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RE: Built my first 5 string

@boo be sure to insist on a 4 string because a 5 string is a pain in the hoop! 🤣

4 weeks ago
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RE: Built my first 5 string

@liebe friend had really old massive slabs of it, sold me one. Also sawed it up for me with his massive machinery so I could get the maximum use.

4 weeks ago
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RE: Robin's Build #005

1 year per inch thick for drying is what I understand

1 month ago
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RE: Order of fitment and finishing

I tried doing them seperately once but it was such a farce, so awkward. I'd mask off the neck to do the body seperate and vice versa if doing it again...

2 months ago
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RE: Neck wood

@tv101 well seeing as this thread has popped up again I'll just say here and now, none of my ash necks have suffered a single issue. All still perfect...

2 months ago
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RE: First Tele Style Build

Osmo poly x is superb for a wipe on finish, that's my goto these days. I'll often used thinned down polyurathane though on mahogany etc, sanded in to ...

2 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

@boo if it haqppens again just glue the neck in and glue the ferrules in then glue screw heads in 🤣 🤣

2 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

I got mine out of aldi years ago, still going strong. Came with the snake attachment too which helps when I drill those ferrules off centre lol ...

2 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

Hey @Boo while I remember, got these from tool station, pretty cheap but can be pretty handy. There's a little dremmel sized one in the kit too.

2 months ago
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RE: Sanding the inside of a hole

I say old bean, get yourself a dremmel, there's a good chap what what 🤣

3 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

@boo Welcome. Usually with gibson scale I measure 630mm for scale line which is slightly longer, seems to work great.

3 months ago
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RE: Somehow messed up scale

@somethingnicer Here's what I did on my latest les paul type build. You can also slice off the lower half of the heel and glue a longer piece ...

3 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

@boo my ggbo build, the black limba neck through with binding etc. That's a 24.75 scale with floyd, works perfect. A lot of companies have been doing ...

3 months ago
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RE: Anyone know what kind of pickups these are?

Guitarists name is Caleb Nelson apparently, he's on IG and FB, could try dropping him a message maybe. Other than that I got nothing from googly! Lol

3 months ago
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RE: First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!!

I've ruined a couple of bodies, a couple of necks and an almost finished build! But, I've learnt to get over stuff pretty quick these days and just ge...

3 months ago
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RE: Explorer (or maybe LP) with Floyd Rose

@steveh Trussrod fully tight and still bowing forward? You could try adding a bit of physical pressure to pull the neck back and see if the trus...

3 months ago
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RE: les Paul style

@markbailey learnt to carve the top and got inspired to do the heel from one of your lives where you did that carve top with an amber burst.

4 months ago
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RE: les Paul style

@russ I'm all about the superstrat myself but it's nice to build variety.

4 months ago
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RE: les Paul style

@liebe depends on whether it's glued or bolted, I like bolted pretty snug if possible but glue in needs room for the glue and to tight can cause real ...

4 months ago
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