mattbeels
mattbeels
@mattbeels
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Joined: Oct 22, 2020
Last seen: Apr 22, 2025
Topics: 4 / Replies: 1035
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RE: 1958 Flying V Headstock angle

Sweet vid @clinton, the guitar isn’t too bad either! 😉

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

@russ Here ya go, duty free. Probably available at Amazon as well. These, of course are not the be all, end all of drill bits but they are great qua...

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@tv101 What’s it called when you can’t answer a question? 😆

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

I not a big Eagles fan but I really enjoyed that energetic crowd. Especially the cutie hittin’ that roach in the beginning! 😆 Speaking of cuties, th...

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@rocknroller912 Haha, no most certainly not and that’s definitely part of the reason why I did it!

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@boo Good to know Painkillah!!! 🤘🔊🔊🔊🤘

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

I have a set of brad points from ENT Tools and they are awesome, worth every penny! I had decent bits before but once I got these they were a game cha...

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

Top song @boo! Glad that you’re back to some peaceful gardening and bringing home the bacon. 👍 What a monumental, killer track. It’s such an ass kic...

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@boo Queensrÿche? Seriously?!? I mean of all the bands you could have picked from you chose those silly wankers?!?Haha, just kidding! They may look ...

4 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@rocknroller912 Uff, I guess it’s no surprise that she’s your ex girlfriend then eh? Sheesh...

4 years ago
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RE: 1958 Flying V Headstock angle

@koendb I would say no matter which construction method that you choose, go with something around 10-12 degrees. I think those Gibson 15-17 degree h...

4 years ago
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RE: The Exotica!!!

You guitar came out so nice @e-den-hertog, very nice and clean work. Awesome job, you can be proud of that!

4 years ago
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RE: I messed up an order again

That’s a combination of words I never expected to hear, period!

4 years ago
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Answer to: Got wood?

Post some photos of your design if you like. The side play in the hinge shouldn’t be too much of a problem as you need to clamp the neck down and that...

4 years ago
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RE: I messed up an order again

Hmm, what’s worse, a ganjo or a keytar?

4 years ago
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Answer to: Fret wire selection

The part that goes into the board is called the tang and the bits on the tang are the barbs. The barbs are what hold the frets in. The tang needs to b...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Fret wire selection

You should stick with good ‘ole nickel silver wire for your first few (at least) fret jobs imo. Stainless steel frets are a lot more difficult to work...

4 years ago
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RE: Building a guitar for my thesis for school.

Congratulations and great job @louis-kerckhove! I see that you modded the cutaway for better fret access, nice move. 😉 Now go shred those high not...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

@boo You know how the old saying goes: "I better get my boots cause the shit’s gettin’ pretty deep in here!"

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

@boo Haaa-ha, nice try sucka but this one’s on you-oo-oo! 😝

4 years ago
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