It's a bit chilly out in my lockup. Work faster and harder @robin ... soon build up a bit of a sweat. I now feel like a real wuss. I’ve got an oil filled rad in my workshop, just set on frost protec...

Nice re-working of that box room into a useful space @boo. Good space creation! But, where’s the music source? Every workshop needs a radio, or one of those new fangled “transistor” things. 😉...

Grainger ferrule blocks but you need the routing templates too! They are good though. @Boo - I used the ferrule block in a recent build, but - being a cheapskate - made my own routing templates!!

My favourite song today brings us to Cuba: That's an interesting song on so many levels. The way that the original song originated, and has since evolved into something "owned" by Cuba. And the massi...

Hipshot I've used that bridge on a build. Nice and solid, good quality. Not cheap, but worth the extra ££s. On the ££s topic - my first experience of the Wilkinson wrapover bridge that Mark u...

Grainger Guitar Parts Those guys are good. The guitar parts business is a sideline to their main business - because they guy who runs the main business is a guitarist! All parts made by them, and t...

I think the last one I bought was in about 2015 @Boo - Impressed that you can remember the specific year! I'm either too old with failing memory, or I (used to) buy too many guitars. Before that I ...

I was brainwashed by Fender @Russ - I did own a Fender, once. I had a Jazzmaster for about 3 days - took it as a part-trade for something I wanted to sell, and then sold it on really quickly afterwa...

I've not seen that bridge before. Curious as to how the saddles are made to fit the adjustable width range. I'll measure some guitars tomorrow (if work permits - I've got a shit day ahead). I should...

I have a small collection of lawsuit period Antorias. If any more of those show up on my radar then it's a yes. Ahhh - I'd exclude something like that @Peter-johnson! I have a small collection of an...

I'm not even a good enough guitarist to justify owning them but I want them just because I'm quite shallow that way. That's easy to say @Russ - but then how good do you have to be to *justify* having...

If you want to make doubly, doubly sure, draw it out to scale You drew it out and posted the pics as I was replying!

I *believe* that string spacing at the bridge is usually expected to be ; traditional Gibson = 50mm traditional Fender = 52mm The difference arises from the different bridges used. Obviously, it's ...

Does anyone here still *buy* guitars, or do you all just make anything that you want o need? I admit, my eye gets taken sometimes by something shiny that I spot on a website (or on a stand on a workbe...

Hi there, Paul here PS, Tony here!

Good to "meet" you Paul @peebee 🙂 Over the last couple of years I have been accumulating the tools to get into making my own guitars, electric, the thought of making an acoustic scares the hell out o...

Spoiler alert: They aren't favourable reviews The Mirka seems to have a reliability problem Thanks for posting @peter-johnson. As I was watching the review video, I thought "yeah, but this is just on...

With the extractor added in as well, the full setup is actually about £800 give or take, bit better than I thought. It’s still £800 I haven’t got. @boo I’d just about managed to persuade myself that...

Welcome @peter-Johnson. You’ve definitely found the right place if you’re planning on doing some complete builds. There is a huge spread and depth of knowledge here, and all of it freely shared in su...

This is headstock style I'm using in my next build, the strings don't get much straighter than that. That is definitely pretty straight!! Very functional too - the headstock is as big as it needs ...