I’m working on a build where I want to leave the box lid uncluttered. I’m thinking about ghosting the pickup under the lid. I’ve never done that and I’m concerned that the lid may be too thick. Is there a rule of thumb or other guidance? I’m using a
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Just finished my first electric. Sat down to play a bit and realized I had somehow made the neck short. I’ve only got 15 complete frets! I can’t believe I did that. It plays really well too. I’m thinking I might just live with it or I mi
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I’m building my first electric and installing a snake oil pickup. I’m not sure how it mounts in the box. It appears that it attaches to the pickup ring with two adjustable screws. Is that correct? Also, how do I determine the minimum amount of n
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I’m planning out my first electric build and have a couple of question. First, is there any reason to leave a space between the box lid a neck as in my acoustic builds? Second, I’m planning on adding a heel for the first time. Is there any ru
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Doing my first angled headstock. The scarf cut was not perfect and the joint seam on the back of the neck is a little ratty looking. It’s not a smooth transition in to the neck. Any of have experience with cleaning up or hiding the seam? Or d
Read more…I’m planning on making my first glue on fretboard. My question is on how to add the nut. One video I saw showed the builder notching the fretboard then using a bolt set in the notch. I’m using the glued on board as a way to lower the string height. S
Read more…Working on my second build and first time fretting. Had trouble getting the fret slot depth consistent. Frets went in ok but now I’m having trouble getting the ends to feel comfortable. I’ve been working at them but can’t seem to get them feeling com
Read more…Anyone been surprised by a box? Just finished my third build. A friend had given me a few Java boxes and I used one of them. I wasn’t too fond of the box graphic and the top and sides are really thick so I suspected that the tone would be kind of mut
Read more…Working on my second build. Finished notching the neck and putting in the nut slot. Then my brain went to mush. I marked the tuner holes wrong and drilled them. I was so concerned about getting the holes straight that I failed to notice that two hol
Read more…My sister in law used to make purses out of cigar boxes. She gave me a box(s) where she had glued identical boxes back to back. They are nice boxes and I was thinking about opening up part of the joined bottoms and making a double deep CBG. Any reaso
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