Strange Fruit

Hooray! I NEED one of those PRS kits. Any idea if the price will change? And uk shipping gonna be the same? Actually, anyone built this PRS kit? Any good? Matt

ERm, Just a stupid suggestion: Quilted maple veneer with a deep purple stain? Actually, probably too late to add the maple, what with the f-hole already cut out . Oh well. Matt

WOAH! That Thing looks soooo sweet! that f-hole just makes a Korean beasty look like and American Beauty! Good work, and keep posting! Matt

Yeah, me too. come on Drak, name the book Matt

thanx people thanx paul, but it says these are unfinished. im gonna get one either tommorrow or on friday, so ill post pics and the like. now, i gotta get me a nice set of pickups. Would a squier set for the strat work well? Matt

its www.brandoniguitars.co.uk its an english webpage (obviously) and they are selling the bodies at £25(!) and Strat necks from £35. Hell bass necks are £80! Matt

HI i just found a site where i can get some bodies for the Eko Roadstar dirt cheap. What i woulld like to know is, what does it look like? Anyone know? pictures? comparison to other well known guitars? Thanks Matt

ok, i cant think of anything to write here, so ill just say 2 words: Brian May. Matt

Dude, that is one sweet axe! I really cant stand most of Ibanez's factory finishes, and its great to see someone have the guts to do what is obviously their prized guitar as their first dipping project, now you make me wanna dip my bass! Matt

Hi Does anyone make a replacment 5-string neck for bass? ok, its now time for the trademark "matt's stupid question": Can i use a 4-string p-bass neck and stick another tuner in it a la musicman/ernie ball? Or is it not wide enough? Cheers Matt

Hi i still havent fully decided on what kind of guitar to build, but does anyone know if any of the following guitars are availible as kits? by the way, im in england, but probably can cover most shipping prices, so worldwide stuff should be ok. Les Paul; SG; Fender Jaguar; Telecaster; Strat. Matt

Gotta be ESP The Grynch (Grich?) Where would we be without Metallica? <--- even this guy plays a Kirk Hammet KH-2 (also by ESP, if you didnt know!)!! Matt

oh thats gonna piss a load of people of, it dont have the word Ibanez inscribed in it. Matt

Hi I was just wondering if anyone has every tried using the Rotozip Rebel Cutting Drill thing to cut out a body. It boasts it can cut through 2 inches of material, including hardwoods and to a certain extent metals. if you dont know what i mean, go to www.rotozip.com (i think!!) and see. Any thoughts? Advantages, disadvantages etc? Matt

from the nut to the bridge Matt

Cheers guys, a nice, friendly e-mail will be winging its way to touchstone woods then. Cheers again Matt

Hi for my guitar, i would love to have a headstock set-up like the Ernie Ball guitar(is it ernie ball), the one with a headstock tuner pattern of 4 one side and 2 the other. Is it possible to purchase these tuners? or would i need 2 sets of 3and3's and mix and match? Matt

Cheers. So it did exist Anyone got any plans? please? Matt

Does anyone have any Blueprints for a Fender Jaguar/Jazzmaster/Jagstang(did this exist? i read somewhere it was a Kurt Cobain Sig guitar, but i have never seen a pic of him using it, and i have never seen one)/anything from this family of guitars? Cheers dudes Matt

Nice I like that lime green "kermit" guitar too. Matt

Yea, i would love to know how to build an amp, then you could have completely custom set-up, guitar and all, and maybe a bass, or even a drum kit.... Matt

its a good book, it guides you through building three guitars, and is clear and easy to read, even for us simpletons out there It doesnt contain plans but does contain charts containing fret distances for each kind of scale length, and it contains a short, but comprehensive history of electic guitars. it gives in depth detail on construction and wiring and general electronics. it does tel about finishing, but not in great depth, but there is enough to be a help. Everything is clearly explained and at the back it has a ton (or indeed tonne) of addresses and the like of parts suppliers etc. A good book for the price, and i tell you, you wont be able to put it down, i know i havent been able to! Also, it is information that is always on hand, and you can have it sitting on your workbench as you work, which you cant really do with a webpage (well, unless you print it out, but then you would need a printer, and i dont feel there are any pages on the web that cover guitar construction in this much detail) i recommend you take the dive and buy one, even if it is a second hand one, i swear you wont regret it! Matt

wow a question i can answer! Right firstly, Pros: they are easy to use, and basic airbrushes can picked very cheap, about £10, the one i use is about £50, and is quite a good airbrush (a Badger 200, if you are intrested) They can also spray nearly everything you stick in them, as long as you thing it to about the viscossity of milk (semi-skimmed of course) Cons: Can be expensive You need something to act as a proppelent, there are two options: a Compressor (expensive, but worth it, constant supply of air) or airbrush aerosol cans (cheap, but not much air, u would probably use about 20 large cans painting a guitar if you like to have solid thick coats of paint, which would come to about £140) I personnally have a compressor, that i got for free, and im happy it was free, cos i dont use it as much as i thought i would. Hope this helped and hope you can make some sense of it, PM me for any other questions. Matt

My book was just delivered, i ordered it on on friday night, so not to shabby delivery times by Amazon. Anyway, its the book by Melvyn Hiscock called "Make your own electric guitar". if you are new to the whole idea of building guitars, buy it now!! go on, go to www.amazon.co.uk/.com and order it! You wont be disapointed! Matt

iots top notch, i just hope my first guitar ends up like tht. How much did you spend making that wee beasty? Matt