Boo
Boo
@boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: May 21, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3799
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ @bpower @markbailey @rocknroller912 OK, that settles that then. Thanks for the input. I’ll just install some black side dots as all of tha...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’m going to ask you all for opinions for this fretboard. I hope you will be kind enough to answer. Thanks in advance. This neck has a pale moon ebo...

3 years ago
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RE: Tele #4

@clinton That’s another superb build and such a nice finish on it. That’s a nice shine I see on that body. 🙌

3 years ago
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RE: volute size

@nossair It depends on what kind of guitar. If it’s a standard guitar I would say it’s personal preference. For me, if it’s got an angled headstock, I...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@tv101 That would cost you money. 😆

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

It’s such a nice day, I couldn’t resist a few photos in the garden. ☀️

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’m working on sanding the radius into this fretboard today, it’s a beautiful, warm, sunny, spring day. ☀️

3 years ago
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RE: hello from casablanca

Hello @nossair Welcome to the forum and well done building your guitars. 👍

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

@bpower Indeed it is. A man can’t survive without beer, snacks and bog roll. 😆

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

This thread is turning into a body repair shop. I’ve just discovered another problem, the jack plate route is slightly too big to get both screws i...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@tv101 actually I’ve got a lovely sheet of 2mm black plastic, that will do the trick nicely. 😉👍

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

@tv101 Just above, on the next shelf, is the toilet roll. 😆

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

What do you think @markbailey ?

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I have another problem. As I am putting a trem in with a much bigger block, the springs are sitting high and proud of the back of the guitar body. ...

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

@bpower and @tv101 Yeah but it’s even better if you can get your wife to buy the snacks and beer. 🙌🍟🍕🧀🌶🍺🍻

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

It’s not a bad fit now at the sides, as far as the springs are concerned.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

More snagging work. I’m using a trem with a bigger block so one of the springs was seriously catching on one side of the spring cavity (I forgot to ta...

3 years ago
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RE: Advice on grain filling. I need help.

@clinton By the way, when sanding sanding sealer, you don’t have to wet sand, I sand dry most of the time. It’s a product that sands very easily so us...

3 years ago
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RE: Advice on grain filling. I need help.

@clinton Nice one sir, you did it. I really like Ash, it’s a great wood to work with, even though it takes a little more work to fill the grain etc. S...

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Build with Mark and Carol in Ayr

@nelbo Hey man, this is wonderful work and yes you are very lucky indeed. I’m glad you are enjoying it. Keep going. 👍 Boo

3 years ago
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