Clinton
Clinton
@clinton
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Joined: May 29, 2020
Last seen: Jun 6, 2025
Topics: 47 / Replies: 708
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RE: 1st set Neck/Carve Top solid body underway

Wow beautiful bookmatch @eddie6string. This build is honna be a stunner for sure.

4 years ago
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RE: Couple more finished pics of Bailey Build

@steveadams Really like this build, looks amazing! Any tips you can give with the grub screws on control knobs? Recently made but seems to strip...

4 years ago
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RE: Starting a nitro finish

@boo Seriously, we all get better because of you and your insights and advice. You seem to cut the doubts and guess work that we all come across.

4 years ago
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1

@peebee You are getting close to home stretch. Your neck looks great! Dont worry about the minor routing mishap on the trussrod channel. I find that a...

4 years ago
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RE: Starting a nitro finish

A rubber eraser makes for a good sanding block for finer grit sandpaper to fix imperfections. Very forgivable even when pressure is applied. I admire ...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@deej really happy to hear from you once again. Your early build videos was the pre cursor of me saying “I can do this” and it was because of you that...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@russ Thanks, yes the black hardware was a calculated and well thought out part of the builds. These guitars are definitely your style. Not a big Fend...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@koendb Thanks, I often just stare at them in amazement that these bodies are made of Pine. You cannot even tell that they are cheap wood. Goes to s...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@likeakite Yes, the tone is pretty surprisingly awesome. The tele is super duper loud acoustically and howling raunchy warm plugged in with the vint...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@jamesalexandermcmillan These are to be given as gifts to a friend and a relative.

4 years ago
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RE: New Electric BUild

@darrenking fretboard included

4 years ago
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RE: New Electric BUild

@darrenking 18mm at the nut is really thin. Be careful that the truss rod does not poke out. I would not go less than 20mm.

4 years ago
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RE: Jazz Bass Paint Job (Chameleon)

@Boo awesome results! Great clean transition of hue

4 years ago
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RE: Lap steel build

@likeakite Oh yeah! Very nice. I made one as well some eons ago.

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@mattbeels At 5 or more coats, pretty solid. One thing however, this will probably be the last time I work with pine. Too soft that I actually had to ...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro

@Boo I used keda dye, denatured alcohol, danish oil, walnut and natural stain. Hand rubbed the way Big D guitars does his dye bursting. Rattlecan Rust...

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RE: Meet Deep Purple

@tv101 Yes, an incredible feeling of purpose. Sharing your builds of functional art. My nieces are so happy and messaged me that their guitars have ...

4 years ago
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RE: Meet Deep Purple

Very happy niece

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