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That looks fantastic Lawrence! Thank you sir, any thoughts on the choices I made here? Trying for something useful, interesting and unusual. The jack placement is inspired, so often you see people looping their cable through their strap so it doesn't hang down, having the jack the way it is will su...

I think the choice of the body with its two distinct colours is gorgeous. Like a vanilla and chocolate pudding :wink: Imo, the maple back panel distracts from that colour split. Perhaps a stainless steel one would look more neutral? Inteersting Jay> AS a theme in my thinking is the idea of reflecti...

hamo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 12:07 pm That looks fantastic Lawrence!

Thank you sir,
any thoughts on the choices I made here? Trying for something useful, interesting and unusual.

latest build. maple top on Black Limba, maple /Bubinga neck. Ebony board with maple dots, SM Parsons St P90 GFS mini crunchy Kahler gotoh magnum tuners, probably available........ https://i.imgur.com/cF3t67B.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/H5QL6SJ.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/l2Bc8Rc.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/3...

thanks team.
I had gas for a 339 for years...now Ive made one! Quite a few blemish issues giving me grief but its all part of the learning.

StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:36 pm Rad! Thats very cool.

AND it has handy spaghetti portion measurers !!!

h kia ora whanau here is number 37 (finally!) roasted maple ans purpleheart neck with PauFerro fretboard. Black limba body with maple top> Almost hollow...has narrow centreblock that does not touch the top other than at the bridge. Golden Age humbuckers Kahler Truss rod cover is a 50c coin with a wo...

its sad story with a happy ending (go Jeremy....) My Helix lost its input. Sent to a fixer for whom it worked...came back and failed again. there are some reports of input boards dying... anyway I decided to not spend a fortune and see if I could set myself up with a good practice rig without breaki...

uPDATE.

after along wait this finally went to the intended owner:

Sebastian from the band Halo. aka SebbDogg.

he is happy - I am happy.

nice!

NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:32 pm Does that say Sebbdogg?

Yes it does. If you know that is best not to share until he officially takes the instrument!

Kia ora e hoa ma. this ones a bit different. Not quite a commission as he hasn’t quite 100% agreed to buy but he had a family emergency when visiting with intent to discuss before I finished inlay...so I have finished and have fingers crossed. Left Hand Pau Ferro f/board. Maple, Wenge and Mahogany n...

Bridges arrived so I got them installed - Brass high mass goodness, first time fitting a vintage style trem 409366112_318463297837895_3099966130396365063_n.jpg 415134780_1079301703418334_6089019006714616098_n.jpg Hey ChAoZ That hardtail looks good. Is it a top loader? and if so where did you get it?

As usual I have started making something else before finishing what I already started, Elm burl top on Walnut, thinking baritone 6 for this one 380554970_1532432724236824_342293762543953749_n.jpg 368069704_1025995755173860_3097619378988317646_n.jpg 380197451_854204156113490_722287985923790425_n.jpg...

on the Blues Cruise (Keeping the Blues alive at Sea - Mediterranian) a couple of years ago I saw Frampton play two shows...the first was excellent. Great songs, great band, great vocals and Great guitar playing...three days later after a bunch of other great guitarists hit the stage on the sun deck,...