Boo
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Last seen: Sep 23, 2026
Topics: 76 / Replies: 3808
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@jonhodgson Wow! It’s a whole different mindset really. I can now see the advantages but I couldn’t imagine trying to play an 8 string multi scale ins...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

Right, excuse me for being ignorant but I’ve never looked into the whole fanned fret thing. What is the reason for it? Why? Thanks in advance for m...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@richie718 Yeah that is cool for sure and I haven’t seen it before either. It kind of takes me back to my school days in maths class and wondering wha...

5 years ago
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RE: Custom Logos!

Cheers @markbailey appreciate this link. 👍

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@mattbeels What, like a cap, a veneer? Do you think I should? I was thinking of just painting it.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

It’s starting to resemble a neck now.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

A bit more marking up before getting it back into another jig for headstock thicknessing.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Into a jig for more routing of the headstock.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

A bit of routing on this neck today.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@mattbeels 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘🎸

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@mattbeels It’s another one pickup special with no pick guard and a hidden tenon joint. It’s going to be finished in matt black paint (neck included),...

5 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@jonhodgson Fair enough. 🤣

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Made the first cuts on the bandsaw.

5 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@jonhodgson Well, I’ve got this epoxy resin and a load of pigments which have a shimmer to them. This may have to be the solution. Ive just had a repl...

5 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@jonhodgson 🤣✨✨✨ It’s not for me so I have to go with what my customer wants.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@russ Thanks man. When the weather is terrible, I can’t get any gardening done and when other builds are hung up waiting for paint to cure and settle,...

5 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@jonhodgson Yeah I think I’ll email him, see what he can suggest, thanks. I need something to match this yellow on the pickup, something quite vivid.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Out of the clamps and ready for the bandsaw. I’ll be marking up the angled headstock to get it in a couple of routing jigs (surface routing).

5 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

Does anyone know where I can get bright yellow (not gold mop) inlay dots please? It could be plastic or any other suitable material really.

5 years ago
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