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Last seen: May 21, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3799
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

I’ve made the decision to route past the end of the fretboard, into the headstock instead of drilling a hole.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Once marked out, I set my router up for routing the truss rod slot. The adjustment end of the truss rod is slightly wider than the rest of it so I hav...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

Here you can see I used applied a Gibson style nut instead of the usual Fender style.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ this particular neck is a hybrid nut construction because at the time I only had a fretboard without a Fender style nut slot. This fretboard was...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ I haven’t got any photos of when I drilled the truss rod access hole in the headstock. Once I had routed the truss rod slot, all I did was eyeba...

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ I made one for this T-type a while ago, same principle to do an S-type at the headstock end. I may have some more photos, I'll have a look.

3 years ago
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RE: S-Type Necks 🎸

@russ Headstock end on both of them.

3 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

Very sad news indeed, fly high Taylor. ❤️

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Here is a short video of my customer enjoying his new guitar, he is very happy with it. 💛🤘😁🤘🎸🐝🖤

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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@clinton Excellent! Thanks for that confirmation. I think if I go somewhere in between, extend the horn but maybe not as much as your bass. I’ll defin...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@russ Yeah they would look great on your POW guitar, without a doubt, go for it. I’ve just bought another set, different colour this time. I’ll put...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@clinton All of those things were a first for me but that’s what it’s all about, doing new things. Hiding the tenon in the way I did was an experiment...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

@clinton Thanks man, it was a lot of work but I had fun. 👍

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@russ Yeah, they were an after thought but I think they suit the guitar down to the ground. They actually sound and play well too. I wasn’t sure if th...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@clinton Thanks man. I like making more elaborate and challenging guitars to improve my skills but there is also a challenge to make a simple guitar w...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@markbailey Yep, it’s always you that brings me down to earth again and of course you are right. The last few builds I did from in my head, not from a...

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@clinton Oh my mistake, I knew you had done a bass version but I though you had done a baritone as well, I must be getting you mixed up with someone e...

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RE: Post your music..

@marcel Yep it definitely looks like you all had a good time. Your bass playing sounds great. 👍

3 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@clinton Hey Clinton, can I ask you about building a baritone version of this guitar, someone has expressed an interest. If I remember rightly, you...

3 years ago
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