@jamesbisset That’s one of the selling points from say, Bare Knuckle pickups. Scatter wound pickups have their own unique quality, apparently.

@boo Fyi: There’s a store in Spain called Madinter that carries a good amount of Stew Mac products, maybe they have what you’re looking for. I’d say...

@marcel Brian Setzer is a great musician. Schooled in jazz and he really knows his shit. Aside from being a killer guitarist he’s also one of my fav...

That pretty much sums it up for me. As much as I love electric guitars I have never had the urge to make my own pickups. Much respect to those who do ...

@richyc You really did an incredible job there Rich! The soundport is fantastic and obviously you have an good eye for details, keep it up!

@markbailey Thanks so much for doing this Mark, a finishing course is really what I needed the most! I’ll be watching this over the holidays for s...

I think making the facet and drilling the hole would be the easy bit. Attaching the template could be tricky and there’s not mech real estate there. P...

@boo well hairy jack hole certainly sounds funny 😄 I’ve seen this on Charvel’s and I really like it! I’m all about the straty jack plate and ins...

@tv101 @boo yeah I was wondering what you guys were up to... sounds fun, could be a great thing, keep us posted!

@darrenking Awesome! Thanks a lot for the positive reply, 😉. I’ll have to get to work on putting some files together so I’ll be in touch with that h...

@tv101 Great job! I had the idea of using a Tele control plate but wanted to get some other ideas, cheers!

@darrenking I’ve recently received my Bailey order and I’m very happy with the quality of the Bandsman templates, cheers! So this seems like a goo...

@boo That’s a great story! Experience’s like that are really special, especially since meeting your heroes can go horribly wrong. In your case th...

@boo that headstock looks cool and will probably look even better reversed, go for it! It looks like you also did a great job shaping the volute. ...

@clinton Wow, it looks awesome! I’m wondering if there’s any neck dive especially since it’s semi-hollow? The body looks nice and chunky, how thick di...

@tv101 You’re not a Premium Mem-bah? Seriously?!?

Yeah that and how to rout/cut a blade switch into a body please.

@clinton I saw that bass on your FB page, great idea. That archtop looks killer and I love the color!

@markbailey scalloped fretboards and asymmetrical neck profiles please!

I used a Safe T Planer once years ago at Lutherie school. I had made a neck through Explorer and used it to thickness the top and back of the body to ...