Guitars > Blues Deluxe

Another week in the shop

13 Jan 2018 - amp, blues deluxe, control panel, red rocker

We reach that magic moment where the CAD model and real life match up for the amplifer build, and we do a little finishing work on the neck for build number 3.

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A photo of an unfinished amp combo cabinet that has been built. The speaker and metal component chassis are in place, but the body is just raw MDF and needs painting.

First week in the shop of 2018

6 Jan 2018 -

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A New Workbench Amp for the New Year

3 Jan 2018 - amp, blackstar, boss

I go shopping for a small workbench amp to use when wiring up guitars.

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A Blackstar Fly III tiny practice amp. It's a small black rectangle with some controls on.

Pre-xmas week in the shop

23 Dec 2017 - blues deluxe, soldering, tuners

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A close up of the headstock of a guitar neck, strings on, with clip on tuner and allen key in the truss-rod socket.

Another week in the shop

2 Dec 2017 - 3d printing, finishing

Working on finishing to the necks of both instruments I'm working on, and I do some experiments with 3D-printing guitar nuts.

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A photo of me sat in the workshop testing a work in progress electric guitar that's missing the electronics but is otherwise strung up.

A week in the shop

25 Nov 2017 - 3d printing, fretwork, tips and tricks

A week spent working on necks: carving them, etching them, and fixing them when things go wrong! I also spend some time with a new 3D-printer.

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A work in progress guitar neck sits on a cloth covered stool in the workbench. The neck is shaped and has frets in, and the fretboard has a nice spalted wood look, where black marks in the light wood look a little like flames at the bottom of the neck.