jamesbisset
@jamesbisset
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Joined: May 23, 2020
Last seen: Mar 3, 2025
Topics: 31 / Replies: 272
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RE: Post your music..

Damn! I’ve been found out! And backatcha - I look forward every week to seeing what you and Mabbot are up to.

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

Looks like some bugger has scribbled on your fiddle there! 😉 I was idly speculating because I’ve seen decorated joins on flat top backs and thought...

4 years ago
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RE: P-90 cavity depth

@TV101 Steve Robinson indeed. Lovely guy. Happy days cycling across Chorlton Ees to his workshop with my latest project on my back.

4 years ago
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Answer to: P-90 cavity depth

The other thing worth keeping an eye on is the length of the mounting screws. If you’re using soap bar style P90s the mounting screws go through the m...

4 years ago
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Answer to: P-90 cavity depth

My Yamaha RGX A2s ‘AIR’ guitars and my semi-hollow body Yamaha AES 1500 use twin coil humbuckers in a P90 sized pickup cover. They’re identical to the...

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

Hmmm.... I've already got a couple of orange guitars. Hang on, what's this?

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

@darrenking Yup, cedar sounds like an good option, though I'd prefer a pale, yellow style rather than a red cedar if there was a choice. I must confes...

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

Is this a good description of the different veneer cuts?

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

I’m open to suggestions, Darren. 😘 But my initial intention was to make an electric guitar that I could take into folk clubs and open mic nights wit...

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

And that’s another problem solved 🙂 Thanks @rocknroller912

4 years ago
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RE: Centre joining strip on laminated arched back?

Hi @darrenking, thanks for that. While I have your attention... On the Bagpress video you say that most veneers come in 200mm wide strips. If I wa...

4 years ago
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RE: Guitar types

Yup, that’s useful. Thanks, Jonathan.

4 years ago
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Answer to: Guitar types

Updated. Now, if only there was an edit button... Acoustic Guitars Classical guitar Small bodied, waisted flat top guitar with sound hole, 50mm ...

4 years ago
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RE: Guitar types

Well, it was a either a big, fat target on my arse or a target on my big , fat arse. At least a big, fat target is removable. Now where are those ...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

@darrenking A’m no daein’ it masel! I was thinking of smallwondermusic.co.uk as recommended by Bailey Guitars, or rothkoandfrost.com where I spotted...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

Whaddya reckon? Willow Tearoom or Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen?

4 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

Here are a few tests, just to see...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

@rocknroller912 You and me both. Research is ongoing...

4 years ago
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