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R.I.P Paco. An absolutely amazing guitarist.

Wow! I guess I totally misunderstood the reasons for this video being posted.

The courage and determination of some human beings is just astounding. Gutsy effort!

My eagle-eyed wife spotted a broken guitar out on the kerb-side collection pile a while back. It was an solid-topped Martinez with a snapped neck and a couple of other injuries. Anyway I eventually got around to making a new neck for it. It was my first crack at a dove-tail neck so I didn't want to ...

"...one giant PUNCH for Mankind."

That is beautiful.
Just curious....Do you know what the total weight was?

I'm wanting to get some plans to make one of these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlyCLbt3Thk

Should be able to knock one up over a weekend.

This one shows how the MAGIC MUSIC SMOKE travels through the Series selection to produce uber-tone at the other end.

..and then he went home and had Tungsten Carbide for tea.

Give me a fortnight and I'll be up to "Avatar" standard. ...or at least "Stick figure running."

So this evening I taught myself how to animate the switch position diagram. It's not so hard after all.

I wish I was that clever. No. I drew the positions diagram but not the animation. I found that years ago on the net when I made my 4way Tele.

Hi, Nick. I have found it a help to have a visual aid to help get my easily distracted brain around switches. Most likely is a short where you disconnected and reconnected the neck cover ground. other than that I'd look for a blob between switch lugs. Just print this and draw your wiring over the po...

Hi Wayde,

Greetings from Wallsend


- Derek

I'm not sure if this has been here before.

http://www.quickmeme.com/p/3vrw3r


- Derek

After looking at those links of yours Derick I found there were a few guys doing that one. One of them didn't use the lighter he coiled the lead for the power board and placed a crystal on the coil then directed the beam of one of those little laser light things through the crystal and ran his vacu...

How about this guy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skAePZGgpAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP7yOFIHJPA

I love this! Very share-worthy. Thanks, Rob.

I went to school with her! She used to fart and burp a lot and tell unsavoury jokes. We all called her "Foul Kate".

Hi Martin To start basic picking I would use just thumb and two fingers. Aim at a "Boom/chuck/chuck" 3/4 pattern; playing the bass note with the thumb and then two treble strings together in the chord. It will sound a bit "country & western" to begin with but it gets you in the habit of letting the ...

Nice one, Jim!
Looking forward to a "recliner-rocker" guitar next.

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Sorry, Paul but that is NOT a guitar. It is, by every definition, a MIRROR! I'm with Jim....couldn't ya scuff it up a bit so we can see the wood? Forget KHz.....How many Lumens is it rated at?!!! :?: That is one absolute Gorgon-slaying, Hubble-scoping, Narcissus-making geetar! Fantastic! :cl :cl :cl...

No worries, Paul. It's very intriguing. I'm taking it over to Strato's class this week for a look-see. Research so far suggests 19th century. Very small brass frets. It's very light in weight. Has a one piece back. You might have a clue what the b&s wood is. I'm guessing Maple but not sure. Jim, the...

I just found this:-
http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.y ... n7PqDft_wk