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RE: The most challenging build and the hard part is finally done. The 335!

May you be live long and happily - and produce many an offspring tune 😉

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

I viewed the CNC - at least the design part of the process - as being another learning exercise and opportunity to develop new skills. I viewed it as...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

Yup, let me know too @koendb. Though there's absolutely no chance of me ever trying anything similar!!!

2 years ago
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RE: Short Scales

Admirable patience 🙂

2 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

Nice work (of course!) @clinton, and videos are great too. 👍

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

drums, bass, 2 guitars (not in that order, obviously), looks like a normal sized band to me? How big are bands from Glasgow usually?? 😆

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

PS - if you got the Bagpress fret slotting jig, that is indeed a beautifully made work of genius. 👍

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

You'll cut the sides based on the centreline, rather than work out the centreline based on the sides (if you get my meaning!). Work out the rough mi...

2 years ago
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RE: To embarrass myself into finishing something ...

I think so @jamesbisset - it's a definite improvement over an oiled finish in terms of shine and, perception, protection that it'll give to the guitar...

2 years ago
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RE: Fretboards

You don't want to use that old Brazilian mahogany. Get yourself some decent new stuff. I'll do swapsies if you like. 😆

2 years ago
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RE: Fretboards

I have a similar problem … spot a nice piece of wood and think “that’ll do nicely on a build” and grab it. I’ve probably got enough of those nice pi...

2 years ago
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RE: Finishing an Ebony neck

Thanks guys. From the comments, I learn that there are *many* possible best finishes!!

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

You could use the old nails as frets 😉

2 years ago
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RE: Evening all

I try not to look too often, because he always has some nice pieces, and I always start planning another build, just to use the nice pieces! Whatev...

2 years ago
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RE: Finishing an Ebony neck

Is this is @rocknroller912?

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

Brilliant @Russ I just followed the link from YT to the Bandcamp page, and then to a load of similar stuff on the same label. Not sure I could list...

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

I may have posted this one before, but it's one that I keep coming back to! It appeared on a "play random tracks" selection on my train journey home ...

2 years ago
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RE: Finishing an Ebony neck

Hmmmm. I've had some good results with the Liberon Easy French Polish finishing product, on bodies. I think that's like an easy-Shellac, ready-mixed...

2 years ago
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