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: Guitar design patent and copyright

Err, trademark. Well now I like them even less than before 😂. That link you provided doesn’t work btw. I did some googling in the meantime and it’s a ...

5 years ago
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RE: Airbrush kit

@boo Now you can spray the shielding paint on with your airbrush, kewl! 🙃😜 I recently got the same calipers to replace my old SM ones. I really li...

5 years ago
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RE: Guitar design patent and copyright

@Jonathan Hodgson do you mean that MM has a copyright on the 4x2 configuration or their headstock shape? I’m currently designing a headstock with a 4x...

5 years ago
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RE: Guitar design patent and copyright

No, if for yourself or friends you‘ll be fine. You could actually build exact copies and sell them until the big guys noticed, and they wouldn’t until...

5 years ago
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RE: Guitar design patent and copyright

Only if you plan to sell them!

5 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

@blake Japanese parts are typically really good. The difference in hole size isn’t much as @frocesterbill pointed out. Just be sure to use a lock ...

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

@eddie6string I‘ve never heard that before, aside from their dashing good looks people usually talk about how it (apparently) affects string tensi...

5 years ago
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RE: 1 of 2 Pinecaster Builds Part 1

That’s true, he didn’t play. He could probably bang out a few notes or whatever just so he could test things. He owned a radio repair shop and musicia...

5 years ago
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RE: 1 of 2 Pinecaster Builds Part 1

Looking great as usual @clinton, I like your style 💪

5 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

@rockpile99 I like the Emerson Pro CTS pots. Good build quality, tight tolerance and a smooth turn, nice and quick. They feel like those EVH and YJM...

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

I love Tom Petty, one of the artists that I never saw live... 😭

5 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

That’s a good tip but I wouldn’t recommend making big jumps in the diameter of the drills especially since there isn’t much meat around the tuner hole...

5 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

@blake Ok, if you haven’t routed the cavity yet then you could simply dowel the holes and start over if you prefer. Once the nuts, washers and espec...

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

Someone posted a Depeche song earlier, this one is my favorite. This is the condensed video version but I like it better than the studio version.

5 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

@blake Not sure which pots you plan on using but CTS require a 9.5mm hole so I think you’ll be fine.

5 years ago
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RE: Pot holes!

Hey @blake Have you only drilled the holes through the body or have you already routed out the control cavity?

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

@eddie6string 😆😆😆 Thanks for the info, that’s exactly what I needed to know. Like most businesses my space is a street level shop in a resident...

5 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@boo 🤯😉🍻

5 years ago
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RE: Robin's build #002

@boo I was thinking that it had something to do with your prints but then noticed that you didn’t do it in the third photo... and now you post you...

5 years ago
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