Recent content by Hodgo

Legend has it Steve Vai mixed his own blood into the DNA dipped guitars

If you wouldn’t mind provided a few pics of the process and materials I’d love to learn more.

Last thought: this is a blend of the of economical manufacturing processes of the 50s with the repeatable accuracy of modern CNC. Leo used 4 screws and a squared neck pocket because it was a simple solution that cut down on the manual work required for fitting set neck tenons. Modifying the...

Is that it? I thought you had to do a borax solution or some nonsense. I always loved the old dipped JEMs

I mean if you really wanna get weird with it why even have multiple screws instead of a few alignment dowels and a single screw for quicker breakdowns? This is all looking at making a bolt on neck have torsional rigidity in a pocket that may or may not fit - there’s a lot of ways to skin that...

Your first build was so cool, really excited to see this one shape up too!

Drywall screws into a stud? Sir, we have standards here… And to be fair the string tension on a guitar is much, much higher than 11lbs

I do think if you have a punch for marking the pilot hole you’ll get it done a little cleaner, but in a pinch you can just drill directly with a 1/16” bit and it works fine. The tape flag on the bit to measure depth is a good idea; you’ve already successfully done the tuner holes so this should...

Very nice!

Oh I meant the pickup, not the 8 foot long paddle Gibson sells as a guitar. For the uninitiated… here’s a Tele headstock next to a Firebird.

Shhh don’t give the secret away, Firebirds rock.

Four solid tracks! Good Again was the standout to me.

No you cannot, yes the end scale is the same but the way it is achieved is different and they are not interchangeable.

Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza

ooooooh DIY birdseye