Having made several guitars, my interest in tone chasing eventually took me to the point that I wanted to craft the second important part of guitar tone. The amplifier. Playing guitar is also playing the amp.
I really wanted a small low volume amp for practice. It also needed to be all tubes and wired point [...]
When I first got into building guitars, I read a lot of books and articles on the Internet to get an idea of what I was getting onto. Some of the articles I read seemed to me to be disparaging of the true craftsman. I remember reading one author saying that the only legitimate way to [...]
Building guitars can become an expensive endeavour. Tools, parts and shipping can add up pretty fast. I like to use as many local materials that I can find.
Bone nut blanks are kinda pricey for what they really are. If your building your dream guitar, your not to going to want to put a plastic nut [...]