Guitar
- New Dot Markers
George is a 'Man Of ROCK' - as a result he has problems seeing his position markers at dark gigs. His bass is black and the markers small, not a good combination. So when he brought his bass in with a broken headstock (I told you he's...
- Shaping Aluminium Pickguard
A few days ago, I was asked about how I made my aluminium pickguard, here is a quick overview of the tools I use, it might interest unskilled beginners such as I was one year ago. So I work on 1,5 mm alu plate, and I start with cutting roughly with a...
- Sanding The Doppelcaster
Had to interrupt the Doppelcaster making for a few days because of performance tonight (yes, the performance for which the guitar was initially planed - didn't make it!) Thought I would post a few some beginner's considerations. First,...
- 75 Jazz Bass: 3-bolt Fender Neck Pocket Tightening
In the early 70s, Fender switched from a traditional 4 screw or 4-bolt neck attachment to a 3-bolt attachment(actually 1 bolt and 2 screws) on the Stratocaster, the Jazz Bass and the Telecaster Bass. This new three-bolt attachment also incorporated a...
- Coarse Tuners Part 2
As described in an earlier post, I've tried to make a compact set of coarse tuners to go with the fine tuners on my Schaller 456 fine tuning bridge, so I could reduce the headstock and loose the big and heavy traditional tuners. The earlier attempt...
Guitar
Doppelcaster body
Here it is! Body adjusted and glued, thanks to my friend Brita and her carpenter's skills and machines!
The next stage requires a little bit of plastic wood to fill unused screw holes and a lot of sanding, then the next difficulty is drilling for the string-through-body system - probably a details if you have a drill press but quite tricky made by hand on the kitchen table...
- New Dot Markers
George is a 'Man Of ROCK' - as a result he has problems seeing his position markers at dark gigs. His bass is black and the markers small, not a good combination. So when he brought his bass in with a broken headstock (I told you he's...
- Shaping Aluminium Pickguard
A few days ago, I was asked about how I made my aluminium pickguard, here is a quick overview of the tools I use, it might interest unskilled beginners such as I was one year ago. So I work on 1,5 mm alu plate, and I start with cutting roughly with a...
- Sanding The Doppelcaster
Had to interrupt the Doppelcaster making for a few days because of performance tonight (yes, the performance for which the guitar was initially planed - didn't make it!) Thought I would post a few some beginner's considerations. First,...
- 75 Jazz Bass: 3-bolt Fender Neck Pocket Tightening
In the early 70s, Fender switched from a traditional 4 screw or 4-bolt neck attachment to a 3-bolt attachment(actually 1 bolt and 2 screws) on the Stratocaster, the Jazz Bass and the Telecaster Bass. This new three-bolt attachment also incorporated a...
- Coarse Tuners Part 2
As described in an earlier post, I've tried to make a compact set of coarse tuners to go with the fine tuners on my Schaller 456 fine tuning bridge, so I could reduce the headstock and loose the big and heavy traditional tuners. The earlier attempt...