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RE: First practice build

Absolutely!! I try to avoid using bits of cheap plastic on my builds wherever possible. Usually successfully! I keep all the bits of offcuts fro...

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RE: Fret sloting oopsie

Or just use it for playing Jazz .... ?

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RE: Electric Double Cutaway project help!

That bridge requires a string height above body of 11.1mm. The white LP Jr has a string height of 12mm at the bridge. The neck is just set at a rea...

6 years ago
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RE: Electric Double Cutaway project help!

^^ the spray coat on that is also *really* thin. I asked the guy to use as little paint as possible, and definitely no grain filler preparation. if ...

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RE: Electric Double Cutaway project help!

Funny you should ask that JohnBoo ...

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RE: Electric Double Cutaway project help!

Based on the pickup he's chosen, I'm guessing that this is going to be a simple rock machine. I'd go with Mahogany for the neck. Mahogany/Ebony is...

6 years ago
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RE: Electric Double Cutaway project help!

If it's going to be painted, will the paint not hide the neck join?

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RE: Fret slotting jig

Abso-bloody-lutely. ? ?

6 years ago
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RE: Some Amp Building Qs

Really interested to see how this works out @rocknroller912. Printed circuit boards are great if you're making hundreds/thousands of the thing, and ...

6 years ago
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RE: Live @1pm Soldering and Wiring

@johnnierox-boo 100% the way to look at it. It really is a fairly simple process. Get yourself a decent iron with a few different shaped/sized t...

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RE: Fret sloting oopsie

Without getting my trig tables out, I don’t know the answer to this ... but I’m guessing that a 1deg error across the width of a fretboard is less tha...

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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

I didn't realise they were jokes. I thought they were true life observations ...

6 years ago
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RE: Some Amp Building Qs

Hmmmmm ... you might struggle to find someone to finish that for you! Unless it's a minor variation on a standard circuit. But, tbh, for the cost o...

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RE: Some Amp Building Qs

This is what I fancy having a go at ...

6 years ago
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RE: Some Amp Building Qs

Indeed! @rocknroller912 Any idea whether your friend - who started the project for you - sourced the bits as a kit, or whether he went back to compo...

6 years ago
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RE: Direct mounting HB pickups

@mezy - not a daft idea at all. I think that's how dummy coils are often mounted (and hidden completely).

6 years ago
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RE: My First Build

This link works @deej

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