Hi all, so I finally at the third attempt managed to build a 'guitar' that works.
It's a four string 2x4 lap steel. I bought some D'Addario EXL145 Nickel Wound 12-54 strings and following the E-B-E-B tuning set it up, first E obviously being the 54 s
Read more…As it says, I'm close to finishing my first guitar and installing the pickup is frying my brain.
I had initially bookmarked this link: https://guitarelectronics.com/1-humbucker-1-volume-1-tone/
but the wiring is different to my pickup.
I have a singl
Read more…Hi, new to the forum and guitar building.
I won't be making a cbg for my first build, it will be either a shovel variation or a solid bodied made out of pitch pine,
I have access to some quite aged pitch pine pews and am considering turning the end of
Hi, still gathering parts for my first build, and NOT being a musician I will have to ask some noob questions.
Now, I've been watching the great Justin Johnson unpack one of his signature shovels and I noticed it's made using a Blue Hwak shovel/spade
Read more…Hi, still in the process of gathering components etc for my guitar which WAS going to be a shovel variety but may yet be made out of an old pew.
I have bought a double coil humbucker for use and am curious just how far it is possible to have the stri
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