Boo
Boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: Jun 9, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3799
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RE: The Mark Bailey Bug Topic

Very nice work indeed. I’ll say what I always say when I see an acoustic build, one day I must have a go at building an acoustic. However, I’m always ...

10 months ago
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RE: Bass builders

@clinton Always good to see your builds and this is no exception. Does all the hardware pop off when it gets angry? 💚😡

10 months ago
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RE: Wide neck Tele?

@julioherrera That is great feedback Julio, thanks so much. I’ll have a word with my client and so just how wide he thinks wide is for him. I think...

10 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

@nsj 😆😆😆😆😆😆 That’s one way around it I suppose.

11 months ago
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RE: Order of fitment and finishing

@somethingnicer Yeah exactly that, don’t take the neck out. 😆 Yeah, take the bridge and all the other hardware off and prep the hell out of an...

11 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

@nsj Yeah, I probably would have got it more accurate in the first place but I had already drilled the holes for a standard neck plate and fitted the ...

11 months ago
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RE: Order of fitment and finishing

I have done it both ways. It’s certainly easier to paint the neck and body apart, before gluing them together. However, you must mask off the neck hea...

11 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

@nsj Yeah I realise a dremmel would be perfect for the job but I don’t have one. 😆 It’s probably about time I got one. The idea of sandpaper...

11 months ago
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RE: Pickups…

@russ Wow, that is a stunning picture. If you are down in Argyll again, you’ll be welcome here. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣฀...

11 months ago
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RE: Pickups…

@russ And these.

11 months ago
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RE: Pickups…

@russ Check these out Russ

11 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

@nsj That is good news, can’t wait to try it now. Cheers. 👍

11 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

@nsj That is perfect, exactly the info I was looking for. I was just going to try it anyway using a rough and ready quick build and see how things wen...

11 months ago
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RE: Somehow messed up scale

Most of the time there are multiple ways to fix a problem, a lot of the time there is at least one way to fix a problem, and there is very little of t...

11 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

@liebe Thanks for the input Dan, I appreciate it. It’s good to know, I’ll look into it further. 👍

11 months ago
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RE: Renaissance Lute

@koendb This is wonderful, I’m in awe of your work. Keep going, I can’t wait to see how you progress further with this.

1 year ago
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RE: Triumvirate

@liebe You appear to have been very successful finishing this guitar, it looks really well. I’ve never used that product but I might just try it after...

1 year ago
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RE: Copper tele

@nsj Ahh, the mad scientist is at it again! 😆 Great idea Neil. There would never be anything new if people didn’t experiment, this is a...

1 year ago
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RE: Japanese Sycamore

That is beautiful @clinton

1 year ago
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