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Thanks for the kind words, Mark. All my builds are for the learning experience, so these fit right in. I was able to try making rosettes, binding fretboards and headstocks, making cutaways, and doing top, back and side purflings (even though they didn't come out very well). I really like the adjusta...

I used polyurethane on some bass mahogany fingerboards years ago. One I jammed with every week for a couple of years didn't show any wear. I never really played the others much.

And then, the break.

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Well, this is the last of the four adjustable neck acoustic/electric dreadnoughts I started a long time ago. It's been a real learning experience, and reinforces my knowledge that I'll never make a perfect guitar. This one has Australian lacewood back and sides, and taught me that I'll never bend or...

Glad this thread was of help, Mark. Let us know what you come up with.

If you're talking electric necks in a pocket, I think four 8/32's are fine. If it's an acoustic type heel, then you need two 1/4".

I use wooden bindings. If there’s to be a side purfling line, I glue veneer strip to binding stock with Titebond II. Binding strips are cut on the band saw then run through the drum sander to thickness. Reason for Titebond II is that it tends to not let go with heat when bending the binding strip. ...

Sounds like a good way to me. I cut it with the band saw and run it through the drum sander.

I always measure once and cut twice, so accuracy is not a problem for me.

I built this bass with a hemlock 4 piece top from a quartersawn board I got at the lumber yard. I knew nothing about the sonic qualities of the wood (and still don't) - it was only my second build, but it was pretty tight grained and cheap. It sounds OK, but not enough volume to cut through an outsi...

Does your switch look like this https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-fxdzp2uudp/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2592/6554/alpha_3_way__86350.1592699691.jpg?c=2 or like this https://media.musiciansfriend.com/is/image/MMGS7/Strat-Tele-3-Way-Pickup-Selector-Switch/361331000000000-00-500x500.jpg The ground...

You could start with something like this. I don't have any experience with p90's (only single coil and humbuckers) - are yours 2 or 4 wire, and is your switch a Gibson toggle type? 300k pots and the 0.047uF cap should be fine.

I've finished another. This one's a cutaway, kelobra back, sides and headstock veneer (I didn't pore fill), spruce top, mahogany neck, Honduran rosewood fret board and bridge, maple binding, marquetry top purfling, maple and walnut rosette, JJB-330 pickup. It's my first cutaway, and my first fret bo...

If the back is to be radiused, it would be nice if they are both cupped in the same direction when they are book matched (but usually not), and if so, I don't think it's a problem.. However, it would be better if they are flat when you prepare them for joining and join them. I have had some success ...

Thanks for the video, Paul - food for thought. I chuck a piece of wood about 3/8" square by 6 or 8" long into my hand held drill and hold it against a disc sander, both turning, making a 1/4" diameter rod (or about 3/32" for side dots). I make it for a tight fit into the dot holes, glue it in, then ...

This suggestion probably too late for you as you've already made the bass. I've used those on several basses. It's another reason I like a zero fret (besides making nut fabrication much easier) - ground one of them, and as long as you're using metal strings, the others will be grounded through the f...

I just use Tru Oil on necks. I apply it with my bare fingers - leaves a smooth coat and leaves it on the wood, not soaked into the applicator.

Adam, I think first you have to see if it's the room, so if feasible go back to the place it worked ok and hook it up to the old amp like everything was originally. If it works ok there, hook it up to the new amp there to see if it's the amp. If it's ok, take the old amp to the new room and hook the...

I set up in a new space, and I'm getting an irritating buzzing from my Eastman T185. Does it still happen in the "old space" or in a different space/room? Does it make any difference if you rotate the guitar or yourself or the amp? Any difference if you touch the strings? I assume you haven't chang...