I was hoping to try an Exotica build for my 2021 visit to the Bailey workshop until the 335 rumours started - would have done a SSH Super Strat pickup...

I have used some shielding paint from Mahogany Green Luthier Supplies who are based in Ireland - about £4.50 for a small 30ml bottle. Applied some t...

21 year old ‘Sandy’ - in all her glory...... Essential - probably - best bit is that after 6 months looking on eBay she was 5 miles away.......

Sanding finished.... Spent a whole shaping then sanding - did 80, 120, 150, 240 and 320 grit using my lovely Mirka Deros random sander and by hand -...

They may well be aluminium (or an alloy containing aluminium) the gold on my first Bailey workshop build has worn off a bit but it was all I played fo...

I’ve got Wilkinson wrapovers on two of my guitars and they work really well - intonation is very good.

Went back to the Electric Course - 1.5mm on treble and 4.5m on bass side - holes now drilled and holes for tailpiece. I invested in Famag brad point...

Impressive winder from Joel!

I need to drill to position the tune-a-magic bridge and tail piece. From the design course - mark scale line then go a further 3mm on bass side - jo...

Can faux binding be added as well......

I designed a truss rod cover transfer - more correctly I sketched out my idea and sent it to the chap I found on eBay who did the transfer for my Tel...

I think the Exotica is a stunning guitar - on my list but with Super-Strat pickup config - possibly with a Floyd Rose - it was going to be my next wor...

@tv1010101 Sorry to be moving a bit more slowly - getting the bridge in the right place means that I have got to be brave and get the holes drilled - ...

The chamfers have been cut, managed to get a sharp(ish) line where the chamfer starts, need to spend another couple of sessions getting it all even. ...

I got the motor running at a steady speed and tried without success to wind a coil because the wire kept breaking - having watched some more stuff on ...

You can use the old bearings in your pickup winder ?

Good looking guitar Darren!

Cheers Darren!

Cheers Mark! Getting it even will be the challenge - will put a pencil lines to carve to and keep the facet flat......

Back to the edges of the wings..... My experiments had all gone through the Ash veneer into the Walnut - they looked OK but it was difficult to get ...