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RE: Latest build and need some advice!

Mounted in some scrap... Pictures: Attachment : IMG_1742.jpg Attachment : IMG_1743.jpg Attachment : IMG_1741.jpg

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1 year ago
RE: Latest build and need some advice!

@markbailey Thank you Mark! (your lessons are how I am able to do any of this! I must admit I miss seeing you on YouTube) I will mount the bridge on some scrap and put some strings on the bridge (and ...

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1 year ago
RE: Latest build and need some advice!

Thanks for the advice everyone! 🙂

In forum Showcase

1 year ago
Latest build and need some advice!

Hi Everyone, Here is my latest build: Attachment : SSOOCBody.jpg Attachment : SSOOCBody-Smaller2.jpg Attachment : KIII.jpg Could not have done it without this awesome site. (and I...

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1 year ago
Second guitar

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to post my second guitar. Finished it up and gave it to a friend. Could not have done it without Mark's courses and the advice from the community. On to #3... (Hopefully I'l...

In forum Electric

2 years ago
RE: Back bow on a neck carve

@swepri Agreed...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

2 years ago
RE: Back bow on a neck carve

@tv101 Yup... I agree... Not a big deal to scrap it. But definitely am curious to see what the overall consensus is. 🙂

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

2 years ago
Back bow on a neck carve

Hi Everyone, I just finished carving (I should say my CNC just finished carving... lol) a neck blank (from what WAS a dead flat piece of maple) and the neck has developed a back bow. (while not entire...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

2 years ago
RE: Finished build

@russ If you have any questions just let me know. I'll see if I can grab some pics of it after 4 or so months of playing. (it's already looking beat up which is also likely due to the fact the body is...

In forum Electric

2 years ago
RE: Finished build

@tv101 lol Dinged the heck out of it already... I am not sure this approach is for everyone (I was really trying to do something as non-toxic as possible as almost a proof of concept, and figured the...

In forum Electric

2 years ago
RE: Finished build

@russ Thanks Russ! Here are some pics from the "process" During the French polishing process I essentially filled the grain with the black dust I saved from the lightly sanding between coats of the...

In forum Electric

2 years ago
Finished build

Hi Everyone, Finally got around to posting my finished build. (couldn't have done it without Mark's excellent courses) The finish believe it or not is black milk paint which is totally non-toxic and F...

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2 years ago
RE: Move a tuning peg hole?

The A string. The angle of the photo sort of hides the issue a bit. The tuner needs to move about 2.5 mm to the left so the strings fan out evenly over the headstock. A design mess up on my Thought I ...

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4 years ago
RE: Move a tuning peg hole?

That advice is almost too smart! well said, thanks man!

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4 years ago
Move a tuning peg hole?

Hi everyone, so my project continues however one of my machine head holes is driving my ocd batty so I’m considering moving it. How would one go about doing that? Dowel and redrill? Fill it with black...

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4 years ago
More progress

Hi Everyone Added the ebony veneer to tone down my over zealous truss rod access route... Also made progress on the body. Cutting the neck pocket was a tough as it was hard to make sure the whole th...

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4 years ago
RE: Fretting over fret job

Lol thanks again everyone! I’m thinking I’m going to have a lot of leveling to do! Much appreciated advice and I hope all is well in the UK!

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4 years ago
RE: Fretting over fret job

Cheers! Much appreciated confidence booster! Thanks again! -D

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4 years ago
RE: Fretting over fret job

Lol I am a total amateur but thanks man! I had some light weight paper laying around so I put my dial caliper on it so truth be told it’s a little bit of a guess. Could be .003? I’ll carry on and do ...

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4 years ago
Fretting over fret job

hi Everyone! So putting frets in even following the advice of Mark’s excellent tutorials is quite stressful! Attachment : B34BE705-8221-423C-BE86-BDB5B0979AC9.jpeg Attachment : 4527C941-42...

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4 years ago
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