What sort of finish did you apply to that, once you'd superglued it?

So, who fancies a conker fight at play time ??? Remember to wear your full safety gear. Good point @robin I'm guessing the conker fights are banned in schools nowadays. Apart from the obvious H&...

As I read down that list, I was getting more and more worried that it missed a critical - no, *the* critical - aspect of guitar design. But it was leaving the best 'til last. *COLOUR* 😉

Just collected a couple of conkers, from the Horse Chesnut tree in our garden. We'd lived here a few years before I even realised that we had our own conker tree! I'm pretty sure, when I was growing u...

Prompted by @clinton's finniting post/discussion, I'm tempted to finnit this one. There's nothing *wrong* with it. It's just that I don't love it. The neck is fine, feels good, plays nicely. The ha...

Interestingly, when I type "finniting", auto-correct intervenes and assumes that i mean finessing. I think my next project might involve some fairly major finniting.

I think it’s time I own a multimeter. I bought one for guitar-assembly use, long before I understood all of its other potential uses. It encouraged me to learn a bit more about electronics!

Final thought (it's a pain not being able to edit previous posts!) Oil is never going to give as hard and protective a finish as some other products. IF you paint (yuk) or lacquer a guitar, that'll g...

I've applied somewhere in the region of 15 thin coats 15????? That is way more - 3x or even 5x more - than I've ever needed to apply. It depends on the environment in which the guitar is left after...

I did notice during the build that the maple cap was easily marked and hoped that the finish would help toughen the surface. That's the first interesting comment. Maple, being a light coloured wood, ...

Awesome. Do you carve necks with an axe @jamesbisset that’s extremely manly... seriously I saw a demonstration of a guy doing exactly that at Tonetech’s shop What was a Gibson master craftsman doing ...

So long story short - infront of me there is a possibility of long term relationship with this guy and his resources... Wow - what a great opportunity, and excellent news PEter. Congratulations!!

I’ve got the exact same mitre saw You & me both @johnnierox-boo!

Never! I've used a variety of bridges, and never experienced that problem. If it's any consolation, it would probably have taken me longer to diagnose and resolve too. Something to keep in mind for ...

I always get a little giddy when putting in the finishing oil You need better ventilation @deej ...

Just managed to pick up these burstbuckers (Gibson 2005/2007) I've got a set of similar looking Gibson PAFs. Not sure (no clue) re the age, but they sound pretty good. Too good really, because I put...

the best book om making electric guitars, preferably covering solid bodies, semi-solids, and arch tops. I'm not sure that there is one book that covers all styles. The usual "bible" for electrics is ...

I thought that pics are unable to load on the website at the moment. Pics / attachments should all be working now. There was a bit of an interruption during the upgrade, but seems to be OK. 🙂

The 'mended' amp can be your workshop amp Yeah, but I've already got my Marshall stack out in the workshop ... 😆 (Actually, the workshop amp is a 1980's vintage 30w tranny combo - "Ohm" - t...

Cheers guys! I just looked at it really. There were no obviously blown Capacitors. No obviously dodgy solder joints. Nothing obviously missing or disconnected. The only thing that looked "wrong" wa...