darrenking
darrenking
@darrenking
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Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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RE: Stewmac Dremel Router Base

@jamesbisset Hi James, I’m happy to contribute any loan equipment you may need to give this a go and if you can draw/model the mould then I am more th...

5 years ago
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RE: tell us about how you started building guitars.

@eddie6string I'm glad you enjoyed the videos, they were great fun to make. If you can post a photo of the pump I'll let you know what I think. 250W i...

5 years ago
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RE: Some Amp Building Qs

@rocknroller912 Two experts with different opinions? No! You’re shitting me!! You want to try dealing with hifi speaker designers. I must have dealt w...

5 years ago
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RE: Fret sloting oopsie

Hi Seth, I am afraid that you have to ditch the fretboard and start again. 1mm out will be easily detectable and given how much work the rest of the...

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

@johnnierox-boo I meant another cover plate on the back so only the pick up itself would be visible from the front

5 years ago
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RE: Its 2012 ... BYOCG time ...

@tv1010101 completely agree. I am planning on laminating (quelle surprise!!) a matching mahogany cover for the electric macca rather than using plasti...

5 years ago
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RE: Building 2 at a time

@clinton I especially like the green monster! Very cool! It really suits the style of the guitar.

5 years ago
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RE: Building 2 at a time

I’m really interested in the Tune-O-Matic (or any other product from Wallace and Grommet Ltd). Is it just wired in as a separate pick up or is it alwa...

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Or could the mounting plates be fixed into a recess in the front so that they sit flush with the surface?

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

I know it would mean having another cover plate but couldn’t they be mounted from behind to avoid having the visible recesses for the screw fixings?

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

@johnnierox-boo don’t worry. I have days when making sense feels like a second language!!

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

And do they need to have any means of adjusting the height and angle of the pick up?

5 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

@tv1010101 I could make these out of 6mm thick solid HP laminate. Not metal, but easy to tap threads into for machine screw fixings. What is the aim o...

5 years ago
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RE: Templates for making "friends" ?

Hey Mark Is it possible for the site to incorporate a World map with pins showing where all the forum members are? It would be great to watch your m...

5 years ago
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RE: Its 2012 ... BYOCG time ...

That is one beautiful piece of Rio!! You can understand why it's nearly all gone when you see that can't you?

5 years ago
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RE: Bass with a redwood top

The joke doesn’t work with Shiraz!!

5 years ago
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RE: 12 string

@marcel Accidents are just an unexpected opportunity to learn something new. Craftsmanship isn’t about making no mistakes, its about learning how to f...

5 years ago
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RE: Bass with a redwood top

@david-johnson09 It could be worse - you might be telling us that you are drinking a lovely glass of white wine and have got a semillon!!!

5 years ago
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RE: 12 string

I also loved the Beatles Rickenbackers and owned a blue 620 for a while but sold it after our band split. Still regret it. Now that was a guitar with ...

5 years ago
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