mattbeels
mattbeels
@mattbeels
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Luthier
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Joined: Oct 22, 2020
Last seen: Apr 22, 2025
Topics: 4 / Replies: 1035
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RE: Building a guitar for my thesis for school.

@louis-kerckhove Excellent work! Your neck carve looks great, which tools did you use? I wonder if a Shinto Rasp would be good for wenge 🤔 You may...

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RE: Your first rockconcert?

@boo I’ll try not to hold that against you! 😂😂😂

5 years ago
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RE: Your first rockconcert?

@boo I like ballads too but it’s just a matter of taste... Still Loving You is a ballad and imo, that song slays WOC, it is what it is.

5 years ago
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RE: Your first rockconcert?

I’ve always been into Scorpions. Rudy Schenker is a great rhythm player and always wrote cool sounding, melodic riffs. Matthias Jabs is a great, under...

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

@eddie6string Sorry to hear that your wife’s not well, take care!

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

@boo Yeah, that’s probably the best we can hope for 🤬🤞😂

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

@rocknroller912 I had a look and it’s not out yet but you can register on his website to be notified when it’s ready, which I did. I have the first ...

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

@boo Your name could be Overbuilt Guitars 😄

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

@eddie6string Yeah he’s got cancer I believe. He posts an update on FB every so often regarding the new edition of his book, I hope he gets to com...

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

@louis-kerckhove Good job on the body design, it’s always nice to see an different/oddball shape! Have you carved the neck yet? If so, was it diff...

5 years ago
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RE: Ukes

@clinton Wow, you’re a busy guy! I really like the headstock in that first pic. Like an Aria.

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

@peebee The practicecaster looks really good. I like how you took the belly carve into the top bout. Any more progress? What kind of bandsaw do ...

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

"That's Bruce Dickinson!" “Bruce who?” “Bruce Dickinson, the singer of Iron Maiden!” “OK, can I have another pint?” 😂😂😂

5 years ago
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RE: Bandsaw advice please

@blake Looks like you’ve made a great choice! Those Carbatec tools look pretty sweet. I first saw them on the Temple Guitars YouTube channel. Ha...

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

@boo That looks pretty sweet! Great job on the neck heel and using a tone block. Did you get it from Grainger Guitars? How do you like the Babic...

5 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

@jamesbisset I think both versions of the logo look great! Almost hard to choose... I like what you did to the LP headstock, that little hole make...

5 years ago
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RE: Another Okie

@prodoozer Ok, traditional like a Tele or Flying V? 😉

5 years ago
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RE: Your first rockconcert?

As far as I can remember I was probably around 10 and my Dad took us to see his favorite band Chicago at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, Mi. I guess they ...

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

@eddie6string I would say B Because I love reversed headstocks and since the body is dark I think a maple FB would balance it out. Second choice...

5 years ago
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RE: Inlay advice please

@jamesbisset Yes, oblique/italic whatever it’s called idk I fell asleep in typography class 😄 Don’t get me wrong, the logo looks great but to my e...

5 years ago
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