
Last seen: Mar 23, 2026
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. ...
@bpower and @tv101 Yeah but it’s even better if you can get your wife to buy the snacks and beer. 🙌🍟🍕🧀🌶🍺🍻
It’s not a bad fit now at the sides, as far as the springs are concerned.
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...
@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...
@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...
@nelbo Hey man, this is wonderful work and yes you are very lucky indeed. I’m glad you are enjoying it. Keep going. 👍 Boo
Slight miscalculation with this body. The trem cavity was slightly cockeyed so back to the router, all fixed now though.
@tv101 Yes. 😉
@tv101 Thank you. It just goes to show that if you are patient enough to get the prep work right, the top coat finish should just be the easy bit. Any...
@tv101 Errm…. I can’t answer most of that as I didn’t really play it that much once I had put these strings on. The coating stays on when playing with...
@tv101 Yep, the plastic covers is what I thought you wouldn’t like but they do work with the overall design. 👍
@tv101 and this one, including mistakes and resolutions. 👍
@tv101 Check out this build TV. There will be things you like and things you don’t like about it. My mate is happy and that’s what matters. 🐝
Got one of the plates sorted so I just need to finish off the panga neck and get this build together.
@tv101 Indeed it is mad and I’m just trying to find all my elastic thingies, I have a tub of them somewhere. It’s difficult to find anything at the mo...
@tv101 Excellent, I’ll have a good look at that website when I’ve a bit more time. Thanks. 👍
@clinton Yeah that’s interesting about the bridge height, it always pays to check the measurements of everything. Nice work with this Tele, as usual. ...