Attachment : image.png @mattbeels - any idea what those things are called?

Attachment : image.png I'm no expert - but that looks pretty shiny to me!

and I read somewhere long ago that it’s the proper way I've read that too now @mattbeels!

Get something like this and solder a wire to it and heatshrink the connection. Then screw it into the (already shielded) cavity, cover that connection with shielding paint and solder the wire to groun...

A wee trip to the dump @boo. It looks like someone has already done a trip *from* the dump to Boo's workshop ... 🤣 🤣

Your work has made 2 people incredibly happy, and given them something that they'll treasure for years, forever ... Being able to make a stunning guitar is a great ability. Being able to bring tha...

@clinton And that's what it's all about. That smile, the OMGs, that makes it all worthwhile. Nice work sir.

See ya at the workshop I'll be there @Deej. Archtop .... 335 .... acoustic .... *all* the courses ....

I love the style - shape, curves, etc - from an art/design perspective. But I'm not so sure that I'd ever play one, ie whether the sounds and feel would work for me. Still tempted to build something l...

@Boo Soldering is *not* difficult. If you can manage painting (and I'm fairly sure you can), then soldering is simples. 1. Get yourself a semi-decent soldering station. Temperature controlled. 2. ...

I heard a rumour that there used to be shops old timer @Robin - that was in the pre-internet days. No shops now ... 😆 Actually, and seriously, the last time I went into a "shop" was to get...

Do you think he would make specific parts for guitar? I'm thinking guitar neck plates with a logo engraved. @Russ - I'll add that to the list of suggestions! Are you thinking about one-off neck plat...

great find... TBH, it'll mostly come down to pricing. StewMac have got the advantage of their massive home market (and Mark), so have huge economies of scale and brand-premium. But they've also got ...

And, just to repeat, don't beat yourself up. We've all done similar, or worse. (I've done plenty worse!!)

But i think i have screwed up. We don't allow the term "screwed up" here. It's called a "learning opportunity". Just about all of us make sure that every build provides us with at least one learnin...

I've been Spotifying some of the Whitesnake super-deluxe-special-give-us-all-your-money reissues today. But I'll stick with the obvious, and wonderfully dated ...

@marcel, I recently bought the Godley & Creme "body of work" CD collection. What an amazing range of quality songs they put together. Not all (or even the majority) of it is radio friendly, or h...

All Something that might be of interest to some/many of you ... I recently became aware of these guys; I'm "in conversation" with Andy there, and suggested that he makes pricing visible, as that's go...

Hello Peeps, I've been wondering to myself whether I should ask Mark to delete this "Favourite Song" and "Best Song" topic as I'm not sure whether it's clogging up the forum for those interested in gu...

Oh good God man, have you no shame? Two classic Scorpions tracks get posted and then you come along and stink up the place with that drivel, wtf?!? I was going to argue with you @mattbeels - pointing...