in an anodized brushed aluminum pickguard but as that’s not something so easily attained I’ll stick to without for now. @matt-beels A bass I made ... Attachment : 20171230...

Personally I don’t much care for pickguards, pickup frames or gold hardware I’m 100% with you on all of those @mattbeels. You get a beautiful piece of timber with some wonderful grain pattern, get i...

The short answer is “thereabouts” because you have some fine adjustment available by moving the saddles back/forwards on the Tele bridge. I would set my saddles in the middle (ish) of their adjustment...

I’ve heard back from Deej. He’s OK, but has had to minimise screen time for a while, hence very little online time. Expect to see him back here in a week or three. 👍

I have tracked him down, and emailed him. 👍

I know the neck is now firewood but does anyone have any tips to get he fretboard off without distroying it? I did do that once - really just as an experiment to find out whether I could or not. You...

You really can't beat a bit of Swamp Ash for a body. I've heard it said that, once you've played a Swamp Ash body, no other guitar can ever come close. You might get seduced by other shiny guitar-sha...

Really interested to see what you do with this @Boo. What's the total damage for the compressor, guns, paints, extractor, etc? And - daft Q #1 - how do you clean the spray gun once you've used it? I...

Sometimes I really do think I'm putting your 'any idiot can build a guitar' theory to the test. That theory has been tested many times ... I've got the guitars to prove it 😋

I was 99% persuaded to have a go at a self-build acoustic. Then I added up the cost of the parts (for the first attempt, the second go that gets a bit better, the third that's almost playable, and fin...

Give him a tag here and see if he responds ... Hope all is OK with you @Deej - there's mention of a 335 course ...

Oh, make a big base plate for it using 1/4 thick acrylic. Or even hardwood will work just harder to see. The day I did that @clinton, my routers became a whole lot more useful! I should have done it...

I have standardised on 1/4” router bits so that they fit all of my routers and I don’t need to swap collets on routers - just another thing to slow you down! I've got one router that can take 1/2" (o...